Archive for August, 2009

California State Assembly Approves Prison Legislation (New York Times)

A bill, passed by a 41-to-35 vote, would reduce the state prison population by 27,000 inmates and the state corrections budget by about $1 billion.

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Granholm Gives State Unions 30-Day Layoff Notice (Michigan Technology News)

LANSING - Gov. Jennifer Granholm gave state employee unions 30 days notice Friday of possible layoffs due to the lack of a completed budget for the 2009-10 fiscal year that starts October 1.

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Lakeside Steel, union seek to intervene in fed fight with U.S. Steel (London Free Press)

The Federal Court is hearing requests today by a company and a union that want to intervene in the Canadian government’s court battle with U.S. Steel over the layoff of hundreds of workers this year.

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Lakeside Steel, union seek to intervene in fed fight with U.S. Steel (Toronto Sun)

The Federal Court is hearing requests today by a company and a union that want to intervene in the Canadian government’s court battle with U.S. Steel over the layoff of hundreds of workers this year.

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