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Roof collapse at Cambodian shoe plant kills three - minister
ReutersPHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Three people were killed when the ceiling of a warehouse fell in at a shoe factory in Cambodia, a government minister said on Thursday, adding to concern about safety standards at Asian factories producing clothes cheaply for...Tags: Phnom Penh (Cambodia), Government, Career and Workplace, Work Rules Contract Issues, Government Ministers
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Sears won't sign Bangladesh safety accord
Sears said Wednesday it does not plan to sign a fire and building safety agreement backed by some of Europe's biggest apparel brands aimed at trying to prevent another disaster like the one in Bangladesh that killed more than 1,100 workers. Instead, the...
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Emanuel to shift retired city workers to Obamacare
Clout StreetMayor Rahm Emanuel plans to start reducing health insurance coverage next year for more than 30,000 retired city workers and begin shifting them to President Barack Obama's new federal system. The move is aimed at saving the city money and comes as...Tags: Medicare, Finance, Career and Workplace, Pension and Welfare, Public Employees
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Gold Cross suffers personnel impasse
Staff WriterGold Cross Ambulance employees reached a contract impasse with the company and a strike notice has been issued, a union representative confirmed Wednesday. Contract impasses involving Gold Cross Ambulance have reportedly occurred in the past, but an...Tags: Career and Workplace, Wage Contract Issues
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'Fashion Police' Strike: E! President Defends Joan Rivers, Demands WGA Election
ReutersMay 15 (TheWrap.com) - E! president Suzanne Kolb on Wednesday sent a letter to eight striking "Fashion Police" writers, defending the show's host Joan Rivers and insisting on a sanctioned election before it would come to the negotiating table. The...Tags: Elections, Unions, Career and Workplace, Writers Guild of America, Politics
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WRAPUP 3-As some retailers back Bangladesh accord, U.S. group lashes out
ReutersBy Jessica Wohl May 15 (Reuters) - An accord designed to prevent another deadly disaster in Bangladesh's garment industry drew sharp criticism from a major U.S. retail trade group on Wednesday, which said it would constrain legal rights of U.S....Tags: Washington, DC, Clothing and Textiles Industry, Work Rules Contract Issues, Career and Workplace, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
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Metropolitan Water Reclamation District files to fire assistant director
Officials at the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District this week moved to fire an assistant director who had spent more than a year on paid leave during an internal investigation. In the formal termination documents filed with the Chicago-based water...Tags: Technology, Freedom of Information Act, Career and Workplace, Science and Technology, Wage Contract Issues
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WRAPUP 4-U.S., European groups divided on how to improve Bangladesh factories
ReutersBy Jessica Wohl and Nivedita Bhattacharjee May 15 (Reuters) - A trans-Atlantic divide between European and U.S. retailers over how best to respond to fatal disasters in Bangladesh textile factories split wide open on Wednesday, with U.S. retailers...Tags: Services and Shopping, Hennes & Mauritz AB, Unions, American Apparel, Career and Workplace
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'Fashion Police' strike: E! president defends Joan Rivers, demands WGA election
ReutersLOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - E! president Suzanne Kolb on Wednesday sent a letter to eight striking "Fashion Police" writers, defending the show's host Joan Rivers and insisting on a sanctioned election before it would come to the negotiating table. The...Tags: Elections, Unions, Career and Workplace, Writers Guild of America, Politics
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Walmart checks Bangladesh factories; retailer accord elusive
Reuters(Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc stepped up Bangladesh factory inspections while U.S. and European retailers pursued separate accords to try to prevent another disaster in a garment industry where more than 1,200 workers have died in the past six months....Tags: Services and Shopping, Clothing and Textiles Industry, Unions, Hennes & Mauritz AB, Chittagong (Bangladesh)
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FEATURE-Tired of economic crisis, Sudanese pack up to try their luck abroad
ReutersBy Ulf Laessing KHARTOUM, May 15 (Reuters) - In a cramped government office in Khartoum, engineer Ahmed Taha and dozens of other Sudanese, lured by local newspaper adverts for jobs in the Gulf, sit waiting to get a permit to leave the country and work...Tags: Saudi Arabia, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Healthcare Contract Issues, Colleges and Universities
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Tired of economic crisis, Sudanese pack up to try their luck abroad
ReutersKHARTOUM (Reuters) - In a cramped government office in Khartoum, engineer Ahmed Taha and dozens of other Sudanese, lured by local newspaper adverts for jobs in the Gulf, sit waiting to get a permit to leave the country and work abroad. "I've had enough...Tags: Saudi Arabia, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Healthcare Contract Issues, Colleges and Universities
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