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CNN
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A two-day strike at a Vietnamese factory that makes Nike sneakers has ended, but the plant remained closed after workers returned and violence erupted, a union official said. About 17,000 of Ching Luh's 21,000 employees reported to work Wednesday morning..
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MSNBC
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The United Auto Workers union reached a tentative four-year contract with Chrysler Wednesday, hours after going on strike and the same day General Motors workers ratified a separate four-year pact.
Next up: Ford.
A person with knowledge of the Chrys..
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Yahoo News
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DETROIT (AP) -- Thousands of Chrysler LLC autoworkers walked off the job Wednesday after the automaker and the United Auto Workers union failed to reach a tentative contract agreement before a union-imposed deadline.
It is the first UAW strike aga..
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Washington Post
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Dissident workers at the Toyota plant here gather at the Best Western Georgetown on Wednesdays between shifts to shape a battle plan. The workers are angry at conditions at this flagship Toyota site, where the best-selling Camry is built.
The United Au..
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BusinessWeek
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A report from Human Rights Watch accuses the retailing giant of going to extreme lengths to prevent workers from forming unions
Human Rights Watch, a non-governmental group based in New York, is best known for scathing reports on political issues such..
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New York Times
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Almost 40 years ago, when Irene Marsh was a young woman, she took a few months of computer science courses. But when Ms. Marsh realized that would not help her find a job in this Appalachian furniture region, she dropped out and went to work in a factory..
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USA Today
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Hershey (HSY) is cutting 1,500 jobs over three years as part of a plan to scale back production and move some manufacturing to Mexico, the candy maker announced Thursday. When the plan is complete, Hershey's will make its chocolates and other candies a..
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New York Times
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Faced with public demonstrations of discontent by its employees, Wal-Mart Stores has developed a wide-ranging new program intended to show that it appreciates its 1.3 million workers in the United States and to encourage them to air their grievances...
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BusinessWeek
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The H-1B system needs an overhaul. For now, let's award visas to the highest-paid foreign workers and top graduates from top U.S. schools
The U.S. government will use a random computer lottery to determine which of 163,000 applicants receive the 85,000..
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BusinessWeek
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The retailer's initiative to offer fair-trade coffee is pleasing environmentalists but reheating a debate over treatment of its workers
With a simple cup of coffee, Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) finds itself back in the charged debate over how it treats worker..
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BBC News
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More than 20,000 workers at a factory in Vietnam that makes shoes for Nike have gone on strike demanding higher pay to cope with rising inflation.
The average monthly salary at the Taiwanese-owned plant is about $59 (�30), 14% more than the minimum a..
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BusinessWeek
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With visas set to max out quickly again, tech companies want more. Amid rising joblessness, does America need more skilled foreign workers?
U.S. unemployment may be a concern, but tech companies are telling Congress they need more skilled workers from..
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BusinessWeek
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Indian outsourcers top the list of companies bringing foreign workers to the U.S. on the H-1B program
The controversy over visas for high-skilled workers from abroad looks like it's about to get even hotter.
The program for what are known as H-1B vi..
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MSNBC
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General Motors Corp. reported the largest annual loss for an automotive company Tuesday and said it is making a new round of buyback offers to U.S. hourly workers as it struggles to turn around its North American business amid a weak economy.
GM said i..
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MSNBC
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The day after Kate Massey’s grandmother died last September, the only thing on her mind, other than grief, was how she was going to take time off for the funeral and the wake.
Massey, who’s the director of business development for Kel & Partners, a..
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BusinessWeek
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At a time of mounting opposition to undocumented workers, Immigration's fierce probe at Swift is a sign that things will get tougher for employers
Sometime soon, perhaps by the end of this month, Christopher Lamb may plead guilty to harboring an illega..
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MSNBC
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Chrysler LLC began laying off thousands of salaried workers Wednesday as part of an effort to slash costs in the company’s new era of private ownership, a spokesman said.
The cuts won’t end there. On Thursday, Chrysler planned to announce the elimi..
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MSNBC
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Ford Motor Co. will seek further cuts in its U.S. hourly work force when it officially returns to the bargaining table with the United Auto Workers, according to officials from both sides who have been briefed on the talks.
The two officials, who didn'..
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MSNBC
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The tentative contract between General Motors Corp. and the United Auto Workers would allow GM to close a plant each in Michigan and Indiana and possibly shut down several other facilities, according to a detailed copy of the agreement.
The moves are t..
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USA Today
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The United Auto Workers and General Motors Corp. agreed Wednesday to a tentative contract to end a two-day national strike — the first against the automaker in 37 years — and puts the responsibility for retirees' health care into the union's hands...
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