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Borrello: More hearings on farm worker hours the right move
Allegany County News, Business, Cattaraugus County, ...
Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
Dec 16, 2021
State Sen. George Borrello welcomed the state Department of Labor’s decision to delay a finding on the farm labor overtime threshold to allow for a ne...
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The future of labor in America
Local Columnists, Nation World
NICHOLAS GOLDBERG Tribune News Service 
Apr 12, 2021
And just like that, the effort to organize nearly 6,000 workers at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Ala., was defeated. The announcement Friday mornin...
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Can Biden add energy jobs?
Business, Local News, News
CATHY BUSSEWITZ Associated Press 
Apr 11, 2021
NEW YORK (AP) — Good-paying jobs — many of them. That’s the seductive idea around which President Joe Biden is proposing a vast transformation of the ...
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‘Nomadland’ and Amazon
ALEC MacGILLIS Tribune News Service 
Apr 05, 2021
Here are some of the memorable moments from “Nomadland”: Chuck Stout, working at an Amazon fulfillment center as part of CamperForce — temp workers, m...
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Wellsville nursing home workers ratify union contract
Allegany County News, Local News, News
Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
Feb 17, 2021
WELLSVILLE — More than 55 nursing home workers at Highland Park Rehabilitation & Nursing Center have voted to ratify their first union contract, endin...
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Enemy is COVID, not teachers
Jan 07, 2021
As if there weren’t already enough to wonder and worry about when it comes to the spread of COVID-19 within schools and among students and staff. Now,...
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Is Labor Day still relevant?
Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
JILL EBSTEIN, Tribune News Service 
Sep 08, 2020
Ask people what comes to mind with the mention of “Labor Day,” and you will most likely hear two responses: “Back to school” and “Can’t wear white.” T...
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NY teacher retirements rise amid COVID concerns
Local News, News, NY State News
JOSEPH SPECTOR Gannett New York 
Aug 31, 2020
ALBANY (TNS ) — The number of New York educators who are filing for retirement is on the rise as teachers and administrators plan to return to school ...
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Borrello: Essential state workers should get their raises
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Coronavirus, ...
Olean Times Herald staff 
Apr 14, 2020
ALBANY — State Sen. George Borrello urges the governor to exempt state workers deemed essential and unable to work from home from the freeze of schedu...
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