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Two activist groups accuse Wal-Mart of unfair labor practices
The day after Wal-Mart Stores Inc. named a former advisor to President George W. Bush to head its corporate and government affairs division, two activist groups filed complaints accusing the retail behemoth and its suppliers of poor labor practices....
Tags: Career and Workplace, White House, George W. Bush, Politics, Labor Legislation
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WGA to picket E! headquarters in 'Fashion Police' dispute
The Writers Guild of America, West has escalated its fight with the producers of "Fashion Police," a show on the E! cable network. The guild plans to hold a picket and rally outside the Wilshire Boulevard headquarters of E! Entertainment Television on...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Chelsea Lately (tv program), Satellite and Cable Service, Collective Contract, Writers Guild of America
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Reid to delay Senate votes on most Obama nominees until July
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday that he will delay votes on several of President Obama’s nominees for key posts until July, a decision raising the prospect that he’ll seek further changes to Senate rules...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Richard Cordray, Elections
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One Cabinet pick approved, two narrowly advance
WASHINGTON — President Obama's nominee to lead the Energy Department won unanimous confirmation by the Senate on Thursday while two other Cabinet choices narrowly advanced out of committee, amid complaints from Democrats over Republican delaying...
Tags: Republican Party, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Labor Legislation
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Nuking the filibuster
In requiring the U.S. Senate to confirm presidential appointments, the Constitution aims to ensure a second level of scrutiny of the qualifications of government officials. But Senate Republicans have hijacked the confirmation process, not only to...
Tags: Republican Party, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Congress, U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Richard Cordray
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Caltech to appeal judge's order to rescind disciplinary actions
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Tuesday said it planned to appeal a National Labor Relations Board judge’s order to rescind disciplinary actions against five engineers and scientists who shared emails at work about a Supreme Court decision...Tags: Career and Workplace, Science and Technology, Crime, Law and Justice, George W. Bush, NASA
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JPL to appeal NLRB order rescinding discipline of 5 employees
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Tuesday said it planned to appeal a National Labor Relations Board judge's order to rescind disciplinary actions against five engineers and scientists. "Caltech respectfully disagrees with the decision and intends...Tags: Career and Workplace, Science and Technology, Crime, Law and Justice, George W. Bush, NASA
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Judge orders JPL to drop discipline over scientists' email
A National Labor Relations Board judge has ordered NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to rescind disciplinary actions against five scientists who shared emails at work about a Supreme Court decision on background security checks for JPL employees....Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, NASA, Labor Legislation, Science, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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An administrative law judge ruled that JPL unfairly disciplined scientists over emails sent at work
A National Labor Relations Board judge has ordered NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Cañada Flintridge to rescind disciplinary actions against five scientists who shared emails at work about a Supreme Court decision on background security...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, NASA, Labor Legislation, Science, Judges
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An employer's right not to speak
Massing the heavy legal artillery of 1st Amendment principles, a federal appeals court has ruled that the federal government can't order businesses to post signs informing employees that they have a right to join a union and to bargain for better wages....
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Employment Opportunities, Labor Legislation, Business, Health and Safety at Work
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Federal appeals court strikes down union notification requirement
WASHINGTON — Employers cannot be required to post a notice that tells their workers they have a right to join a union and bargain for better wages, a federal appeals court ruled in the latest setback for the National Labor Relations Board. The so-...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Employment Opportunities, Freedom of the Press, Labor Legislation, Judges
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SEIU wins union vote from Kaiser workers, defeating smaller rival
Workers at healthcare giant Kaiser Permanente in California voted to remain with the SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West union in a bitterly contested election pitting a labor giant against a smaller rival. The SEIU-UHW said it garnered nearly 19,000...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Politics, Employees, Ford Motor Co., Elections
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