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While the Atlanta market -- Clearwire' largest to date -- officially launchezs in June, Clearwire has posted a coveraged map of the area and is acceptingordersa online. Overland Park, Kan.-based , and other acquired Clearwirefor $14.5 billion last year. Clearwire's wireless high-speed service allows greater mobilit than cableor DSL. Subscribers can accesw service anywherein Clearwire's coverage via a USB or by plugging in their residentialo modem into an electric outlet.
In Clearwire offers 4G WiMAX wireleszs broadbandservice -- dubbed Clear -- that deliverzs download speeds of up to 6 High-speed plans range from $20 to $50 a Bundled plans, including telephone service, are also Clearwire hopes to extend its subscriber base by nearly 3 milliobn with the metro Atlanta expansion, company officials said in an recenrt analyst call. The Atlanta network coverss morethan 1,200 square miles and Clearwire is building six retai l outlets.
Clearwire is backeds by blue-chip names, including and Even has perhaps hoping toleverage Clearwire's wireless services in areas it hasn't laid cable in, said Maury president and co-founder of the Wirelessa Technology Forum. Clearwire is also riding a broaderr trend. Just like cell phones disrupterd the landlinetelephone business, wireless broadband can erode the market grip of wiref Internet service. Despite all that, Clearwire can expecy technical andmarket challenges. Clearwire's service is delivered from devicea fixed tocell towers.
Like cell phons reception, the further you are away from the transmittinfcell tower, the greater the chancesa of speed degradation, Margol noted. Atlanta's topography and tree coved could pose connectivity and speef issues forClearwire customers. From a businesse perspective, Clearwire could face pricinf pressure fromthe incumbents, who alreadh have an established customer The convenience of Internet-voice-and-TV bundledd plans from DSL and cable providerds might make businesses and consumers think twice abou t switching to Clearwire. For some like Brad cable's frequent downtime was enough to give Clearwirrea try.
The software engineer, who workes from home, complained of having his cable broadband connection go on the fritzz for a dayor two. Anderson has been usingh Clearwire's service for about a week and planxs to stickwith it.
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Saturday, November 26, 2011
Daphne Caruana Galizia cleared of harassment - Malta Independent Online
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Malta Independent Online | Daphne Caruana Galizia cleared of harassment Malta Independent Online Earlier this week, Magistrate Consuelo Scerri Herrera decided to withdraw her criminal libel and defamation proceedings against Mrs Caruana Galizia, which she put down to the retraction of certain » |
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Convention center lures a few new events for 2009 - Portland Business Journal:
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It’s budget season for the center, whicn is managed by the Metropolitan Exposition and Recreatiohn commission on behalfof Metro. The various agencies are puttinh the finishing touches ontheir budgets, due to Metro next montjh for adoption this spring. Jeff executive director of theconventionj center, is taking a conservative approach to the cominfg year. Mindful of the economy and its chilling impact on themeetin business, the convention center has left three full-time postsx unfilled and is shelving, for now, new But the full calendar of events means sweeping cuts aren’ty in the picture.
Of the 90 largee events on the conventioncenter calendar, abougt two-thirds percent are local car showsz and other routine events held year afterd year. But the rest represent new conventioh business that the center and itsmarketing partner, Travel Portland, must In recent years, the convention centetr has averaged about 35 new conventionss and trade shows per year. Blosser attributea the spike to 41 to thelong lead-inb time. Some of the upcoming events chose to come to Portlandryears ago. Ziggy Lopuszynski, general manager of the , is cautiously optimistic about the small uptic inconvention business.
The hotel has solid pre-bookings for several conventionsin 2009, but the economyh could mean fewer visitors. “I fully anticipate that we won’g have the pickup we anticipated,” he said. “Wr probably won’t fill all of our room Blosser said professional and tradw associationstypically don’t cancel events in bad economi c times since they servr as an annual gathering for professionals as well as a launcnh point for new products. The convention center’s budge t is $23.95 million, of which about two-thirds goes to operations.
The balance pays for programs and capital The convention center maintains a reserved fund equal to about three monthws ofoperating expenses, or $5 Blosser said the convention center uses the reservr fund only as a last resort. It last tappedf the reserve fundin 2001-2003, the post-911 perioc when it also cut 18 positions. It also used reservd funds in theearly 1990s, also during a recessionary period. The center typically earnds roughly 85 percent of its budget from taxes levied on hotel andmotel rooms. The remaining 15 percenf comes from the TransientLodging Tax, whicjh assesses an 11.5 percent fee on hotel and motel The convention center collects abouyt one-fifth of the total.
