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Injuries lead nurses to quit. Union launches drive for state regs
April 7, 2006Saying huge numbers of on-the-job injuries from lifting and turning patients causes ever-increasing legions of nurses to quit, American Federation of Teachers’ nurses division launched a drive for state legislation mandating that hospitals install devices to...
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THIS WEEK IN LABOR
April 7, 2006Delphi strike looms The growing disgust against corporate greed amongst workers in auto took another leap as the Delphi Corp. announced its plan in bankruptcy court on March 31 to void union contracts and close 25...
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Labor law reform in France
April 7, 2006More than a million people in France have taken to the streets against their conservative government’s attempts to change the country’s labor law. According to the conventional wisdom here in the United States, “Old Europe” is...
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Sago survivor home, mine safety battle continues
April 7, 2006PITTSBURGH — Randall McCloy, 26, thin and weak, sat inside his Simpson, W.Va., home with his wife and two children for the first time in two months. McCloy survived the worst West Virginia mining disaster in...
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WORLDNOTES
April 7, 2006Japan: Strong vote against U.S. bases When a referendum on a government plan to transfer 57 additional U.S. aircraft and another 1,600 U.S. troops to the Iwakuni Air Station was held last month, an overwhelming 90...
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