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Argentine farm sales strike may curb much-needed corn exports
ReutersBUENOS AIRES, June 17 (Reuters) - Argentine farmers refused to sell recently harvested corn and soybeans on Monday to protest government policies that they say hurt profits and have scared away investment in the world's No. 3 exporter of both crops....Tags: Exports, Career and Workplace, Argentina, Labor Disputes
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Portuguese teachers boycott exams in anti-austerity strike
ReutersLISBON (Reuters) - Thousands of teachers across Portugal walked away from final exams held at secondary schools on Monday to protest against planned spending cuts in education, leaving many pupils unable to take the tests, unions said. The cuts are among...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Portugal, Career and Workplace, Education, Teachers
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RPT-Cambodian garment workers charged over strike violence
ReutersPHNOM PENH, June 18 (Reuters) - Sixteen Cambodian garment workers and union representatives have been charged with inciting violence and damaging property during a strike for higher pay at a factory making clothes for U.S. sportswear company Nike, a...Tags: Cambodia, Career and Workplace, Health and Safety at Work
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Cambodian garment workers charged over strike violence
ReutersPHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Sixteen Cambodian garment workers and union representatives have been charged with inciting violence and damaging property during a strike for higher pay at a factory making clothes for U.S. sportswear company Nike, a lawyer said on...Tags: Cambodia, Work Rules Contract Issues, Career and Workplace, Collective Contract, Health and Safety at Work
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Turkish government, protesters seek to draw sting from unrest
ReutersISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's deputy prime minister said on Wednesday he had no objection to silent anti-government protests inspired by a symbolic "Standing Man" vigil, comments that could help draw the sting out of three weeks of often violent...Tags: Riots, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Justice and Rights, Career and Workplace
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Stocks, bond prices fall after Fed decision
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Equities and bond prices pulled lower on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve said it would maintain the pace of its bond buying and gave no explicit indication it was close to slowing the stimulus program. Fed officials cited further...Tags: Intel Corp., Earnings Forecasts, Austria, Mitsubishi Corporation, Finland
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Guantanamo, hunger strikes and medical ethics
As prisoners continue to wage a hunger strike at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, a pointed opinion piece in the New England Journal of Medicine argues that military physicians who oversee such feedings are guilty of aggravated assault and should...
Tags: Values, Ethics, Religion and Belief, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, U.S. Department of Defense
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Turkish union federation to call general strike after police raid
ReutersISTANBUL, June 15 (Reuters) - One of Turkey's main public sector labour unions said it would call a general strike for Monday after riot police stormed an Istanbul park, firing tear gas and percussion bombs to evict hundreds of anti-government...Tags: Istanbul (Turkey), Turkey, Career and Workplace
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June 15 In History: One of the 21 hunger strikers at the El Centro Alien Detention Center collapsed Sunday
>> 50 Years Ago — HEBER — Joana Cruz, 3, daughter of Frank Cruz, of El Centro, fell from the family car on 10th Street in Heber yesterday afternoon. The car was driven by her father, according to Highway Patrol. He took Joana to El Centro...Tags: Highway Transportation, Career and Workplace, Prisons
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Police raid on Istanbul park triggers night of rioting
Reuters* Erdogan had warned square would be cleared * "Tayyip, resign," protesters chant * Ruling party rally set for Sunday * Labour confederation calls national strike for Monday By Ayla Jean Yackley and Seda Sezer ISTANBUL, June 16 (Reuters) -...Tags: National Government, Riots, Demonstration, Politics, Political Dissent
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Greek PM offers to restart news broadcasts to defuse crisis
ReutersATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras offered on Friday to hire a small number of workers to resume public broadcasts to stem an outcry over the shock closure of state broadcaster ERT and mend a rift in the ruling coalition. The...Tags: National Government, Politics, Political Dissent, Career and Workplace, Labor Disputes
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Caterpillar says competitiveness depends on multi-tier pay system
In ratifying a six-year contract with Caterpillar Inc. on Tuesday, workers in South Milwaukee, Wis., opened the door to a multiple system of wages that is key to the global company's flexible workforce. Ross Winklbauer, a United Steelworkers...
Tags: Employment, Global Expansion, Unions, Mining, Career and Workplace
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