Of the 630 event held at the Oregon Convention Center each year, about 90 are large-scale conventiobn and trade shows, each of whicgh generates between $150,000 and $250,000 in fees. Overall, the conventiom center has a $373.8 milliobn impact on the region’s according to the most recent impact conducted byin 2007. One business with a lot at stake in theconventionn center’s success is , the Clackamas-bases caterer that provides food services to the centefr and its visitors.
Roy Jay, senior vice president, noted that attendanc e has dipped at recent but he’s observed an increase in loca businesses using the convention “Business is down a bit but it is startin g to rebound,” he said. “This is a good indicator of how thingsx are going to go in thehospitalithy community. If we can keep that placer full, we can fill hotel rooms.”
It’s budget season for the center, whicn is managed by the Metropolitan Exposition and Recreatiohn commission on behalfof Metro. The various agencies are puttinh the finishing touches ontheir budgets, due to Metro next montjh for adoption this spring. Jeff executive director of theconventionj center, is taking a conservative approach to the cominfg year. Mindful of the economy and its chilling impact on themeetin business, the convention center has left three full-time postsx unfilled and is shelving, for now, new But the full calendar of events means sweeping cuts aren’ty in the picture.
Of the 90 largee events on the conventioncenter calendar, abougt two-thirds percent are local car showsz and other routine events held year afterd year. But the rest represent new conventioh business that the center and itsmarketing partner, Travel Portland, must In recent years, the convention centetr has averaged about 35 new conventionss and trade shows per year. Blosser attributea the spike to 41 to thelong lead-inb time. Some of the upcoming events chose to come to Portlandryears ago. Ziggy Lopuszynski, general manager of the , is cautiously optimistic about the small uptic inconvention business.
The hotel has solid pre-bookings for several conventionsin 2009, but the economyh could mean fewer visitors. “I fully anticipate that we won’g have the pickup we anticipated,” he said. “Wr probably won’t fill all of our room Blosser said professional and tradw associationstypically don’t cancel events in bad economi c times since they servr as an annual gathering for professionals as well as a launcnh point for new products. The convention center’s budge t is $23.95 million, of which about two-thirds goes to operations.
The balance pays for programs and capital The convention center maintains a reserved fund equal to about three monthws ofoperating expenses, or $5 Blosser said the convention center uses the reservr fund only as a last resort. It last tappedf the reserve fundin 2001-2003, the post-911 perioc when it also cut 18 positions. It also used reservd funds in theearly 1990s, also during a recessionary period. The center typically earnds roughly 85 percent of its budget from taxes levied on hotel andmotel rooms. The remaining 15 percenf comes from the TransientLodging Tax, whicjh assesses an 11.5 percent fee on hotel and motel The convention center collects abouyt one-fifth of the total.
Of the 630 event held at the Oregon Convention Center each year, about 90 are large-scale conventiobn and trade shows, each of whicgh generates between $150,000 and $250,000 in fees. Overall, the conventiom center has a $373.8 milliobn impact on the region’s according to the most recent impact conducted byin 2007. One business with a lot at stake in theconventionn center’s success is , the Clackamas-bases caterer that provides food services to the centefr and its visitors.
Roy Jay, senior vice president, noted that attendanc e has dipped at recent but he’s observed an increase in loca businesses using the convention “Business is down a bit but it is startin g to rebound,” he said. “This is a good indicator of how thingsx are going to go in thehospitalithy community. If we can keep that placer full, we can fill hotel rooms.”
Monday, November 21, 2011
Atlanta Business Chronicle: AccelerEyes bags GRA/TAG Biz Launch comp.
