Monday, November 29, 2010

Space Coast Working News Headlines 11/29/2010 Monday

I'd vote for a dog before I'd vote for a Democat or a Repug











High-paying jobs scant outside KSC

www.floridatoday.com/article/20101128/NEWS01/11280317/1086/
That's hurt a lot of us. They are expecting twice as much as anyone on this side of the river is willing to pay," Mike Werner, vice president for special projects/program management at Titusville-based Knight's Armament Co., said. Werner is prepared to wait to hire former space industry workers until their bank accounts match the reality of the Brevard job market. He said he tells them to "come back in six or seven months" when they really need the job.
Taxpayers, local economy winners
www.floridatoday.com/article/20101128/COLUMNISTS0219/101126017/1004/OPINION/Taxp...
The short answer to this question is yes, for three reasons:
It does not increase project cost, ensures a quality project is built and it benefits the local community.
Blair Mountain Thanksgiving: Massey vs. Coal Miners
blogs.alternet.org/speakeasy/2010/11/24/blair-mountain-thanksgiving-massey-vs-co...
As New Zealand mourns the loss of 29 coal miners, every American coal miner–and every American who relies on coal-fired energy in 48 states–should be thankful for the Blair Mountain battlefield and the unending labor union struggles for basic human rights and workplace safety.
Irish Austerity Plan Stirs Dublin Protest
www.nytimes.com/2010/11/28/world/europe/28dublin.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=a25
The protests centered on a mile long march along the banks of the River Liffey in central Dublin to the General Post Office building on O’Connell Street, the site of the battle between Irish republican rebels and British troops in the Easter Uprising in 1916 — an iconic event that many in Ireland regard as the tipping point in Ireland’s long struggle for independence.
Florida's medical loss rations
www.heraldtribune.com/article/20101128/OPINION/11281018/2198/OPINION?Title=Flori...
With one of every five Floridians lacking health insurance, the state government should welcome the opportunities presented by the federal health care reform law.
Jobless benefits may run out soon for many Floridians  
articles.orlandosentinel.com/2010-11-26/business/os-jobless-benefits-20101126_1_...
For the more than 100,000 Floridians receiving extended unemployment benefits from the federal government, the next few weeks are going to seem familiar — stressful, but familiar.
Gov.-elect Rick Scott’s team embraces ‘free market’  
www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/nov/27/rick-scott-florida-governor-economic-adviser...
NAPLES — Promising to slash taxes, cut government and create 700,000 new jobs along the way, Florida Gov.-elect Rick Scott campaigned as an unapologetic economic conservative and champion of the free market.
Drawing the line on tax breaks - Sen. Bernie Sanders -
www.politico.com/news/stories/1110/45359.html
The billionaires are on the warpath. They want more, more, more. The top 1 percent now controls more wealth than the bottom 90 percent combined. Not enough!
Legislature has lots of millionaires - Florida -
www.miamiherald.com/2010/11/24/1942672/legislature-has-lots-of-millionaires.html
A News Service of Florida review of financial disclosure reports filed by lawmakers shows that almost half of the Florida Senate and more than one-third of state House members have a net worth topping $1 million.
Unions work to represent 43,000 TSA screeners
www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=165377888632&topic=14637
The Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) on Nov. 12 granted requests from the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) to hold an election at TSA. AFGE expects the election to be held in early 2011.



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