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Hunger strike, Yemeni dilemma could spur Guantanamo closure plans
A 100-day-old hunger strike at the Guantanamo Bay prison for suspected terrorists has agitated international human rights advocates anew, prompting fresh calls worldwide for closure of the detention center that President Obama vowed to shutter more than...
Tags: Islam, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Barack Obama, Career and Workplace, Crime, Law and Justice
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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: Johannesburg (South Africa), Jacob Zuma, Anglo American Platinum Limited, Central Bank, U.S. Congress
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PLATINUM WEEK-South African mines cannot afford pay rises -Impala
Reuters* Tough talks to start in next couple of weeks * New AMCU union has poached members from established NUM * Anglo Platinum plans to cut 6,000 jobs By Clara Denina LONDON, May 17 (Reuters) - South Africa's mining industry can ill afford to offer wage...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Career and Workplace, Africa, Lonmin Plc, South Africa
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Amplats says South Africa miners report for morning shift
ReutersJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Miners at South Africa's Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) reported for work on Friday, a company spokeswoman said, despite earlier calls for a strike by some union leaders. Amplats spokeswoman Mpumi Sithole said all workers...Tags: Johannesburg (South Africa), Anglo American Platinum Limited, Career and Workplace, Africa, Lonmin Plc
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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: Air Transportation Industry, Government, Shipbuilding, Career and Workplace, Company Privatization
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Greek teachers back down and call off 24-hour strike
Reuters* High-school teachers' union cancels plans for walkout * Staff yield to government threats of arrest and dismissal * Most Greeks and unions show little sympathy for strike ATHENS, May 16 (Reuters) - Greek high-school teachers called off a planned 24-...Tags: Teachers, Antonis Samaras, Teaching and Learning, Career and Workplace, Education
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13 healthcare workers arrested in protest at UC regents meeting
SACRAMENTO -- Thirteen people were arrested Wednesday at the UC regents meeting during a sit-down protest by healthcare workers threatening to strike at the system's medical centers. The University of California regents left during the protest while...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Career and Workplace, AFSCME, Labor Disputes, Police Arrests
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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: Unions, Collective Contract, Elections, Career and Workplace, Politics
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No charges in muskrat shooting incident
WSBT CorrespondentLAPORTE COUNTY – A Michigan City-area man will not face jail time for striking a neighbor’s house with a bullet fired at a muskrat. LaPorte County Prosecutor Bob Szilagyi has decided not to press charges against 39-year-old Aaron Blount....Tags: Career and Workplace
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Turkish Airlines faces strike as union deadline approaches
Reuters* Workers scheduled to start strike on May 15 * Hundreds of flights cancelled during previous strike * Company denies reports of boardroom rift By Ceyda Caglayan ISTANBUL, May 14 (Reuters) - Turkish Airlines staff are highly likely to go on strike...Tags: Unions, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Air Transportation Delays, Employees
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Jerry Brown urges UC to stress graduating students in 4 years
SACRAMENTO — The graduation rates of UC students came under more scrutiny Wednesday as Gov. Jerry Brown urged administrators and faculty to prod more undergraduates to earn a degree in four years, not six. Brown recently proposed giving UC and Cal...
Tags: Executive Branch, Students, Regional Authority, Personal Income, Government
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