Labor Unions

                   

Should IT form a union? (InfoWorld)

yahoo.com     21 hrs ago   1 related          

InfoWorld - Sixty-hour work weeks with no overtime or comp time, a BlackBerry hitched to your belt 24/7, mandates from managers who have no clue what you actually do ??? all for a job that could be outsourced tomorrow....                    

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ZIMBABWE: Union provides free ARVs to journalists

alertnet.org     15 hrs ago   3 related          

Reuters and AlertNet are not responsible for the content of this article or for any external internet sites. The views expressed are the author's alone. HARARE, 4 September 2008 - The Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (ZUJ),...                    

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SEIU-UHW Caregivers at Sava Nursing Homes Win Highest Standards Statewide for Resident Care,...

prnewswire.com     20 hrs ago          

SEIU-UHW Caregivers at Sava Nursing Homes Win Highest Standards Statewide for Resident Care, Wages, Workers' Rights New contract shows strength of uniting long-term care workers with hospital workers in one healthcare...                    

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Disputes hit seven-year high

news.com.au     16 hrs ago          

A SEVEN-YEAR high of industrial disputes has made South Australia the second-worst state for workforce unrest, figures show. Business and union representatives are demanding the State Government re-examine how it deals...                    

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Viterra grain workers set up picket line

theglobeandmail.com     14 hrs ago          

WINNIPEG — Grain handlers at Viterra Inc., Canada's largest grain company, set up their first picket line Thursday at a terminal at Balgonie, Saskatchewan, a Grain Services Union spokesman said. They're focused on the...                    

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French businesses loath to end 35-hour work week

lancasteronline.com     yesterday   12 related          

In this May 1 1998 file photo, demonstrators hold union flags and a banner supporting the 35-hour work...(more) It's being called the coup de grace for France's decade-long experiment with a 35-hour work week — a policy...                    

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NFL Players Association Finds Itself at a Crossroads

nysun.com     yesterday   45 related          

The NFL season begins tonight, and there is no talk of labor strife or negotiations between the owners and players — even though the owners want a new collective bargaining agreement. There are three years still to go...                    

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zanesvilletimesrecorder.com: Lear Corp. will close down its Linden Avenue operations by September 2009, a local union official said Wednesday. About 175 workers will lose their jobs. zanesvilletimesrecorder.com

LEAR LEAVING ZANESVILLE IN 2009

zanesvilletimesrecorder.com     yesterday          

By BRIAN GADD • Staff Writer • September 3, 2008 ZANESVILLE — Lear Corp. will close down its Linden Avenue operations by September 2009, a local union official said Wednesday. They will start ramping down production by...                    

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Freehold council OKs new 4-year pact with police union

app.com     yesterday          

FREEHOLD — The Borough Council approved a new four-year contract with the local police officers' union Tuesday, more than a year after the last agreement expired. Negotiations between the borough and the PBA resulted in...                    

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Labor Union Sponsors Charity Golf Tournament

rgj.com     yesterday          

Mischelle • Reader Submitted • September 3, 2008 Operating Engineers Local 3 sponsored a charity golf tournament Aug. 2 at the Resort at Red Hawk. The tournament was the first of its kind, and will be an annual event put...                    

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