Labor & Economic News Blog
Compiled by Janice Kimball and the staff of the IRLE Library
Tuesday, December 04, 2007
Federal Court Sharply Limits Employer's Attempt to Probe Job Bias ...
Federal Court Sharply Limits Employer's Attempt to Probe Job Bias ...
Kansas City infoZine
That sure shouldn't happen here because Judge Mahoney has so forcefully rejected the employer's attempt to use discovery to put the lives of victims of ...
# posted by Janice's Labor, Work, Economics News Blog @ 11:35 AM
Argentina: Wal-Mart Faces Accusations of Anti-union Practices
Argentina: Wal-Mart Faces Accusations of Anti-union Practices
Upside Down World
Wal-Mart's aggressive efforts to keep labor unions out of stores worldwide have come under fire across the hemisphere. Workers report how the retail chain ...
# posted by Janice's Labor, Work, Economics News Blog @ 11:23 AM
Los Angeles labor leaders make supervisor race top priority
Labor leaders make supervisor race top priority
Los Angeles Times
Leaders of Los Angeles' labor movement declared Monday that they would make the race for a successor to ...
# posted by Janice's Labor, Work, Economics News Blog @ 11:21 AM
Norway Hampered By Labor Shortage
Norway Hampered By Labor Shortage
AHN - Although Norway registered a record high in the migration of 45800 in 2006, the rising number of Norwegians leaving the country and few ...
# posted by Janice's Labor, Work, Economics News Blog @ 10:30 AM
UAW contracts may have national ripple effect
UAW contracts may have national ripple effect
USA Today
At the kickoff to the United Auto Workers negotiations with Detroit automakers last summer, union President Ron ...
# posted by Janice's Labor, Work, Economics News Blog @ 10:29 AM
Pilots at Pinnacle authorize a strike
Pilots at Pinnacle authorize a strike
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Pinnacle Airlines pilots, whose contract negotiations have dragged on for about three years, said Monday that they've approved a strike authorization. ...
# posted by Janice's Labor, Work, Economics News Blog @ 10:27 AM
Writers See Little Progress in Talks
Writers See Little Progress in Talks
AP
In statements circulated by producers and striking writers, a relatively scant $20 million appears to separate their contract proposals. ...
# posted by Janice's Labor, Work, Economics News Blog @ 10:26 AM
South African miners strike over safety
South African miners strike over safety
AFP
Tens of thousands of mineworkers downed tools in South Africa on Tuesday in a one-day strike over safety standards, accusing their ...
# posted by Janice's Labor, Work, Economics News Blog @ 10:19 AM
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