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Bring farmworkers' plight into the sunlight
FRESNO — It was around 2 o'clock, temperatures rising under an arcing sun, when I met two workers on a peach farm near here recently. One had first entered the country illegally nearly 40 years ago but later became a U.S. citizen at a time when the...
Tags: Medina (Saudi Arabia), Republican Party, Politics, Immigration, Parties and Movements
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Guest worker idea stuck in web of politics
DELANO, Calif. — "You'd think agriculture would have Republican politicians on our side, but on this issue we don't," Kevin Andrew was saying as we toured some grape fields north of Bakersfield, where farmworkers were thinning vines.
Come harvest...Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Immigration, Parties and Movements, Career and Workplace
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Activist Dolores Huerta: 50 years of fighting for human rights
Dolores Huerta runs on righteous ferocity the way cars run on gasoline. The woman who co-founded the United Farm Workers union 50 years ago with Cesar Chavez has harried, prodded, hectored, rallied and protested. She's been arrested more than a score of...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, Racism, Immigration, Employment, Civil Rights
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As temporary employment grows, pitfalls seen in Indianapolis
Temporary workers are often in high demand in a shaky economy. Businesses aren’t yet ready to commit to full-time employees, especially when an economic recovery is far from certain. But in the latest recession and recovery, temporary workers...
Tags: Employment Opportunities, Laws, Career and Workplace, Employment, Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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When social media gets you fired: Francesca's CFO is out
Gene Morphis keeps busy online. He has, it seems, more than 100 friends on Facebook, about 400 connections on LinkedIn and nearly 600 profile views on his personal Blogger site. But one of those sites may have gotten him fired. Morphis was removed from...
Tags: Conservation, Companies and Corporations, Career and Workplace, Casablanca (movie), Media Industry
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Unemployment is a special challenge for veterans
WASHINGTON — Matt Pizzo has a law degree, can-do attitude, proven leadership skills, and expertise in communications and satellite technology from his four years in the Air Force. Yet the 29-year-old has been told that he's overqualified, too old,...
Tags: Long Island, Afghanistan, Career and Workplace, Armed Forces, Behavioral Conditions
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Why is safety a divisive issue for Nuclear Regulatory Commission?
Reading between the lines, it's probably fair to say that Greg Jaczko may not be someone you'd want to work for. As chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, he's been accused of yelling at people, browbeating subordinates and picking fights...Tags: Republican Party, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Tokyo Electric Power Co., Services and Shopping, Science and Technology
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Angels to take a hit in amateur draft for signing free agents
The Angels already are playing catch-up against the division-rival Texas Rangers, trailing the defending two-time American League champions by seven games through Sunday in the AL West.
And they'll be way behind the Rangers again in June when it's time...Tags: American League West, C.J. Wilson (baseball), Career and Workplace, Albert Pujols, Texas Rangers
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Cordray sees slim chance his CFPB appointment could be overturned
WASHINGTON -- The head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau acknowledged there is a slim chance his controversial recess appointment could be overturned, according to an email obtained by a government watchdog group. "There is a chance (a minor...
Tags: Republican Party, Laws, Politics, Parties and Movements, Career and Workplace
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Senate panel OKs social media protections for students, workers
PolitiCalA state Senate committee Thursday approved a bill that would bar public and private colleges from asking students for access to their personal social media accounts.... -
Mitt Romney blasts Obama for appointing 'union stooges' to NLRB
Republican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney brushed aside his party challengers yet again Thursday to deliver a blunt general election assault on President Obama, calling him a “crony capitalist” who had put “union stooges”...Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Rick Santorum, Parties and Movements, Newt Gingrich
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Republicans say consumer chief controversy will hurt businesses
Republican senators warned Richard Cordray, the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, that they believe his controversial recess appointment is invalid and legal challenges will lead to uncertainty for businesses about whether agency rules...Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Parties and Movements, Career and Workplace, U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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