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France passes reform to ease hire-and-fire rules
ReutersPARIS (Reuters) - The French parliament passed a landmark reform of the country's labor code on Tuesday, part of President Francois Hollande's efforts to convince European partners he is determined to revamp the euro zone's second largest economy....Tags: European Union, Interior Policy, Laws, Employment, Labor Legislation
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Turkish Airlines faces strike as union deadline approaches
Reuters* Workers scheduled to start strike on May 15 * Hundreds of flights cancelled during previous strike * Company denies reports of boardroom rift By Ceyda Caglayan ISTANBUL, May 14 (Reuters) - Turkish Airlines staff are highly likely to go on strike...Tags: Strikes, Employees, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Air Transportation Delays
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Choi and O'Farrell in contentious battle for council seat
Mitch O'Farrell is probably the only candidate running for Los Angeles City Council who can do a backward handspring, no problem. Before taking a job a decade ago as a field deputy in the office of Councilman Eric Garcetti, O'Farrell, 52, spent years as a...
Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, Colleges and Universities, Elections, Antonio Villaraigosa, Health Insurance Cost
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Special Report- 'Coal Mafia' stokes India's power crisis
ReutersDHANBAD, India (Reuters) - Seven shots rang out at a wedding reception in this sooty city in eastern India, and Suresh Singh, India's "Coal King", fell fatally wounded. He was a wealthy coal trader, a politician and, police say, a crime boss. At the time...Tags: Parties and Movements, Weddings, Bribery, Elections, Auction Service
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Newington Declares Impasse In Contract Negotiations
The Hartford CourantThe union representing town and some school employees expressed disappointment Monday with the town's decision to seek arbitration more than 10 months after its old contract expired. "We tried as hard as we could to reach an agreement that's fair to...Tags: Newington, Arbitration, Employees, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace
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Bangladesh to end search for building collapse victims
Bangladesh's military is ending its search for bodies in the wreckage of an eight-story garment factory building that collapsed last month because no more victims are expected to be found, officials said Monday. Also Monday, the government agreed to...Tags: Plant Openings, Bangladesh, Disasters and Accidents, Labor Legislation, Clothing and Textiles Industry
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H&M, others back new Bangladesh factory safety accord
Reuters* Other brands have until May 15 deadline to join accord * Death toll at 1,127 as recovery operation nears end * Deal to involve financial commitment to improve safety * Wal-Mart, Gap also involved in fire and building safety talks By Veronica Ek and...Tags: Walmart, Plant Openings, Tesco plc, Economy, Business and Finance, Bangladesh
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Fire let one get away
The Fire had plenty of chances on Saturday but the visiting Union got the big break. Jack McInerney, Major League Soccer's leading scorer, collected his seventh goal of the season on a partially deflected slow roller to lead the Union to a 1-0 victory...
Tags: Chris Rolfe, Soccer, Sports, Gonzalo Segares, Career and Workplace
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News-Press Editorial: GWP contract the right move to make
This week, more than two years after engaging in good-faith contract talks with the L.A.-based International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 18, the union representing employees of Glendale Water & Power, the city of Glendale pulled the plug on...
Tags: Employees, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace
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Union for UC patient-care workers authorizes strike for May 21, 22
The union representing nearly 13,000 University of California patient-care workers announced plans Friday to strike later this month, but UC officials said they would seek a restraining order to prevent any such action. The American Federation of State,...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Strikes, Interior Policy, Employees, Career and Workplace
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'Fashion Police' Strike: E! President Defends Joan Rivers, Demands WGA Election
ReutersMay 15 (TheWrap.com) - E! president Suzanne Kolb on Wednesday sent a letter to eight striking "Fashion Police" writers, defending the show's host Joan Rivers and insisting on a sanctioned election before it would come to the negotiating table. The...Tags: Strikes, Writers Guild of America, Elections, Career and Workplace, Politics
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WRAPUP 4-U.S., European groups divided on how to improve Bangladesh factories
ReutersBy Jessica Wohl and Nivedita Bhattacharjee May 15 (Reuters) - A trans-Atlantic divide between European and U.S. retailers over how best to respond to fatal disasters in Bangladesh textile factories split wide open on Wednesday, with U.S. retailers...Tags: Tommy Hilfiger, National Retail Federation, Bangladesh, Marketing, Dhaka (Bangladesh)
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