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More than 100 people gathered in Bessemer not far from the Amazon fulfillment center to cheer on the union vote, which begins next week.

Chattanooga Fire Fighters Endorse Raquetta Dotley For City Council District 7 Saturday, February 6, 2021   The Dotley campaign said, "Raquetta is a community-conscious candidate running to build stronger communities in District 7. In doing so, she will stand with fire fighters and help ensure their right to better pay and working conditions. Raquetta will work with the Chattanooga Fire Fighters Association in her first 100 days in office by working with the mayor to resolve pay dispariti...

st District Agricultural Association Board of Directors. These appointments were made on Sept. 30, 2020 by California Governor Gavin Newsom. The Fair also announces the new officer positions for 2021: Jerry Pacheco, Board President; Charles Riojas, Vice President; and Terry Gonsalves, Secretary/Treasurer. “We are excited to have our new Fair Board members involved in the conversations about the future for our Fair, our operations and new ways to look at how we approach things amid the c...

ADVERTISEMENT Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland (D) told the Times that he believes Ryan is “the person with the best chance, given this political climate we’re in” and Ohio’s increasingly Republican voting patterns. The Ohio chapter of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers has already endorsed Ryan for the Senate seat, even though he hasn’t announced a campaign. A representative for Ryans office said they could not confirm the Times report. Ryan, who has served in the Ho...

Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, is expected to announce in March a run for the seat of Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, who announced last month he does not intend to seek reelection in 2022.

American labor movement looks to Oregon women for new leader, solidarity Updated Jan 30, 2021; Posted Jan 30, 2021 Liz Shuler, left, and Sara Nelson grew up in Oregon 87 miles apart. Now they are two of the most powerful people in all of American labor. Facebook Share After a historically chaotic presidential election, another important national political race is shaping up – this one with extraordinary Oregon connections. The AFL-CIO, the nation’s most powerful labor group, will likely e...

Jan 29, 2021 Charles “Skip” Shannon Adkins, 71, of Shepherdstown, WV passed away Wednesday November 18, 2020 from a cardiac event while swimming in the ocean in Dominican Republic. Skip grew up in Hamlin, WV and called Shepherdstown, WV and Sarasota, FL home. He loved to travel and visited over 100 countries, covering all seven continents, including a trip to Antarctica in early 2020. Skip loved practical jokes and plastic cockroaches, air horns and creepy masks were frequently used in his...

Stephenson said Enmax had no choice but to consolidate and reduce costs, necessitating the job losses. “The prolonged economic challenges facing Alberta’s business sectors and communities required Enmax to adapt parts of our Alberta business to ensure we were structured to keep supporting our customers effectively and continue to create value for Calgarians,” she said. “Our customers will not see changes in how we serve them.” Some management and professional employees formerly with E...

Public Service Commission to decide on large solar energy project planned for Jefferson County By A solar farm EDF Renewables operates near Annapolis, Maryland. (Photo/EDF Renewables) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state Public Service Commission will conduct an evidentiary hearing Friday on a large solar energy project proposed for Jefferson County. The company EDF Renewables wants to use 795 acres of farmland near Washington High School to construct the Wild Hill solar farm that would include 23...

Advocates representing those learning a trade are worried workers could be killed or injured on the ...