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Pasadena Labor Talks Hit the Skidsnew

Roughly 250 of the city staff’s supervisors and middle managers returned to work with shortened schedules, under a furlough city officials imposed on members of the Pasadena Management Association following a breakdown in labor talks with the union’s representatives.
Pasadena Weekly  |  Jake Armstrong  |  02-08-2010  |  Business & Labor

Wisconsin State Employee Union Says the Governor's Furlough Math is Faultynew

When Gov. Jim Doyle announced that all state employees would have to take mandatory 16-day furloughs to help balance the state budget, Diane Tieman was a little confused. The state doesn't pay her salary, so her forced vacation won't save Wisconsin taxpayers a dime
Isthmus  |  Joe Tarr  |  08-18-2009  |  Business & Labor

Dodging the Ditches at GMnew

General Motors' Arlington plant is in the middle of an eight-week furlough. But even with a set return-to-work date, union members are worried about their jobs.
The Texas Observer  |  Michael Hoinski  |  07-02-2009  |  Business & Labor

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