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Brazil port strike enters second day as Congress debates reform
ReutersSAO PAULO (Reuters) - Stevedores at Brazil's Santos and Rio de Janeiro ports entered the second day of a strike to protest proposed legislation that may open terminals to new private-sector investments. The strike began unexpectedly at midday on...Tags: Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), U.S. Congress, Labor Legislation, Brazil, Elections
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Greek workers walk out to protest ban on teachers' strike
ReutersATHENS (Reuters) - Greek public sector workers walked off the job on Tuesday to protest against a government decision to ban a strike by high-school teachers, shutting down several schools and reducing staff at hospitals to a minimum. But turnout at a...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Antonis Samaras, Parliament, Career and Workplace, Health and Safety at School
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Wal-Mart will not sign Bangladesh accord
Reuters(Reuters) - Wal-Mart said on Tuesday it does not plan to sign a Bangladesh fire and building safety accord drawn up by labor groups because it believes its current safety plans will get faster results. The legally-binding agreement, drafted by labor...Tags: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Economy, Business and Finance, Walmart, Bangladesh, Career and Workplace
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Edgar Allan Jones Jr. dies at 92; law professor played judge on TV courtroom shows
The TV career of Edgar Allan Jones Jr. began with a phone call in early 1958 from a producer who needed to cast someone knowledgeable about the law. Although Jones taught law full time at UCLA, he was nervous at the prospect of auditioning: His only...
Tags: Entertainment, Labor Legislation, Colleges and Universities, Career and Workplace, Laws
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Bankrupt Patriot Coal asks court to slash union pensions
ReutersBy Nick Brown April 29 (Reuters) - Patriot Coal Corp on Monday will seek court permission to slash healthcare and pension benefits for about 13,000 union workers, an issue that has set off weeks of street protests by affected workers. The company, which...Tags: St. Louis, Petroleum Industry, Interior Policy, Economy, Business and Finance, Career and Workplace
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NLRB compelled speech edict overturned with Lehigh Valley businessman's help
The so-called labor movement in America has been disappearing and now serves only the interests of union bosses and the politicians they prop up, so desperate measures were considered necessary to keep the useless corpse breathing. One attempt at...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Labor Legislation, Work Relations, Human Interest, Government
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Betrayed? Citizen soldiers lose jobs; U.S. government biggest offender
The jobs of the nation's citizen soldiers are supposed to be safe while they are serving their country: Federal law does not allow employers to penalize service members because of their military duties. Yet every year, thousands of National Guard and...
Tags: Defense, Labor Legislation, U.S. Department of Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Walmart
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Top Senate Republican opposes Obama's labor nomination
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) - The Senate's top Republican on Wednesday came out strongly against President Barack Obama's labor secretary nomination, accusing Thomas Perez of being a crusading ideologue who would bend the laws to advance his agenda....Tags: Republican Party, Labor Legislation, Central Intelligence Agency, Career and Workplace, Politics
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Federal appeals court strikes down union notification requirement
WASHINGTON — Employers cannot be required to post a notice that tells their workers they have a right to join a union and bargain for better wages, a federal appeals court ruled in the latest setback for the National Labor Relations Board. The so-...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Work Relations, Labor Legislation, Labor Markets, Career and Workplace
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Court tosses NLRB rule on union rights posters
A federal appeals court has ruled that employers shouldn't be forced to display posters informing employees of their right to form a union, a victory for a group of business plaintiffs that includes Lehigh Valley fitness club chain owner John Brinson....Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Work Relations, Labor Legislation, Business, Judges
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US appeals court strikes down mandate on union rights
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) - The National Labor Relations Board violated the law when it required U.S. businesses to put notices in their workplaces and on their websites informing employees of their right to unionize, a federal appeals court ruled on...Tags: Labor Legislation, Work Relations, Judges, Career and Workplace, Justice System
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Peugeot unions approve sweeping job cuts
ReutersPARIS (Reuters) - PSA Peugeot Citroen unions voted on Monday to back plans to cut thousands of jobs and close a plant, the central plank of the French carmaker's efforts to halt ongoing losses. A majority of unions had agreed last month to back the plan,...Tags: PSA Peugeot Citroen, Career and Workplace, Layoffs and Downsizing, Job Layoffs
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May 9, 2013
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