Archive for October, 2009

THAT HAS WORKERS AND RETIREES WORRIED. FAIRPOINT SPOKESWOMAN BETH FASTIGGI SAYS THE COMPANY HASN'T DETERMINED WHERE THE CUTS WILL BE, BUT THAT THE COMPANY IS IN TALKS WITH UNION LEADERS ABOUT FUTURE WAGE INCREASES OR OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY

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DEARBORN -- More Dearborn Public School employees are bracing for pay cuts as the district braces for reductions in state funding. Administrative secretaries and non-classified, non-instructional staff are working under a new contract that has them

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raises? Chopped your benefits? Put you on an unpaid furlough? Join the millions who have seen their take-home pay flattened by the double whammy of recession and its 9.8 percent-and-still-rising unemployment rate. Compensation in 2009 has been cut by the

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laid off about 500 workers, and threatens to cut even more unless the city's unions take 10% wage and benefit cuts. Bing has also declined to debate Barrow. In a rare campaign appearance at a Crain's Detroit Business forum, Bing said he's not paying

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sector pensions by 5%. Government sources confirmed last week that public service pensions will mirror any cut to pay. The public sector pension bill is 1.8 billion a year. An across the board pay cut to public servants would affect those in receipt of a

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DES MOINES Lawmakers say Democratic Gov. Chet Culver should seek state employee pay cuts or other sacrifices as he tries to renegotiate contracts with state-employee unions. After ordering 10 percent across-the-board budget cuts to state government,

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Hallelujah. Top execs at those banks that received federal bailouts will be forced to take cuts that may bring their pay and perks within spitting distance of what they are really worth. The next sound you hear will be the self-righteous protests of

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COMPANIES that are doing well and enjoying good business prospects should consider reversing the wage cuts made in the recession. They should 'take this opportunity to recognise the efforts and sacrifices that workers have put in', Manpower Minister Gan

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Michigan State University mulls 600 staff cuts and the closing 2 departments

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positions over two years and may close two departments and as many as 30 academic programs in budget cuts. The university's Board of Trustees reviewed the proposed cuts at its Friday meeting. The administration has proposed closing the Geological

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budget shortfall for the 2010-11 school year, the Beaufort County Board of Education considered a list of potential cuts Friday that would affect employees' pay. Teachers and other employees would pay an average of $500 more for health insurance next

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DES MOINES -- Lawmakers say Democratic Gov. Chet Culver should seek state employee pay cuts or other sacrifices as he tries to renegotiate contracts with state-employee unions. After ordering 10 percent across-the-board budget cuts to state government,

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has enjoyed working to reduce crime and serving the public. His retirement is effective Sunday, a day before pay cuts for most nonunion employees would take effect. County Mayor Carlos Alvarez announced the cuts Friday. Parker said that if he had stayed

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them. The blonde anchor says that her Montrose pals should not be castigated any further for their large pay cheques. "With regard to the money my colleagues have earned, I honestly don't think RTE would have thrown money at them if they hadn't earned it

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Zealand. The partnership between capital, labour and the state was understood. The welfare state, underpinned by a living wage, was negotiated. This arrangement created an egalitarian society that was the envy of the world. The 1984 neo-liberal coup led

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reduction in money. The authority is working on the assumption that it will have to find £9m in cuts, but officers will also prepare for a £20.315m cut which would be the result of an increase to 5pc in inflation, 2pc pay awards, a 1pc cut in government

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police could work more closely with the force in Norfolk to reduce the effect of potential £20m budget cuts over the next four years. Suffolk police is facing massive cuts as part of a nationwide squeeze on public spending and on Friday, the county's

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-- Gov. Deval Patrick said he plans to close Massachusetts' $600 million budget gap with a blend of cuts in state services and programs and up to 2,000 job cuts but none of the local aid and few of the school funding reductions many cities and towns

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Merseyside fire crews have given the fire authority seven days to withdraw a cuts package and re-instate a sacked union official or they will ballot for industrial action. The move extends the scope of the dispute and is in addition to the ballot for

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To the Editor: The recent state budget cuts to social services this summer generated a lot of well deserved attention. Many services to the most vulnerable persons in Kane County have been greatly reduced. Adults with mental illness

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Freedom New Mexico No jobs will be lost at Clovis Municipal Schools if budget cuts proposed by the superintendent are approved by the school board. The board has scheduled a special meeting 5:30 p.m. Tuesday to discuss budget cuts and get public feedback

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weak economy. This apparent over-indulgence appears to ignore repeated warnings from government leaders and economists that more job cuts are in store and the recession could return. One of its sovereign wealth funds, Temasek Holdings, said that as far

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hundreds of jobs and contracted with private companies to provide transportation and substitute teachers. The district's next cuts cannot be done without a direct impact on classrooms, Taylor said. 'We can't cut out 190 administrators and get to the

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General Motors Co.'s and Chrysler Group's dealer cuts will erode the companies' market share in small- and mid-sized markets, auto industry researcher David Cole said this week

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detailed how he plans to fill the gaping $600 million hole in the state budget by implementing painful cuts and using one-time funding without cutting local aid or schools. Patricks plans include: $277 million in cuts to executive branches, encompassing

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Hospital Association could be misconstrued. The LHA does not accept the Department of Health and Hospitals' proposed Medicaid cuts. Hospitals and physicians are already being paid significantly below cost for services provided to Medicaid patients.

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These haven't been the most upbeat of times for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, financially speaking, what with pay cuts, furloughs and all the other fallout from the Great Recession. But they sure are banner times, musically speaking

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raises? Chopped your benefits? Put you on an unpaid furlough? Join the millions who have seen their take-home pay flattened by the double whammy of recession and its 9.8 percent-and-still-rising unemployment rate. Compensation in 2009 has been cut by the

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figure represents around 4 per cent, a saving for which many authorities are bracing themselves. Some believe the cuts could be even higher, as the Government tries to rein in a national debt expected to hit a staggering ?1.4 trillion. In Torbay, a 4

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going about its business of educating the town's youth under the familiar dark cloud of impending budget cuts. At last week's School Committee meeting, Super_intendent Dr. Les Olson advised the need for more cuts to the school budget for the current

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FONTANA - Department cuts and a dip into economic reserves are on tap after officials reviewed the latest budget report. 'Everything I read says the recession is over and improvement has started, but it

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How is it we have a superb orchestra now facing pay cuts and a modest soloist roster compared with previous seasons that drew audiences from Venice, Fort Myers, St. Petersburg and other communities? Also, plans for a new hall are canceled

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Deval Patrick said Thursday he plans to close the states $600 million budget gap with a blend of cuts in state services and programs and up to 2,000 job cuts but none of the local aid and few of the school funding reductions many cities and towns warned

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Governor cuts $128 million in state spending for year FREE PRESS STAFF WRITERS Next Page 1 | 2 | 3 Previous Page Gov. Jennifer Granholm put the 2009-10 budget to bed Friday

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Union leaders are taking British Airways to court next week to try to stop them imposing job and pay cuts on 14,000 cabin crew

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Public colleges in Western Massachusetts plan to use federal stimulus funds to cushion the shock of state budget cuts, pushing the impact back until the next school year. One day after Gov. Deval L. Patrick unveiled a $352 million budget reduction,

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MSU President Mike Nietzel, and several members said they were glad the university was planning ahead for anticipated cuts in state funding in coming years.Nietzel, who floated the proposed measures during earlier meetings with faculty and staff, laid

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