Archive for February 6th, 2010

Brian Cowen THE Taoiseach has ducked a challenge in the Dáil by Sinn Féin to protect the minimum wage against a background of calls by business chiefs to punish low-paid workers for the sins of criminally reckless bankers and property speculators and

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shortage. Public workers union leader Argyris Sakellaropoulos said, "We have already made sacrifices, and will accept no more cuts." Next Wednesday, Feb. 10, the public sector unions will stage a one-day strike. The nation's largest trade union

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While addressing more than 200 people at Southport High School on Monday, Little said none of the spending cuts is desirable, but he added that some are more palatable than others. The list Little outlined which does not call for closing any schools

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other San Bernardino County residents could lose their home care in June if the state Legislature approves budget cuts proposed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Last month, (Thomas R. Cordova/Staff Photographer)the governor recommended cutting more than

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Superintendent James Hayes yesterday fended off a statement by the mayor comparing hiring in the schools to job cuts in the city. In his State of the City address Monday, Mayor Bill Scanlon said the school district added 23 jobs last year while the city

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Thurs Cowell AFSCME flyer says: WE ARE PAYING MORE FOR LESS! - Student fees are rising. While we pay more, student services are being slashed. - Workers, experiencing big cuts to labor time, are forced to complete a whole days work in less time. -

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05:28 PM'The reason the system is broke is due to not having tax caps or contract salary caps and allowing school districts to bully parents into passing big tax increases year after year.'As a matter of fact, the union isn't too successful in bullying or

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be as large as $3.9 million, but are planning to make at least $900,000 in budget cuts and use about $600,000 from categorical programs to reduce the deficit

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of the Georgia Association of Educators is proposing a half-cent sales tax increase to make up for state cuts and what he calls a downward spiral that started in the 1980s. GAE President Jeff Hubbard said a temporary half-cent sales tax would help

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Staff at the Bon Secours private hospital in Renmore will begin strike action on Monday over cuts in pay. The unions involved claim the reductions of between four and five per cent in basic pay and a five per cent reduction in allowances paid to staff are

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(CHICAGO) (WLS) -- Massive CTA service cuts are set to go into effect Sunday after last-minute talks to avoid the reductions failed Friday night. The CTA says the cuts must be made to shore up a $95

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KNOX ? Clerk-Treasurer Jeff Houston presented a list of budget cuts for 2010 to be reviewed by the city council at its recent meeting. Houston was informed by the state that he needed to cut the budget. The state did not

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to be funded for transport to and from their other offices. Frayling did not receive a fee or salary while at the council, but Forgan, former managing director of BBC radio, was paid 40,000 last year. Matthew Elliott, chief executive of the Taxpayers

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Houston County school officials will spread state-mandated employee pay cuts across the remaining paychecks of the school year, according to a letter Superintendent David Carpenter sent to system employees Friday afternoon. Gov. Sonny Perdue called on

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of the teachers union, and school administrators are urging educators to renegotiate their contracts to avoid layoffs and cuts in the classroom. Clark County Superintendent Walt Rulffes told the on Thursday that he?s trying to minimize the effect on

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To process what is transpiring in the world, we should focus on several stink bombs: Europe, the Anglo nations (US/UK) and Asia (primarily China). Today’s focus is the first two. Europe  is front and center at the moment. Speculators are now attacking the Euro, not just covering carry trades.  Now,  I don’t diminish the implications...
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Funding cuts announced on Monday will slash university budgets by £518m. The first university budget cuts since Labour came to power in 1997 will see £215m cut from teaching budgets, a real

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counties' share as well. Now that the economy has gone south, Gov. David Paterson is proposing deep spending cuts. Along with reductions for schools and health care, he wants to halve the yearly increase in the welfare benefit and stretch out effective

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A union has launched a rally against public service cuts as it warned of thousands of job losses. Around 400 delegates from Unison, Scotland's largest public services union, called on high earners to cut their bonuses and support public

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The president of the Chicago Transit Authority says riders should plan their trips in advance as service cuts are expected to take effect this weekend. President Richard Rodriguez said Saturday that while the planned cuts "may appear minor, they will

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Pay hikes will be bigger if revenue improves The Fort Zumwalt School District will spend $68.8 million on teacher salaries next year, a 2.75 percent increase over this year

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and will rise further) and we've seen a large majority of those still in work taking significant pay cuts to make sure they remain so. Add to this salary freezes, reduced working hours and a generation of graduates and school leavers with their career

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the board -- from laying off up to 10 teachers to cutting extracurricular activities and requiring athletes to "pay to play" sports

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hundred people gathered Wednesday night to hear St. Vrain Valley School District officials answer questions about expected budget cuts in the upcoming year. The attendees provided their input, too. Opening itself up to community questions and input was a

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$11 billion over 10 years. Heres the problem: That $11 billion would be repaid through unspecified future spending cuts. Congress does not have a stellar record when it comes to following through with future spending cuts. Or any spending cuts, for that

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County administrator's plan also calls for hiring freeze, no pay hikes Type Size A A A ACCOMAC -- Accomack County stands to lose six sheriff's deputies under the county administrator's proposed $51 million fiscal 2011 budget, which came

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to trim.'The thing we're struggling with right now is we don't know the magnitude of cuts,' Morrison said. 'I hated having to go today and talk about what a 22 percent cut would look like when maybe it's going to be a 10 percent or

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avoid layoffs at the Fresno County jail. The officers voted by an 83% margin to accept a 5% pay cut, the loss of three holidays, and an additional reduction in pay for employees who provide bilingual service, during the fiscal year ending June 30, said

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The Tippecanoe School Corporation recommended salary and health benefit cuts for administrators and non-contract staff. The school board will also see pay cuts. "We want to protect the classroom as much as possible. We want to

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Public school budgets have been slashed. The public is waiting to see where school boards and superintendents make cuts as well as anticipating referendums to raise more money. But do school corporations get the message? Taxpayers were willing to see

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BOISE - Idaho's prisons director told legislators Friday that more budget cuts will jeopardize safety in the state's 13 lockups. Department of Correction chief Brent Reinke told the Legislature's budget committee that prisons are already severely

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budget. In a letter issued to staff on Friday, Kristensen says he's approved nearly $800,000 in cuts recommended for the current fiscal year and warned that more were coming. He estimates the campus needs to further reduce the current year's budget by

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The school board will open the meeting with public comments and then discuss the proposed cuts totaling about $1.8 million for next school year. The public comments portion will last only 20 minutes to allow the board ample time for discussion and

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in totality was unacceptable to the workers, who are already low paid, earning less than the average industrial wage, while the Glen Dimplex Group is very profitable,' Mr King said. 'This is a devastating blow to the workers and to the Louth area.' The

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state's financial pinch. During a special meeting Monday, school officials and board of education members discussed possible cuts that will help the school district weather the fiscal storm

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few days, it's too late to stop layoffs of more than 1,000 people and drastic service cuts Sunday. If the two sides can reach a deal in the next few weeks, CTA Chairman Terry Peterson promised staff would work around the clock to restore service and jobs

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make more sacrifices, including state employees. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed a 5 percent cut in state workers' pay, which would save close to $1 billion without decreasing state services. It is a reasonable proposal given the severity of

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Workers at the state?s Department of Transportation were notified yesterday of 250 pending job cuts in a memo attached to their paychecks and via electronic message, citing significant budgetary shortfalls

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promised 170.6 billion rubles but lowered it by 196 billion rubles. This included 32 billion rubles in wage cuts.' Mr Yakunin said the decrease in employee pay was implemented according to an agreement with the company's administrative departments and

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