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has won the GRA/TAG Business Launch Competitio
has won the GRA/TAG Business Launch Competitio
Saturday, November 19, 2011
The life and times of Natalie Wood - New York Daily News
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Telegraph.co.uk | The life and times of Natalie Wood New York Daily News In the mid-'60s, after a life on camera, she said she needed to dial back. After she married producer Richard Gregson in 1969 and had a daughter in 1970, she mostly stepped away from acting. She and Gregson divorced in 1972 and three months later she ... Natalie Wood's star power lasted for decades Natalie Wood's life and career Natalie Wood: the life and times of the troubled star |
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Some banks, stores will not prohibit concealed weapons; law confuses some ... - Journal Times
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Tuesday, November 15, 2011
USF med school ranks high on Hispanic enrollment - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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USF ranked No. 22 among the 25 schoolsz on a list published in the June issuee of Hispanic Outlook inHigher Education. Based on 2007 figuresx from the , 10 or 45 of 458 medical students, at USF are the university said ina release. Hispanic male students outnumber Hispanic femalr students at 15 of the top 25medicap schools, but at USF Hispanic women are in the majority, with 25 women compared to 20 men, the releass said. “A diverse student body enriches the educationaol environment ofall students,” Nazach ’s coordinator of student diversity and said in the release.
The rankint also shows USF’s ongoing commitment to ethnicallt diversify the physician work force and meet the healty care needs of theHispanic community, Rodriguez-Snapp said. The College of Medicine, alont with the colleges of nursing andpublicd health, the schools of biomedical sciencez and physical therapy and rehabilitation, and , make up USF Healtj at Tampa-based University of South Florida.
USF ranked No. 22 among the 25 schoolsz on a list published in the June issuee of Hispanic Outlook inHigher Education. Based on 2007 figuresx from the , 10 or 45 of 458 medical students, at USF are the university said ina release. Hispanic male students outnumber Hispanic femalr students at 15 of the top 25medicap schools, but at USF Hispanic women are in the majority, with 25 women compared to 20 men, the releass said. “A diverse student body enriches the educationaol environment ofall students,” Nazach ’s coordinator of student diversity and said in the release.
The rankint also shows USF’s ongoing commitment to ethnicallt diversify the physician work force and meet the healty care needs of theHispanic community, Rodriguez-Snapp said. The College of Medicine, alont with the colleges of nursing andpublicd health, the schools of biomedical sciencez and physical therapy and rehabilitation, and , make up USF Healtj at Tampa-based University of South Florida.
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Power Book finalists - Retail & Product Marketing - Washington Business Journal:
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Apparently, so do Colorado motorcycle enthusiasts. Since Beldock openedc Erico Motorsports at 28th and Walnutr streetsin Denver, consumers have spent thousandsx on Italian Ducati motorcycles. Last year, Beldock spun out a new $60,000 Ducati showroom featuring vintag and new Italian Ducatiw that costbetween $8,00 and $72,000. Erico Motorsports sells four brands ofEuropean Ducati, Triumph, Moto Guzzi and Aprilla, makingb it one of the largest European motorcyclw dealerships in the country. In the 1980s, Beldockk raced and repaired an array ofdamaged bikes, and eventuallhy started his own salvags bike dealership. During that he met his wife, Tai Beldock.
She ownedf her first motorcycle, a Honda Rebel, when she was statione with the U.S. Air Force in Germany. Tai Beldock does all the marketingb forErico Motorsports. www.cherrycreeknorth.com Julie Bender has been busy sinces being named president and CEO of the Cherry Cree k North Business Improvement District inJanuary 2007. She was hiredd at a time when commercial real estats projects seemingly were sprouting on every blocmk in Cherry Creek One of her top priorities was to beautifh theupscale district. In the Cherry Creek North Business Improvement Districty board approved two contracts worthnearly $2 million for capital improvements in the One of the contracts, worth $1.
38 million, was awarded to , a Denver-based urban design and landscaper architecture firm. It will use the money for parking, lighting and other improvements. Engineering firm , receiveed a $550,000 contract for capital improvement Most recently, the district’s bonds received an A+ ratinhg from Standard & Poor’s and an A- minus from Fitch Ratings. Both entitiez called the outlook “stable” for the district. www.greatdivide.com Great Dividee Brewing Co. owner Brian Dunn lovexs a good beer.
His interest in flavorful pale ales, citric wheatg brews and oak-aged stouy beers led him to open oneof Denver’s firsr microbreweries in 1994, at 22nd and Arapahode streets, in an area now called the Ball Park Neighborhoofd because of its proximity to Coorz Field. Great Divide Brewing Co.’s “hoppy brews” quickly gaines popularity both locallyand nationally. Dunn logged double-digiy growth in sales in the last couple Last year, Dunn turned down beer as his production line couldn’t keep up with demand, whicnh led him to spend $1.2 million on new coolers and a new bottling line that produces 130 bottlezs a minute.
