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SAfrica: Striking truckers sign wage deal
A strike by 20,000 truckers in South Africa ended Friday with an agreement to increase wages, said the strikers' union. The settlement of the ...
Man torched in SAfrica mine strikes, another shot
Striking miners killed one man by setting him on fire Thursday while another was fatally shot, apparently by police, in rekindled labor unrest in ...
Red Sox fire Valentine after 1 tumultuous season
The Boston Red Sox found out too late that Bobby Valentine wasn't the manager to straighten out a clubhouse of coddled veterans. They didn't take long ...
Striking SAfrican miners find strength in numbers
Carrying a piece of paper threatening him with eviction from a workers' hostel, Robert Asanda pointed to thousands of fellow striking miners who had ...
Labor standoffs silence orchestras in Minn., Ind.
The Minnesota Orchestra was called the world's greatest not long ago, welcome recognition for musicians based outside a top cultural center. Now its ...
SAfrica truckers stage protest in Johannesburg
Thousands of striking truck drivers protested Tuesday amid heavy police presence in central Johannesburg as labor unrest continued across South ...
Rare labor petition in Iran shows economic alarm
For weeks, a manifesto complaining about Iran's stumbling economy circulated in secret among factories and workshops. Organizers asked for signatures ...
Cisco CEO's pay package dipped 9 pct in past year
Cisco Systems Inc. trimmed CEO John Chambers' pay package for the past fiscal year by 9 percent as concerns about growth at the maker of computer ...
Yahoo gives new CFO big raise to leave his old job
Yahoo's new chief financial officer is getting a big raise to join the struggling Internet company. Ken Goldman, who will become Yahoo's CFO next ...
Strikers shut AngloGold Ashanti mines in SAfrica
Disruptions to South Africa's key mining sector increased as AngloGold Ashanti said Wednesday that strikers have halted all its operations in the ...
Mexico labor bill would loosen hiring, union grip
A proposal to reform Mexico's dysfunctional, 1970s-era labor laws, loosen work rules and increase union democracy split Mexican political parties ...
South Africa strikes spread to transport sector
South Africa's labor unrest spread Tuesday from its mines to the transport sector, and the country's transport union said more than 20,000 road ...
Oracle pay for CEO Ellison jumps to $96 million
Larry Ellison, the founder and CEO of Oracle Corp. and one of the wealthiest people in the world, saw his pay jump to $96.2 million last year.
Strikes spread to gold sector in South Africa
Strikes in South Africa have spread in the gold mining industry, inspired by an illegal and violent work stoppage that netted workers at a platinum ...
Judge: Texas firm must pay disabled workers $1.4M
A Texas company that profited for decades by supplying mentally disabled workers to an Iowa turkey plant at wages of 41 cents per hour must pay the ...
South Africa miners celebrate wage deal
Lonmin Platinum's miners celebrated a wage deal Wednesday that ended a deadly strike, but labor unrest at a different mine took a violent turn when ...
No progress as Day 1 of NHL lockout comes, goes
Die-hard hockey fans might need to invest in some classic NHL games on DVD. It might be the only taste of hockey for months. There's no telling when ...
No workers seen at troubled SAfrican platinum mine
A strike at the world's third-largest platinum mine enters its fourth week with empty buses searching in vain for workers though wage negotiations may ...
SAfrican Implats workers demand 10 percent raise
Monday is D-Day for the London-registered Lonmin PLC platinum mine. It hopes workers will report for duty in the fourth week of a violent strike for ...
Lufthansa, cabin crew take dispute to arbitration
Germany's Lufthansa and a union representing cabin crews agreed Friday to take their bitter pay dispute to arbitration after flight attendants walked ...
Hyundai Motor union approves deal, ends strike
Hyundai Motor's labor union has voted to accept a deal for increased wages and the elimination of overnight shifts, ending one of the costliest ...
Court: Ex-NFL punter eligible for workers comp
Longtime-NFL punter Tom Tupa is eligible for workers compensation for a career-ending back injury he suffered while warming up for a preseason game ...
Changes tough, but Social Security fixable
Despite Social Security's long-term problems, the massive retirement and disability program could be preserved for generations to come with modest but ...
Social Security fixable; changes politically tough
Despite Social Security's long-term problems, the massive retirement and disability program could be preserved for generations to come with modest but ...