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The Miami Herald to eliminate 24 positions

The Miami Herald will eliminate 24 positions companywide and reduce working hours for departments directly related to newspaper production.

American to charge $15 for 1st checked bag

American Airlines will start charging $15 for the first checked bag, cut domestic flights and lay off workers — probably in the thousands — as the nation's largest carrier grapples with record-high fuel prices.

Feds Reject Idaho Plan to Kill Wolves

Federal officials have rejected Idaho's plan to kill up to 43 wolves in north-central Idaho to boost elk numbers, saying scientific data gathered by the state do not justify the action.

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Unilateral Changes to Terms and Conditions of Employment
Source: nio.co.za

As can be seen, changes to terms and conditions of employment is not a matter to be approached without careful forethought and planning, if the employer wishes to avoid the employees concerned exercising their right in terms of referring a dispute to the CCMA.

Federal budget's new 'black book'
Source: Science News

Each year, the administration releases its federal-spending blueprint — usually in a series of phone book-sized tomes that must surely weigh eight to 10 pounds. And of course, the first thing most of us look for is what programs are slated for big gains — or excisions.

Nine Steps to Peace for Obama in the New Year
Source: t r u t h o u t

I don't always post this guy because he became a kind of celebrity. I thought some of this was at least plausible and not too fantastic.

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