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  • September 2008

    • Sides Dig In Despite Boeing Strike Costs

      Seattle Times  |  Sep 29, 08 1:35 PM CDT

      Sides Dig In Despite Boeing Strike Costs

      (Newser) - Machinists employed by Boeing have been on strike for more than 3 weeks, with no end in sight; analysts say if the stoppage reaches a month, it could cost the aircraft maker $1.3 billion, the Seattle Times reports. The union sees its position as good, given Boeing’s huge backlog of orders, but a downturn in the airline industry could put workers on shaky ground. More »

  • May 2008
  • April 2008
  • January 2008

    • Cop Crisis Threatens Carnival

      BBC  |  Jan 31, 08 12:04 PM CST

      Cop Crisis Threatens Carnival

      (Newser) - A wave of police resignations has hit Rio de Janeiro at the worst possible time, the BBC reports, with Brazil's famous Carnival parades set to begin tomorrow. Forty-three senior officers resigned in protest over the firing of their commander last week; though the city can ill-afford such a crisis, officials say they expect the festival to go off hitch-free. More »

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      police  • Brazil  • labor relations  • Rio de Janeiro  • Carnival

    • Amtrak Deal Prevents Strike

      Associated Press  |  Jan 18, 08 5:03 PM CST

      Amtrak Deal Prevents Strike

      (Newser) - Amtrak struck a deal with nine of its labor unions today, heading off a potentially catastrophic strike that was scheduled to begin at the end of the month, the AP reports. Union members still must ratify the specifics, but sources say the deal grants the unions full payment of back wages while giving Amtrak none of its desired concessions on work rules. More »

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      labor unions  • train  • labor relations  • Amtrak

    • China Braces for Fallout of Labor Law

      Bloomberg  |  Jan 1, 08 2:21 PM CST

      China Braces for Fallout of Labor Law

      (Newser) - Olympus, Nike, and other manufacturers operating on low margins may close up shop in China after the government’s new labor law protecting workers comes into effect today, reports Bloomberg. The law improves worker security, limits overtime, sets minimum wages, and makes it more difficult to hire temporary workers, among other provisions. It "will definitely raise our costs," says one electronics manufacturer's rep. More »

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      China  • labor  • Chinese economy  • labor relations

  • November 2007
  • September 2007

    • GM, Union Tangle Over Health Care, Labor Costs

      Bloomberg  |  Sep 24, 07 3:27 PM CDT

      GM, Union Tangle Over Health Care, Labor Costs

      (Newser) - At the root of the UAW's strike against GM's US factories is a fundamental conflict between management's need to cut costs and the union's resistance to offering more givebacks, Bloomberg reports. Negotiations resumed this afternoon between GM, which lost $12.4 billion last year, and the UAW, which represents 73,000 employees at the nation's largest automaker. More »

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      auto industry  • General Motors  • United Auto Workers  • labor relations  • UAW strike

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