Mr. Carey beat two old-guard opponents in 1991 to become president of what was then the nation's biggest, most-feared and most-corrupt union in its first direct election.
In an era of declining membership and years of setbacks for unions in workplace disputes, he led a 15-day national strike in 1997 against the delivery company UPS over its use of part-time workers.
The victory, which gave the 185,000 workers substantial pay increases, better Read the rest of this entry »
Local Napa boot camp claims to provide better weight loss results at more affordable personal training rates than the competition.
Napa, CA (
) November 13, 2008 -- Jeff Larson, a local Napa fat loss expert and personal trainer, has launched Napa Adventure Boot Camp, a fitness boot camp for all fitness levels. The Napa boot camp program promises better results in less time for a third of the cost of other Napa personal training services.
Jeff Read the rest of this entry »
You've made it through the holidays relatively unscathed in the pounds department, but it's not over yet. New Year's Eve can easily derail your healthy eating habits.
Fortunately,
magazines can help you navigate the festivities with advice on the best choices to make for cocktails and hors d'oeuvres while ringing in the New Year.
Do you think you know your stuff when it comes to choosing the best food and drink options at your holiday party? Read the rest of this entry »
Informed she was not, the woman said, "Well, even if she's not, she wouldn't come back here."
, a short walk over the Hamburg Street bridge. On game days, many fans cut through the neighborhood, the city's oldest African-American residential enclave with a heritage that traces to 1790. Today, it is a mix of dilapidated public housing, downtrodden apartment buildings and renovated rowhouses blocks from Federal Hill.
According to court records, Read the rest of this entry »
Published: December 19, 2008
An Opelika man reported being injured Thursday after a man came to his door demanding drugs, according to authorities.
According to the report, a man with a knife knocked on the door of a residence in the 2100 block of South Long Street between 6 and 6:30 p.m. looking for drugs, Opelika police Capt. Allan Elkins said.
After the victim stated that he did not have any drugs, the man cut him on the left wrist with the Read the rest of this entry »
Phillies’ Romero, Yankees’ Mitre Suspended 50 Games for Drugs
Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Philadelphia Phillies pitcher
were suspended
for 50 games each after testing positive for performance-
enhancing drugs.
The Major League Baseball players union called the bans
“unfair” because the relievers took supplements that failed to
list a prohibited substance in its ingredients. A third-party
arbitrator upheld Major League Baseball’s discipline, Read the rest of this entry »
Hospitals in England should allow a more liberal use of mobile phones where they do not interfere with equipment or privacy, the government has said.
The updated Department of Health guidance comes five years after technical experts said hospital-wide bans on mobile phones were not needed.
Health minister Ben Bradshaw said patients wanted access to their phones.
NHS managers stressed patients' rights to peace and quiet should not be violated Read the rest of this entry »
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian health officials on Thursday scrambled to test more children's drugs after the number of infants killed by tainted teething syrup rose to 28.
The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) said it feared different brands of cough and teething medicine may be contaminated with diethylene glycol, blamed for causing kidney failure in the children who died.
Twenty-eight children who were given the Read the rest of this entry »
10:00 PM PST on Saturday, December 20, 2008
More people suffering from flu-like illnesses went to Riverside County emergency departments in October and November than did so during the same period since 2004.
The extra emergency department visits came despite an abundance of flu vaccine available this year and pleas from national and local health officials for almost everyone, especially children, to get a shot. Influenza is a viral disease. Symptoms Read the rest of this entry »
WASHINGTON, Nov 12, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
The US Family Health Plan, a Department of Defense-sponsored healthcare
plan serving military family members in six areas across America, has
achieved 2008 national member satisfaction ratings 42 percent higher
than the national average for member satisfaction with health plans, as
documented by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) in its
Quality Compass Read the rest of this entry »