His old bottlingh line turned out only 40a minute. Dunn credits much of the growint interest in his beers and craft beere alike to the new trened of consumers pairing beerwith food, much like wine lovera have done for centuries.
Apparently, so do Colorado motorcycle enthusiasts. Since Beldock openedc Erico Motorsports at 28th and Walnutr streetsin Denver, consumers have spent thousandsx on Italian Ducati motorcycles. Last year, Beldock spun out a new $60,000 Ducati showroom featuring vintag and new Italian Ducatiw that costbetween $8,00 and $72,000. Erico Motorsports sells four brands ofEuropean Ducati, Triumph, Moto Guzzi and Aprilla, makingb it one of the largest European motorcyclw dealerships in the country. In the 1980s, Beldockk raced and repaired an array ofdamaged bikes, and eventuallhy started his own salvags bike dealership. During that he met his wife, Tai Beldock.
She ownedf her first motorcycle, a Honda Rebel, when she was statione with the U.S. Air Force in Germany. Tai Beldock does all the marketingb forErico Motorsports. www.cherrycreeknorth.com Julie Bender has been busy sinces being named president and CEO of the Cherry Cree k North Business Improvement District inJanuary 2007. She was hiredd at a time when commercial real estats projects seemingly were sprouting on every blocmk in Cherry Creek One of her top priorities was to beautifh theupscale district. In the Cherry Creek North Business Improvement Districty board approved two contracts worthnearly $2 million for capital improvements in the One of the contracts, worth $1.
38 million, was awarded to , a Denver-based urban design and landscaper architecture firm. It will use the money for parking, lighting and other improvements. Engineering firm , receiveed a $550,000 contract for capital improvement Most recently, the district’s bonds received an A+ ratinhg from Standard & Poor’s and an A- minus from Fitch Ratings. Both entitiez called the outlook “stable” for the district. www.greatdivide.com Great Dividee Brewing Co. owner Brian Dunn lovexs a good beer.
His interest in flavorful pale ales, citric wheatg brews and oak-aged stouy beers led him to open oneof Denver’s firsr microbreweries in 1994, at 22nd and Arapahode streets, in an area now called the Ball Park Neighborhoofd because of its proximity to Coorz Field. Great Divide Brewing Co.’s “hoppy brews” quickly gaines popularity both locallyand nationally. Dunn logged double-digiy growth in sales in the last couple Last year, Dunn turned down beer as his production line couldn’t keep up with demand, whicnh led him to spend $1.2 million on new coolers and a new bottling line that produces 130 bottlezs a minute.
His old bottlingh line turned out only 40a minute. Dunn credits much of the growint interest in his beers and craft beere alike to the new trened of consumers pairing beerwith food, much like wine lovera have done for centuries.
Friday, November 11, 2011
Oregon Convention Center renewal funds application deadline nears - Portland Business Journal:
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The Nov. 21 deadline comes as PDC considers how to disperses funds within its commerciallredevelopment program. The programm provides financial assistance for property developmenty or rehabilitation that supports urbabrenewal goals. Such goals include redeveloping vacant andabandoner buildings, preserving historic buildings and adding transit-orientex development projects. PDC’s commercial redevelopment prograkm supplementsprimary financing. The money typically goes for pre-development, construction and permanent financing. The fundingy comes through tax-increment financing and must be tied to improvingt specific urbanrenewal areas.
The Convention Center urban renewa l area contains 593 acres inNortheast Portland. The area expiresz in June 2013. Applicants can attend an Oct. 21 PDC informationalp session regardingproject eligibility. The hour-long meeting takes place at 4:30 p.m. in the PDC’s Commission Conference Room, 222 N.W. Fifth Ave. Visit www.pdc.us/occredevloan for more loan programk details.
The Nov. 21 deadline comes as PDC considers how to disperses funds within its commerciallredevelopment program. The programm provides financial assistance for property developmenty or rehabilitation that supports urbabrenewal goals. Such goals include redeveloping vacant andabandoner buildings, preserving historic buildings and adding transit-orientex development projects. PDC’s commercial redevelopment prograkm supplementsprimary financing. The money typically goes for pre-development, construction and permanent financing. The fundingy comes through tax-increment financing and must be tied to improvingt specific urbanrenewal areas.
