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Published Friday, September 3, 2010
(NEW YORK STATE) – The
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) - New York’s Leading Union - is marking Labor Day 2010 with an
important recognition of its Centennial Anniversary.
CSEA was the first-known organization of state employees
when it was founded at the State Capitol in 1910.
Since then, the Union has grown to
represent every kind of worker in
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Published Friday, September 3, 2010
Editor’s Note: Danny Donohue (pictured above) is president
of the nearly 300,000-member New York State Civil Service Employees Association
(CSEA) - New York's Leading Union.
A recently-released book entitled: A
Century of Service: The Story of CSEA's First 100 years – commemorates and
chronicles the history of CSEA, as well as the growth of the Union
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Published Friday, September 3, 2010
The National Labor
Relations Board Upholds Union Election For New York State
EZ Pass Workers
The National Labor Relations
Board, by a 2-to-1 vote, has denied a request by Xerox Corp./Affiliated Computer Services to throw out a
regional director's decision that certified the EZ Pass Workers' Union Election. In August
2009, EZ Pass workers at the Staten
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Published Thursday, September 2, 2010
(PITTSBURGH) - With the one-year anniversary of
President Obama’s decision to provide relief on imports of “Certain Passenger
Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from China” approaching, the United Steelworkers
(USW) is pointed to a report issued this week by the Alliance for American
Manufacturing (AAM) that shows the tariff is achieving the desired
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Published Thursday, September 2, 2010
(UPSTATE NEW YORK) - Governor David Paterson
has signed into law the new Smart Growth bill - sponsored in the New York State
Assembly by Sam Hoyt of Buffalo
- that requires New York State Agencies, Authorities and Public Corporations to
screen their infrastructure programs and investments in order to ensure they’re
not funding inefficient, redundant and
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Published Thursday, September 2, 2010
(BUFFALO) –
Governor David Paterson has approved legislation that was introduced
by New York State Senator William Stachowski of Buffalo that would create a Western New York
Economic Development Fund using proceeds from the sale of unallocated Expansion
and Replacement Power from the New York Power Authority (NYPA).
“The creation of this fund is another
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Published Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Alliance Leaders Demand Alan Simpson Resign From Presidential
Panel
The Alliance For Retired Americans has written President Obama to demand the
resignation of Alan Simpson as Co-Chair of the
National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform.
Alliance President Barbara Easterling and Executive Director Ed Coyle wrote the
White House in the wake of a
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Published Wednesday, September 1, 2010
(BUFFALO) –
Buffalo Professional Firefighters Local 282 has announced its political
endorsements for the 2010 election.
“The list of Local 282’s endorsed candidates includes a
variety of offices and individuals with diverse backgrounds. Although
the Buffalo Professional Firefighters Union is choosing to announce - at this
time - its list of endorsed
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