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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, National Government, JC Penney Company Inc., Politics
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City of San Francisco, worker unions protest Kaiser premium hike
SAN FRANCISCO — It's a trend many public employees can relate to: Health insurance premiums climb year after year, while at the bargaining table workers have agreed to kick in more for pensions, take salary cuts and sign on to furlough days. But...Tags: Health Insurance, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Employees, Government, Career and Workplace
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Her job: Stopping wage theft
SACRAMENTO — Julie Su doesn't back down from fights when she thinks employers are cheating their workers. In her two years as California's top labor law enforcer, Su has taken on scores of unscrupulous businesses. As state labor commissioner,...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Small Businesses, Immigration, University of California, Los Angeles, Judges
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Newton R. Russell dies at 85; veteran California legislator
Newton R. Russell, a veteran state senator known as an expert on California's complex public pension system and a stickler for upholding legislative rules, died Saturday of lung cancer at his La Cañada Flintridge home, his family said. He was 85. A...
Tags: Republican Party, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Interior Policy, Ronald Reagan, Elections
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UC hospitals cancel surgeries, divert patients amid strike
A strike by University of California patient care workers Tuesday caused the cancellation of hundreds of surgeries, the closure of laboratory stations and the diversion of emergency room patients, officials said. The hospitals prepared for the two-day...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Nursing, Medical Specialization, Interior Policy, Unions
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Bangladesh and its workers
Another tragedy at a Bangladesh clothing factory, another announcement by Wal-Mart about additional steps it will take to beef up worker safety, this time by inspecting all of its suppliers' facilities itself. Not that the retailing giant hasn't made real...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Walmart, Bangladesh, Consumer Goods Industries, Clothing and Textiles Industry
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Wal-Mart, Gap skirt the issue
If the horrific garment factory collapse last month in Bangladesh has any silver lining, it is the response from more than 30 of the world's leading apparel companies — including Benetton, PVH, Abercrombie & Fitch, H&M, Inditex (Zara), Marks &...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, University of California, Irvine, New York University, Bangladesh, Human Rights
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Debate over amnesty looms over efforts to reform immigration laws
In 1986, lawmakers decided the problem of illegal immigration had to be dealt with. More than 3 million people were living in the United States after crossing the border illegally or overstaying their visas. A new law signed by President Ronald Reagan...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Immigration, Cornell University, Ronald Reagan
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State regulators fine Bumble Bee Foods in worker's death
State regulators have fined Bumble Bee Foods nearly $74,000, citing several safety violations in connection with an employee who was burned to death when he became trapped in an industrial pressure cooker at a Santa Fe Springs facility. The state...Tags: Fines, Punishment
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State reduces fines and citations against Disneyland
This post has been updated. See below for details.State regulators have reduced the fines and the number of citations against Disneyland over safety requirements for maintenance crews working on Space Mountain. The state Division of Occupational Safety and Health last month issued fines of $234,850...Tags: Tourism and Leisure Industry, Fines, Punishment, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Amusement and Theme Parks
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Judge delays release of DWP employee names with pay data
The union representing Los Angeles Department of Water and Power employees won a temporary restraining order Tuesday, preventing the release of workers’ names with their salaries until each employee has had more time to argue that the identity...Tags: Career and Workplace, Crime, Law and Justice, Unions, Judges, Labor Legislation
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Court-martial opens for sergeant who killed 5 U.S. troops in Iraq
JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. — Army Sgt. John Russell opened fire on U.S. mental health workers at a combat stress center in Iraq out of revenge after doctors said he was not eligible to leave the Army, prosecutors said Monday at the opening of...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Armed Conflicts, Judges, Courts-Martial, Mental Health
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