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Prime Healthcare Workers Begin Week-Long Strike in Southern California
Around 1,800 frontline healthcare workers at four facilities launched the strike Dec. 20, set to extend through the Christmas holiday.
Chicago Aldermen Trying to Wrest Control of Windy City Airports
The proposal suggests an independent, elected board to oversee airport operations, management, and contracts for the O'Hare International and Chicago Midway airports.
NY Political Leaders Embrace Bid for Minimum Wage Increase
A series of rallies in New York City on July 29 echoed a larger national campaign to increase the minimum wage for fast food workers. The rallies and sit-ins at fast food restaurants ran from 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at McDonald’s and Wendy’s restaurants in Manhattan, the Bronx, and Brooklyn.
LIBOR Bank Manipulation: SF Cautious About Investigating
While a legislator and union members are pushing the city to reclaim losses resulting from LIBOR bank fraud, San Francisco agencies remain cautious.
