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Lonmin's South African platinum strike enters second day
ReutersMARIKANA, South Africa (Reuters) - Labor strife in South Africa's platinum belt intensified on Wednesday as a wildcat strike across Lonmin's shafts entered a second day, raising fears that further violence could hit the country's credit rating....Tags: Metal and Mineral, Johannesburg (South Africa), Mining, Entertainment, Strikes
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Commentary: True meaning of May Day: celebrating the worker
When I was a little girl, my mother would have us weave ribbons into our strawberry baskets and fill them with flowers. We'd then sneak up to our neighbors' homes, ring the bell and leave our beautiful little bouquets on their doorsteps. We'd squeal...Tags: Employees, Career and Workplace, Labor Day, Labor Legislation
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Video of Utah slaughterhouse draws attention to 'ag-gag' laws
Amy Meyer was standing outside a slaughterhouse in Draper City, Utah, in February and said she saw what she had suspected: wounded animals being dragged to their deaths. Then she did what she had come for in this YouTube age and took out her cellphone...Tags: Judges, Misdemeanors, Prosecution, Lawyers, Trials
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Need a raise? Want a tattoo? It's your lucky day
Now here’s a headline that probably has folks at companies like Qualcomm quaking: “Company offers raises to employees who get tattooed with its logo.” My colleague Ricardo Lopez reported Thursday on Rapid Realty, a New York real estate...Tags: Qualcomm Inc., Employees, Career and Workplace, Lindsay Lohan, Labor Legislation
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$65M May Day Payday for 'Iron Man 3' as It Passes $300M Overseas
ReutersMay 02 (TheWrap.com) - May Day was a major payday for Disney and "Iron Man 3." The Marvel superhero sequel took in $65 million on Wednesday, a major holiday in many foreign countries, and raised its international total to $307 million. "Iron Man 3" is...Tags: Iron Man 3 (movie), Robert Downey Jr., Iron Man 2 (movie), Iron Man (movie), Labor Day
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Former Pope Benedict XVI moves back into Vatican
ROME -- The Vatican became the home of two living popes Thursday when former pontiff Benedict XVI took up residence in a house in the city-state’s garden. The unprecedented cohabitation with his successor, Pope Francis, began when Benedict arrived...
Tags: Vatican City, Francis I, Benedict XVI
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Labor, immigration activists hold May Day rallies
DETROIT (AP) — Hundreds of people have held May Day rallies in Detroit and Grand Rapids, calling for immigration law changes and other labor condition improvements on the international workers holiday. About 200 community, labor and immigration...Tags: Career and Workplace, United Auto Workers, Immigration, AFL-CIO, Labor Legislation
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Latest Michigan news, sports, business and entertainment
IMMIGRATION RALLY-MICHIGAN Labor, immigration activists hold May Day rallies DETROIT (AP) — Hundreds of people have held May Day rallies in Detroit and Grand Rapids, calling for immigration law changes and other labor condition improvements on the...Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, Downstream Oil and Gas Activities, Politics, Migration, United Auto Workers
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Here is the latest Michigan news from The Associated Press
DETROIT (AP) — Hundreds of people have held May Day rallies in Detroit and Grand Rapids. They are calling for immigration law changes and other labor condition improvements on the international workers holiday. About 50 labor supporters also rallied...Tags: American Civil Liberties Union
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May Day demonstrators rally across U.S.
May Day protesters marched down streets across the country Wednesday, calling on lawmakers to provide a path to citizenship for the estimated 11 million immigrants who have entered the country illegally or overstayed their visas. The crowds numbered...
Tags: Activism, Robert J. Lopez, Politics, Employees, Migration
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May Day: Phoenix immigration rally includes workplace issues
PHOENIX — Brenda Juarez has been in this country so long that she doesn’t remember what Mexican state she was born in. She hopes she and her mother will be allowed to stay. The two women joined about 300 people at Arizona’s state...
Tags: Politics, Employees, Migration, Phoenix (music group), U.S. Chamber of Commerce
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May Day observer asks: 'Are things changing in their favor?'
Standing in front of an electronics store on Broadway in downtown Los Angeles, Nissem Bachsian watched the May Day protesters stream by, as he does every year. There were immigrant rights groups chanting “Si se puede” — “Yes...
Tags: Science and Technology, Immigration, Israel, Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice
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