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Chris Brown Probation Hearing Delayed; Service Hours At Issue
Chris Brown will have to wait a bit longer before checking in with an L.A. judge regarding how much community service he's performed since he was convicted of felony assault on then-girlfriendRihanna in 2009. A court appearance scheduled for Monday has...
Tags: Chris Brown, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Rihanna, Judges
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Tech, labor brandish dueling studies in U.S. immigration fight
ReutersBy Caren Bohan WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - The technology industry and organized labor are locked in a fight that threatens to complicate the U.S. Senate's immigration bill. At the heart of the debate is whether there is a shortage of Americans...Tags: Orrin Hatch, Justice System, Immigration, Microsoft Corporation, Crime, Law and Justice
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UPDATE 3-Mine union threatens to bring South Africa to "standstill"
Reuters* Mineworkers union leader demands meeting with Zuma * ANC deputy president says hard to tell what is going on * Rand slides to four-year low against dollar By Xola Potelwa RUSTENBURG, South Africa, May 17 (Reuters) - The leader of South Africa's...Tags: Radio, South Africa, Work Relations, U.S. Congress, Career and Workplace
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Mine union threatens to bring South Africa to 'standstill'
ReutersRUSTENBURG, South Africa (Reuters) - The leader of South Africa's biggest platinum mining union threatened on Friday to bring Africa's No. 1 economy "to a standstill" and demanded a meeting with President Jacob Zuma, ramping up the rhetoric in an 18-month...Tags: Central Bank, Radio, South Africa, Strikes, Anglo American Platinum Limited
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Miners union threatens strike at South Africa's Amplats
ReutersJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Miners at South Africa's Anglo American Platinum reported for work late Thursday, and a labor leader said the workers will strike on Friday in an escalation of unrest that sent the company's shares lower and the rand to a four-...Tags: Arts and Culture, Strikes, South Africa, Anglo American Platinum Limited, Sociology
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Ex-NBA Players Union head Hunter sues association
ReutersThe Sports Xchange Ex-NBA Players Union head Hunter sues association Former National Basketball Players Association Executive Director Billy Hunter sued the union, President Derek Fisher and his publicist on Thursday, charging they sabotaged Hunter's...Tags: Litigation, Billy Hunter, Derek Fisher, National Basketball Association, Career and Workplace
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Obama's environment, energy team nears completion with votes
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's energy and environment team took two steps forward on Thursday after the U.S. Senate confirmed Ernest Moniz as energy secretary and a committee cleared Gina McCarthy to get a full Senate vote to lead the...Tags: Democratic Party, Environmental Politics, Barbara Boxer, Environmental Issues, Energy Resources
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Second appeals court finds Obama recess appointment is unconstitutional
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — A second federal appeals court has found that President Barack Obama exceeded his power when he bypassed the Senate to install a member to the National Labor Relations Board. The ruling by the 3rd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Lamar Alexander, Court Administration, Work Relations
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FEATURE-Seaport battle looms as Israel plans new competition
Reuters* Netanyahu accelerates plans to introduce port competition * Unions oppose private piers at Ashdod, Haifa * Israel's smallest port privatised in February By Tova Cohen and Ari Rabinovitch TEL AVIV, May 16 (Reuters) - Israel is betting its economic...Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu, Shipbuilding, Air Transportation Industry, Company Privatization, Strikes
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Seaport battle looms as Israel plans new competition
ReutersTEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel is betting its economic future on high-tech exports but faces a low-tech bottleneck in state-owned seaports subject to work stoppages and slowdowns because of the enormous strength of their unions. All that may be about to...Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu, Shipbuilding, Air Transportation Industry, Strikes, Company Privatization
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Chicago sports — all the darn time
It's spring and the Hawks, Bulls (at least at this writing), Cubs, Sox and Fire are all playing. Two traditionally winter sports and three spring/summer/fall sports are involved in nonstop action on a daily basis. And, it's mid-May for goodness sake....
Tags: Chicago Bulls, Baseball, NBA Playoffs, Lobbying, Career and Workplace
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The cost of no sweatshops: South Africa struggles not to be Bangladesh
ReutersNEWCASTLE, South Africa (Reuters) - It's not luxurious, but Goldfinch Garments, the Chinese-owned South African factory where Sindisizwe Zwane works nine hours a day, is far from a sweatshop: the ventilation is decent, the lighting is good and basic...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Crime, Law and Justice, South Africa, Consumer Goods Industries, Government
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