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U.S. Steel locks out workers at Lake Erie in Canada-union
ReutersTORONTO, April 28 (Reuters) - United States Steel Corp has locked out all unionized employees at its Lake Erie works in Canada, the United Steelworkers union said on Sunday. The move, part of a contract dispute, affects nearly 1,000 workers at the...Tags: Career and Workplace, United States Steel Llc, Stelco Incorporated, United Steelworkers, Employees
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PRESS DIGEST-Canada-April 30
ReutersApril 30 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. THE GLOBE AND MAIL * The union at the center of Alberta's illegal wildcat strike has...Tags: Montreal (Canada), Career and Workplace, Suncor Energy Incorporated, Toronto (Canada), Science and Technology
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Steelworkers to vote on proposed 6-year contract with Caterpillar
— The United Steelworkers union will vote Tuesday on a proposed six-year contract with Caterpillar Inc. that would freeze wages, increase contributions to health care costs and offer senior employees fewer protections. The proposed agreement covers...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Mining, Joliet, Unions, Unemployment
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Workers threaten strike at Exxon's largest U.S. refinery
Reuters* Dispute over union's proposals to improve safety * Exxon says prepared to unit Baytown refinery during strike HOUSTON, April 29 (Reuters) - Workers have threatened to strike in June at Exxon Mobil Corp.'s largest U.S. refinery if the company refuses...Tags: Career and Workplace, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Unions, Husky Energy Incorporated, Labor Disputes
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Hostess opens more bakeries; Twinkie operations to start in May
This post has been corrected. See the note at the bottom for details. Crack open the Ho Hos and Twinkies you’ve been hoarding. The new Hostess Brands said Monday that it would open bakeries in Indianapolis, Indiana and Illinois. The...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation, Companies and Corporations, Bankruptcy
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Labor reawakens
This week, hundreds of Chicago workers organized a major labor strike, demanding a wage floor of $15 an hour and the right to unionize. Their protests come on the heels of the largest strike in the fast food industry's history, which took place in...
Tags: Food Industry, New York City, Career and Workplace, Employment Opportunities, Chicago Service Workers Strike (2013)
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American Crystal union members head back to work
MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) - Union members will soon head back to work at American Crystal Sugar plants in Minnesota, Iowa and North Dakota, but they say the sting of a 20-month lockout will make their return difficult both for them and the company. A...Tags: Career and Workplace, Labor Disputes, Unions, Elections, Politics
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'Fashion Police' writers go on strike
Writers for "Fashion Police" have walked off the job. Writers on the E! Network cable show hosted by comedian Joan Rivers have gone on strike following a dispute over back wages. The Writers Guild of America, West did not immediately announce the...Tags: Satellite and Cable Service, Writers Guild of America, Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation, Television
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Should U.S. close Gitmo prison?
President Obama said in a news conference this week that he was directing his staff to re-launch his effort to close the U.S. detention center for suspected terrorists at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and would look for allies in Congress to help. The prison...Tags: Prisons, U.S. Congress, George W. Bush, Career and Workplace, The New York Times
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Union says U.S. Steel gives notice of lockout at Lake Erie
ReutersTORONTO, April 25 (Reuters) - U.S. Steel Corp has given workers at its Lake Erie facility in Canada notice of a lockout to start on Sunday at 9 a.m. EDT/1300 GMT, according to a letter posted on a union website. United Steelworkers Local 8782 voted on...Tags: Career and Workplace, United Steelworkers
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Egypt president sees 'deep state' as enemy within
CAIRO — President Mohamed Morsi casts himself as a leader navigating a landscape bristling with conspiracies by corrupt businessmen and shadowy figures plotting from inside a vast bureaucracy his Islamist inner circle has been unable to tame....
Tags: Egypt, Civil Rights, Parliament, Mohamed Morsi, Cairo (Egypt)
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Energy workers strike in Argentina's Santa Cruz province
ReutersBUENOS AIRES, April 25 (Reuters) - Energy workers went on strike on Thursday at three oil fields in Argentina's Santa Cruz province, which produces about 20 percent of the country's crude oil, a trade union official said. The protest over internal...Tags: Buenos Aires (Argentina), Career and Workplace, Labor Disputes, China, BP Plc
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