Thursday, March 29, 2012

Workers at two MillerCoors plants ratify new deals - Washington Business Journal:

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and Fort Worth, Texas, have ratified new, three-yeaf contracts. The agreements cover more than 900 employees at the two breweriesz and provide wage and pension increases over the course ofthe “Our members overwhelmingly ratified these contracts at MillerCoors becaus they provide stability for their families,” said Jack director of the Teamsters Brewery and Soft Drinkl Workers Conference, which represents workers at the “For the next three our members at MillerCoors know that theirf wages and pension benefits will which is saying a lot in today’s economy.
” The contracts call for no healtyh care cost increases for workersa in the first year of the contrac t and only minor increases for the secondr and third years, according to the union. The new deal also guaranteea that employees who have retired or who will retire during the course ofthe three-yeadr contracts won’t be required to pay health care “We value all generations of our members, so we made sure that therre were improvements for both active members at MillerCoors and the retiree who had paved the way before with thei r long years of service,” Cipriani said. The Teamsters unionn represents 1,200 MillerCoors workers nationwide.
The union also representse workers at the MillerCoor s breweryin Irwindale, Calif. Negotiations for a new contracgt covering employees at the plant areunder way. MillerCoorzs is a joint venture between MillerBrewing Co., and Coors Brewing Co., Golden, that launched in July 2008. MillerCoorw operates a major brewery and regionalo officeon Milwaukee’s west side. Workers at the Milwaukee brewerg are represented by Brewery Workers Locap 9 of the United AutoWorkers union.

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Executive Change: Tom Feely Joins Phillips & Cohen Associates as SVP - InsideARM

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Executive Change: Tom Feely Joins Phillips & Cohen Associates as SVP

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Phillips & Cohen Associates, Ltd. announced on today that industry veteran Tom Feely has joined its organization as SVP of Student Loan Recovery Operations. With over 20 years in the collection and recovery space, Mr. Feely brings a wealth of ...


Tom Feely Joins Phillips & Cohen Associates, Ltd. as SVP of Student Loan ...

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Saturday, March 24, 2012

Coyotes actual attendance left Glendale arena a third empty - Phoenix Business Journal:

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That left the 17,800-seat Jobing.comk Arena more than one-third empty during the Coyotese latest season in which they failed to make the Nationakl HockeyLeague playoffs. The number compares to the team’z reported average ticket count ofabout 14,900 (includingb giveaways and sales) and average paid ticket sales of Such team data is part of Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie's applicatio to buy the team and move it to Hamilton, Balsillie, CEO of Blackberry maker Research in has proposed a $213 million The Coyotes are in Chapter 11 bankruptcyu reorganization. The team has lost $316 millionn since moving to the Phoenix market in 1996 from The NHL and city of whichowns Jobing.
com Arena, oppose moving the team to Canadqa and are battling Balsillie and Moye in U.S. Bankruptcy Court. Balsillie’s application contende that the NHL team is not financially viablde in Phoenix and that the Coyotese lag behind other sportschoices here. The Coyotezs attendance is well behincd theaverage 64,100 reported by the Arizona Cardinals as well as the Phoenix Suns with 18,400 fans and Arizona Diamondbacks at 31,00o fans for the most recent seasons, accordinvg to Espn.com. A U.S. Bankruptcy Court hearin is set for June 9 to focus on whethee the team can be movedr to Hamilton or must stayin Balsillie’s offer is the only formal deal put forware for the Coyotes.

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Lackland to gain 74,000 sf training complex - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):

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million contract to build a new airfieldx maintenance technical training complex at Lackland AirForce Base. The complex will support the Inter-American Air Forces Academt at Lackland. The government will build a 74,000 square foot complez at Lackland that willhouse classrooms, aircraft operationzs and hangar maintenance training areas as well as administrative space. The projectt is slated for completion in the fallof 2010. The Inter-Americaj Air Forces Academy currentlhy offers this training at Port San the former Kelly AirForcer Base.
By relocating technical training from Port San Antonio to Port San Antonio officials hope to reuse that spacwe for additional commercial development The military is developing this complexz as part of the 2005 San Antonioo Base Realignment andClosure (BRAC) construction In all, the government expects to spend more than $2 billionb on BRAC-related construction. The Air Force Center for Engineerint and the Environment selectedPlymouth Pa.-based AMEC Earth & Environmental Inc. as the Construction will be coordinated out ofthe company’s San Antoniio office. The Fort Worth District officwe ofthe U.S. Army Corps of Engineersx will provideconstruction management.

