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Former union worker pleads in fraud case

Paul Harnas, Jr., 30, of, Pine City, Chemung County, has pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Chief Judge Frank P. Geraci to conspiring to steal from a health care benefit program. The charge carries a maximum sentence of five years ...

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Bricklayers union seeks apprentices

The Bricklayers & Allied Craft workers, Local Union 3 – JATC (Rochester Chapter), will conduct a recruitment from June 6 through May 1, 2014, for 16 bricklayer and mason apprentices; four tile setter apprentices; and three tile, marble & terrazzo ...

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Judge asks Hostess to mediate with union

Twinkies won’t die that easily after all. Hostess Brands Inc. and its second largest union will go into mediation to try and resolve their differences, meaning the company won’t go out of business just yet. The news came Monday after ...

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MVP Health Care adopts labor policy

MVP Health Care announces a corporate policy to promote the purchasing of goods and services from vendors that employ or buy products made with union labor. The policy also affirms buying American-made goods and services. “Our experience shows that buying ...

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Probation officers win suit over free speech rights

Four Monroe County probation officers have won relief in their protracted federal legal battle against two government unions for violating their First Amendment rights. The four officers, led by David Scheffer, filed the suit with free legal aid from National ...

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Fourth Department — Union: Mercone v. Monroe County Deputy Sheriffs’ Assoc. Inc.

Appellate Division, Fourth Department Union Fair Representation — Statute of Limitations Mercone v. Monroe County Deputy Sheriffs’ Assoc. Inc. CA 11-01179 Appealed from Supreme Court, Monroe County Background: The plaintiff, a former deputy sheriff, was discharged by letter dated Dec. ...

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New rule requires union rights posters at work

The National Labor Relations Board has approved a new rule that requires private employers to display posters that tell workers about their right to form a union.

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Players vote to OK deal to end NFL lockout

WASHINGTON — Now it can be said with certainty: Get ready for some football! NFL players voted to OK a final deal Monday, days after the owners approved a tentative agreement, and the sides finally managed to put an end to the 4½-month lockout, the longest work stoppage in league history.

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Buffalo teachers’ cosmetic surgery tab: $9M

BUFFALO — The state-appointed authority overseeing Buffalo public school finances says taxpayer-covered comestic surgery rung up by the city’s teachers totaled nearly $9 million in 2009.

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