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Unions Face The Fight Of Their Lives To Protect American Workers
May 4, 2018
Sylvia Antuna is worried. The cook has worked at the Paris Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas for 18 years.......
Murphy: Deal with state workers carries $150 million tab
May 3, 2018
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Taxpayers are on the hook for nearly $150 million for a four-year labor contract with the biggest state workers' union,......
Workers, activists mark May Day with defiant rallies
May 1, 2018
MOSCOW (AP) — Workers and activists marked May Day on Tuesday with rallies to demand their government address labor issues.International Workers' Day is a......
California ruling to give more workers benefits, experts say
Apr 30, 2018
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In a big win for labor advocates, the California Supreme Court on Monday limited businesses from classifying workers as independent......
Philippines’ Duterte declares permanent ban on workers going to Kuwait after abuse and murder cases
Apr 30, 2018
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday made permanent a temporary ban on his country's citizens traveling to Kuwait to work, following a series of......
Protests grip South Africa as introduction of minimum income dubbed 'poverty wage' is delayed
Apr 27, 2018
Disagreement over a proposed minimum wage in South Africa has led to mass protests and reassurances from the presidency this week.President Cyril Ramaphosa met......
Chicago Tribune Newsroom Overwhelmingly Supports Unionization
Apr 24, 2018
Just two weeks after journalists at the Chicago Tribune announced their intention to try and form a......
GM, Korean union reach tentative agreement on wages, workers
Apr 23, 2018
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — General Motors says it has reached a tentative agreement with its South Korean labor union to a set of......
UPDATE 4-GM Korea delays vote on bankruptcy protection to Monday as talks fail
Apr 20, 2018
fail@* GM, union fail to reach deal, passing deadline for bankruptcy filing* Board delays decision until Monday* GM wants wage concessions from labor union,......
GM Korea, union fail to reach wage deal – GM Korea spokesman
Apr 20, 2018
SEOUL, April 20 (Reuters) - General Motors' South Korean unit and its labor union failed to reach a wage deal, a spokesman of the......
UPDATE 1-GM Korea and union in talks Friday afternoon, seek to ward off bankruptcy
Apr 20, 2018
bankruptcy@* GM has said without Friday deal, unit likely to seek bankruptcy* GM wants wage concessions from labor union, govt funding* Most thorny issue......
GM Korea and union to talk again on Friday, seek to stave off bankruptcy
Apr 19, 2018
SEOUL, April 20 (Reuters) - General Motors' South Korean unit and its labor union are set to hold another round of wage talks on......
Investor Bill Gurley seems to have gotten over his hard year with Uber
Apr 19, 2018
Venture capitalist Bill Gurley — an well-known voice of caution in Silicon Valley — came out strongly in favor of Uber on Thursday,......
Staff At George Soros' Foundation Secures Union Contract
Apr 18, 2018
The stated goal of the Open Society Foundations is to foster human rights and civil society around......
Airlines must compensate for delays during wildcat strikes – EU court
Apr 17, 2018
BRUSSELS, April 17 (Reuters) - Airlines have to pay compensation to passengers for delays caused by wildcat strikes that result from management decisions, the......