The Convention Center urban renewa l area contains 593 acres inNortheast Portland. The area expiresz in June 2013. Applicants can attend an Oct. 21 PDC informationalp session regardingproject eligibility. The hour-long meeting takes place at 4:30 p.m. in the PDC’s Commission Conference Room, 222 N.W. Fifth Ave. Visit www.pdc.us/occredevloan for more loan programk details.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Nation's hospitals agree to Medicare payment cuts to help pay for health care reform - Denver Business Journal:
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The agreement came from the , the and the Catholixc Health Association. Most of the spendintg cuts would come through lower Medicare andMedicai reimbursements. The president of the Marylanf Hospital Association, which has been actively involveed in negotiationswith Congress, said hospitals agreed to the cuts in ordee to stem even deeper cuts — $265 billionj – that the Obama administration had Hospitals were also eager to play a role in shaping the national debate on health care reform. “Hospitals are supportive of healthncare reform,” Maryland Hospital Associationj President Carmela Coyle said. “The curreng system is unsustainable.
” But Coyle said the cuts representg a paradox in the healthcare debate. Lawmakeras want to extend health care accessw to the uninsured yet are proposing spending cuts on care for theswe verysame people. Just becausde you have an insurancecard doesn’t mean you can acceszs a primary care physician. ”As all of this you want to makes sureyou don’t cut too Coyle said. “The implications for patient care will bevery
The agreement came from the , the and the Catholixc Health Association. Most of the spendintg cuts would come through lower Medicare andMedicai reimbursements. The president of the Marylanf Hospital Association, which has been actively involveed in negotiationswith Congress, said hospitals agreed to the cuts in ordee to stem even deeper cuts — $265 billionj – that the Obama administration had Hospitals were also eager to play a role in shaping the national debate on health care reform. “Hospitals are supportive of healthncare reform,” Maryland Hospital Associationj President Carmela Coyle said. “The curreng system is unsustainable.
” But Coyle said the cuts representg a paradox in the healthcare debate. Lawmakeras want to extend health care accessw to the uninsured yet are proposing spending cuts on care for theswe verysame people. Just becausde you have an insurancecard doesn’t mean you can acceszs a primary care physician. ”As all of this you want to makes sureyou don’t cut too Coyle said. “The implications for patient care will bevery
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Justin Bieber To Perform At Mtv Europe Music Awards - Contactmusic.com
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Contactmusic.com | Justin Bieber To Perform At Mtv Europe Music Awards Contactmusic.com Justin Bieber will be performing at this year's MTV Europe Music Awards tonight (6 Nov 2011). Teenage pop superstar Justin Bieber will be at the event in Belfast's Odyssey Arena alongside acts such as Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars AND JESSIE J. Bieber will be ... < p size="-1">Justin Bieber to Perform at MTV Europe Music Awards Lady Gaga performs 'Marry the Night' on Europe Music Awards (Photos) Justin Bieber 'baby': Singer set to perform at MTV EMAs |
Friday, November 4, 2011
Local executive to lead GE's $6B health care initiative - Baltimore Business Journal:
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Barber was named head of a GE program focused on improvin g health care for more people at reduced by GE chairman and CEOJeffrey Immelt. Barber, 48, is a 27-yeae veteran of GE and since 2005 has served as chief technolog y officer forGE Healthcare. He joined GE in 1982 and has held a varietu of roles of increasingb responsibility withinGE Healthcare. In Barber was general manager for Components and from 2002 to 2005 he was the general managedr for Global Components Operations for GE which has significant operationsin Milwaukee, Wauwatoswa and Waukesha.
Barber was a 1994 winner of TheBusiness Journal's Forty Under 40 award, whicj recognizes young Milwaukee-area executives making a differenced in their professions and community. "Over the last four Mike has led all aspects of product developmenty for advanced healthcare technologies," Immelt said. "Mike know how our technology canhelp patients, he knowss what doctors, clinics and hospitales need to improve care and cut costs and he knowsd how to lead teams. With his deep experience in engineerintg and technology and his stronb operationsand process-driven Mike is the right leade r to lead healthymagination and to grow our health care partnershipes globally.
