Council: Contract for police secretaries, clerks voted down

Council: Contract for police secretaries, clerks voted down
ZANESVILLE — City Council unanimously voted down a proposed three-year contract for police secretaries and clerks Monday night, after discussing the matter in executive session.
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Saskatchewan health workers need a competitive contract: NDP
Frustration over health care contract talks spilled into the provincial legislature Wednesday as the NDP accused Health Minister Don McMorris of “turning his back” on the health workers.
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Nearly half of Costa Mesa city employees get layoff notices
Officials aim to contract work out to curb future pension obligations and eventually close a budget gap. A union leader says the city didn’t try to negotiate other options. Workers are shell-shocked, and one dies in an apparent suicide. Costa Mesa has sent layoff notices to nearly half of its employees in a dramatic austerity program being closely watched by other cities struggling with …
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Board approves contract to find search for leaks
WHEATFIELD—The Town Board Monday night agreed to a contract with the Niagara County Sewer District No. 1 that would give the town $ 20,000 to find groundwater leaks into the sewer system.
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