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Unions on the move in North Carolina
October 27, 2006RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — “Unions seem to be becoming more and more active in North Carolina,” Jack Hawke, a former state Republican Party chairman, warned fellow conservatives at a recent Raleigh event. “And a lot of...
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CWA and Indian unions take on call centers
October 27, 2006WASHINGTON (PAI) — The burgeoning thousands of call center workers in India who serve U.S. and multinational companies, and who got jobs formerly handled by U.S. unionists, are tough to organize. They need new types of...
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THIS WEEK IN LABOR
October 27, 2006Goodyear strike solid “Our people are solid. We haven’t had anyone cross the line,” USW Local 12 President Dennis Battles told the World Oct. 24. The threatened closure of Goodyear’s plant in Gadsden, Ala., along with...
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WORLD NOTES
October 27, 2006Britain: Bosses bag big pay Income Data Services has reported that heads of Britain’s 100 largest corporations got a 43 percent pay hike last year. Their average basic salary rose 9 percent to £730,796 (about $1.4...
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Labor movement continues to develop in China
October 27, 2006NewsAnalysis The Communist Party of China has just ended its annual central committee meeting, vowing to rebuild and renew its public health system and other social safety nets. It also emphasized efforts to improve education and...
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