Police union : Let slain officer be buried with her badge
Tue, 08 Nov 2011 12:54:21 -0800

By fran spielman city Hall Reporter November 8, 2011 2:54PM The Fraternal Order of Police is demanding that police powers be posthumously restored to a Chicago Police officer allegedly murdered by her grandson. Fraternal Order of Police President Mike ...

pilots defer decision on strike appeal
Tue, 08 Nov 2011 05:04:57 -0800

Describing talks yesterday as "conciliatory with a positive attitude', Australian and International Pilots Association vice-president Richard Woodward said the union was waiting for a response to its claims before deciding on a costly Federal Court ...

NJ's main teachers union presenting its own ideas
Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:06:40 -0800

(AP) Long cast as defender of the status quo, New Jersey's teachers union has begun presenting its own ideas for major changes to the state's public school system. "No one has more invested in the success of our students and our public schools than ...

Highlights-European Union finance ministers, officials
Tue, 08 Nov 2011 08:30:28 -0800

Brussels nov 8 (Reuters) - European Union finance ministers and officials met in Brussels on Tuesday to discuss efforts to recapitalise European banks and proposals for a financial transaction tax. "We welcome any additional actions that will ensure ...

Arbitrator imposes deal that Air Canada's flight attendants rejected
Mon, 07 Nov 2011 08:36:55 -0800

The union representing Air Canada's 6800 flight attendants expressed profound disappointment that the arbitrator has imposed the tentative deal that was rejected earlier. Flight attendants deserve better than this decision. ...

Apple trains store bosses to ignore deal with unions
Tue, 08 Nov 2011 04:18:43 -0800

By Team Register Get more from this author Apple has begun training its US store managers on how to deal with attempts by retail workers to organise themselves into unions . According to a document seen by Cnet, the course will provide managers with ...

Kevin Martin OK with 50-50; Blake pushes for vote
Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:53:27 -0800

Derek Fisher, and thereby the union , rejected the NBA's proposal Sunday. But the question is, would the majority of players actually vote to accept it? That's the subtle brilliance in David Stern laying it out to the public and then taking the message ...

FEATURE-Church-backed abortion bill sparks protest in Russia
Tue, 08 Nov 2011 01:31:41 -0800

Two decades after the Soviet Union's collapse, wider availability of contraception and a resurgence of religion have reduced the numbers of abortions overall, but termination remains the top method of birth control in Russia. ...

Pension figures 'not misleading"
Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:59:42 -0800

But the trade union Unite has accused the government of trying to "pull the wool" over the eyes of its members. The Treasury said the accusation it had been misleading anyone was "nonsense". "We have made a generous offer and set this out in ...

Should You Join the Credit Union Boom?
Tue, 08 Nov 2011 06:07:37 -0800

By susanna kim (@skimm ) Among the nation's largest credit unions , 80 percent offer stand-alone free checking accounts. (Getty Images) Business is booming at credit unions as consumers flee the high fees and low yields at traditional banks, ...

Ex-Romanian TV boss, union leader, others arrested
Tue, 08 Nov 2011 08:34:00 -0800

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) A court on Tuesday ordered the arrest of a former TV boss and a union leader on charges they bankrupted a company and laundered tens of thousands of euros. The Bucharest court ordered the arrest of Sorin Ovidiu Vantu, ...

Walden University Announces Recipients of Caribbean Union of Teachers Scholarship
Tue, 08 Nov 2011 12:01:21 -0800

The recipients of the Caribbean Union of Teachers scholarships are: Shenile Daniel, English teacher at Boca Secondary School, Grenada, who is enrolled in the MS in Education (MSEd.) program with a specialization in Curriculum, Instruction, ...

Union (0) at Scotch Plains (1), Union County Tournament, Final Round - Boys Soccer
Sun, 06 Nov 2011 18:53:17 -0800

8 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, to a 1-0 victory over third-seeded Union in the championship game of the Union County Tournament last night before 500 at Kean University in Union . The title is the 15th overall for Scotch Plains (19-2), which has won the ...

ECB stymied on debt crisis without fiscal union
Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:26:11 -0800

There is no fiscal union to back up monetary union , and no sovereign entity underpinning the project. There is instead a Babel of conflicting sovereign voices. The ECB's paper losses are already becoming an issue. Simon Ward from Henderson Global ...

SIUC union considers latest offer
Tue, 08 Nov 2011 06:46:32 -0800

Afterward, the university presented the union with an offer that includes a 4 percent pay increase over the life of the contract and no furlough days for the 2012 fiscal year. SIUC Chancellor Rita Cheng says the university's bargaining team is ready to ...

The Brand Union Designs "Brand USA" Logo and Visual Identity
Mon, 07 Nov 2011 08:10:46 -0800

According to The Brand Union New York, the new design captures the spirit of the United States: Authentic. Optimistic. Unexpected. Inclusive. Endless Possibilities. It features an arrangement of dots joining together to compose the letters USA. ...

Former Union minister Priya Ranjan remains in coma
Tue, 08 Nov 2011 12:42:56 -0800

NEW DELHI: Former Union minister Priya Ranjan Dasmunshi, who was admitted to Apollo Hospital in New Delhi three years ago after suffering stroke and paralysis, continues to be in coma. Hospital authorities have advised his family to take the ...

Europe fails to find united front on reinforcing banks
Tue, 08 Nov 2011 06:01:27 -0800

By John O'Donnell and Julien Toyer brussels (Reuters) - European Union finance ministers failed to agree on Tuesday how to shore up sagging banks and avert a credit squeeze, as rising borrowing costs for Italy threaten to unleash a new and more ...

Gregory fears for future
Tue, 08 Nov 2011 10:58:45 -0800

Last Updated: November 8, 2011 6:57pm Wigan legend Andy Gregory thinks Joel Tomkins could be a great success in rugby union , as long as he finds the right position, but hopes rugby league can find a way of keeping its best stars in the 13-man code. ...

Union : Players won't see this offer
Sun, 06 Nov 2011 00:39:31 -0700

But the union says they won't even present the league's offer to its players for a vote. Because the two sides are not as close as they seem, for starters. "Any illusion we're close," says union attorney Jeffrey Kessler, "is wrong. ...