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My Whole Foods nightmare: How a full-time job there left me in poverty
2014-12-09 08:27:13| Grocery - Topix.net
Despite the corporate talk of "team" and "love," here's what working there was really like -- and why I had to quit After years of organizing in secret, building bonds over beer and supporting co-workers when issues have arisen with management, team members at a Whole Foods Market in San Francisco disrupted the normal workday and demanded a $5 an hour pay increase last month. More than 20 employees beckoned store management to the floor and presented a petition signed by more than 50 of the store's workers calling for more paid time off, better health and retirement benefits as well as steady, consistent schedules.
Move-up buyers' nightmare -- homeless for six months
2014-11-06 03:03:08| Real Estate - Topix.net
When Francisco Nieto and Mirella Rangel sold their house near Mills College this year, they wound up in a limbo of homelessness that's snagged many move-up buyers in the Bay Area's overheated real estate market. For six months, from February to August, they lived like nomads, staying with friends and then hop-scotching from one Airbnb rental to the next while managing the sale of their two-bedroom home and struggling to find a larger one they liked and could afford.
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Real Estate Agent Tackles Nightmare Homes for Sale
2014-10-25 17:46:31| Real Estate - Topix.net
When it comes to selling homes, Jacksonville, Florida, real estate agent Todd Arnold likes a challenge. He recently brought "Nightline" along to walk through some of his most unusual listings, including this one.
Rangel: Looks like Patrick will be Dems' worst nightmare
2014-10-25 01:49:01| Electronics - Topix.net
Last November, when state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte announced her candidacy for lieutenant governor, I asked Texas Democratic Party Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa which of the four hopefuls in the Republican primary his party hoped the San Antonio Democrat would run against. "We hope Staples is their nominee because he represents the extreme, extreme right wing of the party," Hinojosa said in reference to Texas Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples.
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Sandy-damaged tunnels could cause Amtrak nightmare
2014-10-03 01:35:10| Railroads - Topix.net
Repairs on Superstorm Sandy-damaged rail tunnels used by trains linking New York with the rest of the Northeast Corridor could cause a service nightmare for hundreds of thousands of people. Weekend crews have been working on two tunnels, under the Hudson River and the East River, but Amtrak engineers have found that damage from flooding in the 2012 storm was more extensive than first thought, requiring extended closures.
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