Archive for September, 2011

JSO Layoffs to be Announced in Lottery

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A lottery will determine which officers will lose their jobs.

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JSO layoff lottery explained

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office says no layoffs were made Friday during the lottery event that was closed to the public.

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City Room: Cuomo Talks Tough on Union Layoffs and Redistricting

After the state’s second-largest union of public workers rejected a package of wage and benefit concessions, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo vowed to move forward with 3,500 layoffs.

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Cuomo now open to ‘tweaks’ in labor contract

After a public workers union boldly rejected wage freezes and benefit cuts and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo responded by ordering 3,500 layoffs, both sides are returning to negotiations.

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