" that can be offered in ruralo and underserved regions of the world, wherse quality health care can be difficult to It is also designed to reduce the company's own healthh care costs for employees and expand profitabilityy for the GE Healthcare business. Locally, GE which produces medical imaging equipment and medicall information technology products fromits Milwaukee-area will spend $3 billion by 2015 to develop at least 100 new products designed to lowet costs, improve access and improve quality of care by 15
Barber was named head of a GE program focused on improvin g health care for more people at reduced by GE chairman and CEOJeffrey Immelt. Barber, 48, is a 27-yeae veteran of GE and since 2005 has served as chief technolog y officer forGE Healthcare. He joined GE in 1982 and has held a varietu of roles of increasingb responsibility withinGE Healthcare. In Barber was general manager for Components and from 2002 to 2005 he was the general managedr for Global Components Operations for GE which has significant operationsin Milwaukee, Wauwatoswa and Waukesha.
Barber was a 1994 winner of TheBusiness Journal's Forty Under 40 award, whicj recognizes young Milwaukee-area executives making a differenced in their professions and community. "Over the last four Mike has led all aspects of product developmenty for advanced healthcare technologies," Immelt said. "Mike know how our technology canhelp patients, he knowss what doctors, clinics and hospitales need to improve care and cut costs and he knowsd how to lead teams. With his deep experience in engineerintg and technology and his stronb operationsand process-driven Mike is the right leade r to lead healthymagination and to grow our health care partnershipes globally.
" that can be offered in ruralo and underserved regions of the world, wherse quality health care can be difficult to It is also designed to reduce the company's own healthh care costs for employees and expand profitabilityy for the GE Healthcare business. Locally, GE which produces medical imaging equipment and medicall information technology products fromits Milwaukee-area will spend $3 billion by 2015 to develop at least 100 new products designed to lowet costs, improve access and improve quality of care by 15
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
California Nurses Association calls for 10-day Good Friday strike at Sutter hospitals - San Francisco Business Times:
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Nurses at in Martinez are also planninga three-dahy strike and those from the in Marysvillse and Yuba City are planning a day-lon g strike. The key reasons for the walkout at the Sutter Hospitals -- according to California Nurses Association -- is Sutter's refusal to schedule registered nurses for legallyu mandated meal and rest breaks. Sutte r has been hit with a class actiojn for allegedly failing to pay workersw who missed meal and rest according to the SacramentoBusiness Journal. Ther e is also a state audit undert way of missed meal and rest breaks at locallSutter hospitals.
Also, the union is concernexd about issues related to retiree health care and pensionss forits members, and the union accuses Sutteer Health of "medical redlining" since it has shut down facilitiezs and scaled back services in some communities. "CNAs has been threatening multiple strikes for many saidBill Gleeson, a spokesman for Sutter "They are carrying through with their threat and continuinh to misrepresent the real reason for the According to Sutter, the true reason for the strikwe is the union's attempt to grow its ranksa by obtaining systemwide organizing language that would automaticallyh include nurses into the union.
Anothe issue in the strike, according to is that the union wants languager in its contracts that would restrict management from talking to nursez aboutunion representation. The strikwe will include nurses at in Oaklandand , in Castro Valley, in Antioch, in and in San Francisco, in Burlingame and San Mateo. The union said that nurses at , and have postponeed their votes because the organizerr in that regionwas
Nurses at in Martinez are also planninga three-dahy strike and those from the in Marysvillse and Yuba City are planning a day-lon g strike. The key reasons for the walkout at the Sutter Hospitals -- according to California Nurses Association -- is Sutter's refusal to schedule registered nurses for legallyu mandated meal and rest breaks. Sutte r has been hit with a class actiojn for allegedly failing to pay workersw who missed meal and rest according to the SacramentoBusiness Journal. Ther e is also a state audit undert way of missed meal and rest breaks at locallSutter hospitals.
Also, the union is concernexd about issues related to retiree health care and pensionss forits members, and the union accuses Sutteer Health of "medical redlining" since it has shut down facilitiezs and scaled back services in some communities. "CNAs has been threatening multiple strikes for many saidBill Gleeson, a spokesman for Sutter "They are carrying through with their threat and continuinh to misrepresent the real reason for the According to Sutter, the true reason for the strikwe is the union's attempt to grow its ranksa by obtaining systemwide organizing language that would automaticallyh include nurses into the union.
Anothe issue in the strike, according to is that the union wants languager in its contracts that would restrict management from talking to nursez aboutunion representation. The strikwe will include nurses at in Oaklandand , in Castro Valley, in Antioch, in and in San Francisco, in Burlingame and San Mateo. The union said that nurses at , and have postponeed their votes because the organizerr in that regionwas
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