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Dodgers Add Another Jarrin to Spanish Broadcast Team: Fan's View - Yahoo! Sports

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Dodgers Add Another Jarrin to Spanish Broadcast Team: Fan's View

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The Dodgers were the very first MLB team to do a Spanish-language radio broadcast, which they first did back in 1958. According to the Dodgers, more than 40 percent of Dodger fans are Latino and more than one million fans who speak Spanish attend games ...


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Dodgers To Broadcast 50 Spanish Language Telecasts On Prime Ticket

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Sunday, March 18, 2012

One maid, one task ruling 'a mistake' - New Straits Times

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One maid, one task ruling 'a mistake'

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KUALA LUMPUR: There is no such thing as a “one maid, one task” ruling that states that Indonesian maids will only perform one of four tasks at a minimum wage of RM700. babysitting, taking care of the elderly and housekeeping. He expressed surprise at a ...


Malaysia never given chance to object to 'one maid, one task'

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One maid one task not logical: association

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Revive department's home manager programme, says Fatimah

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Friday, March 16, 2012

CATS to alter service schedule - Charlotte Business Journal:

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The changes are designed to improve routs efficiencies and save travel timefor customers, CATS “After reviewing the entire system, we are modifyintg certain trips on severa routes,” says Larry Kopf, chief operations planning office for CATS. “Routes that saw an increase in ridershilp will see additional service andother less-traveler trips will be reduced.” •Bus routre No. 1 Mount Holly: Weekdaty service to the Paw Creek Shopping Center will be extended via Mount Holly Road toMount Holly-Huntersville Road and will turn aroun d at the Wal-Mart store off N.C. Highway1y6 and Callabridge Court.
Trips to and from the Paw Cree k Shopping Center will operate on Freedom Drive betweenm Toddville Road and Paw CreemkShopping Center. •Bus route No. 6 Kingw Drive: Weekday trips after 12:30 a.m. will be discontinues because of low And Saturday tripsafter 12:55 a.m. will be discontinuer because oflow ridership. •Bus route No. 12 South Weekday morning trip times willbe adjusted. In addition, the last weekdau trip at night will stop atthe light-rail line’ws Scaleybark Station at 12:16 a.m. Morning weekday trips before 8 a.m. will terminatew at Scaleybark Station and after8 a.m. will extends to Carson Station.
Trip times will be adjusted on Saturdayg for trips earlierthan 8:30 a.m. and for tripz later than 5 p.m. Sunday tripxs will operate every 60 minutesbetween I-485/South Boulevard Statio and Scaleybark Station. •Bus route No. 4 Countrhy Club: Weekday service will be adjusted to operate every 30 minutese duringpeak times. Sunday servicw will be adjusted to operate every 45 and the last trip on Sunday will depar from the Charlotte Transportation Centerat 11:10 p.m. •Bus route No. 19 Park Weekday trip times willbe adjusted, and the last weekda outbound trip will depart from the Charlottew Transportation Center at 12:20 a.m.
The Saturdagy trip currently departing from the Charlotte Transportation Centerat 1:30 a.m. will be discontinued becaus e oflow ridership. •Bus route No. 27 Monroe Road: An extras weekday morning trip will depart inbound from Monrore and Sharon Amityat 5:37 a.m. •Bus route No. 20 Sharonm Road: The last weekday outbound trip will depart from the Charlotte Transportation Centerat 6:48 p.m. Minofr time adjustments will take placeon Saturday. For a complete list of the click .