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  • June 2008

    • Yellow, Popular, and Not Long for Our Shelves

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jun 18, 08 9:32 AM CDT

      Yellow, Popular, and Not Long for Our Shelves

      With prices pushing the $1-per-pound mark, the banana's days as an American staple fruit are numbered, Dan Koeppel writes in the New York Times . “That bananas have long been the cheapest fruit at the grocery store is astonishing,” he notes of the exotic, quick-to-rot fruit, which is cheaper than homegrown apples despite enormous transportation costs. More »

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      farming  • Latin America  • workers' rights  • banana

  • May 2008

    • Big Unions Cut Secret Deals With Employers

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  May 10, 08 6:25 AM CDT

      Big Unions Cut Secret Deals With Employers

      Two of America's biggest unions have made secret deals with major employers that let the companies choose where workers can organize and how many of them can do so, the Wall Street Journal reports. The unions, SEIU and Unite Here, say the confidential agreements have gotten more workers into unions, and they defend not letting their members know about them. More »

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      labor unions  • union  • employers  • SEIU  • workers' rights

  • April 2008

    • Closet Smokers Might Get Canned

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Apr 23, 08 4:42 PM CDT

      Closet Smokers Might Get Canned

      A group of factory workers who lied about their smoking habits could be fired. The Whirlpool company charges lower premiums for health insurance to nonsmoking workers—and relies on the honor code when employees sign up. Now 39 workers at an Indiana factory have been suspended and face losing their jobs after being spotted smoking or chewing, reports the AP. More »

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      smoking  • health insurance  • smoking cessation  • workers' rights

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