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Menard to fly Wis. workers in to staff ND store
Home improvement retailer Menard Inc. says it will hire workers from its home base in Wisconsin and fly them to North Dakota to staff a store in ...
Talks to resume in LA-Long Beach harbors strike
Negotiators for employers and union workers at the Los Angeles and Long Beach harbors will resume talks following a third day of a strike that has ...
In Bangladesh, echoes of 1911 Triangle fire in NYC
Terrified women leaping to their deaths. Locked exits trapping workers. Piles of clothing blocking stairwells to safety. The fire that raced through ...
Courts to hear challenges to Obama appointments
In a major test of presidential power, federal appeals courts are starting to hear legal challenges to President Barack Obama's decision to bypass the ...
Spain's Iberia workers to strike before Christmas
Labor unions representing most workers in Spain's Iberia airline say they will stage six days of strikes right before the Christmas holiday period to ...
German unemployment drops slightly in November
Official figures show the number of Germans unemployed ticked down slightly in November, even though growth in Europe's largest economy is coming off ...
First Singapore strike in years highlights strains
Singapore responded to its first strike in nearly three decades with riot police and strident official criticism of the disgruntled Chinese immigrant ...
Fire highlights harsh lives of Bangladesh workers
Clothing is king in Bangladesh, a country that exports more garments than any other in the world except China. It is responsible for four out of every ...
Court: Who counts as a supervisor?
When does your co-worker also count as your supervisor? The Supreme Court may make a final decision on whether to draw a legal line between work ...
Hobbits, superheroes put magic in NZ film industry
A crate full of sushi arrives. Workers wearing wetsuit shirts or in bare feet bustle past with slim laptops. With days to go, a buzzing intensity ...
Black voters look to leverage their loyalty
When black voters gave President Barack Obama 93 percent support on Election Day in defiance of predictions that they might sit it out this year, ...
Union groups accuse DHL of labor violations
Two international unions say they've filed a complaint with the German government alleging that Deutsche Post's DHL division has attempted to stifle ...
No, thanks: NHL lockout talks break off again
Jaymes Hall had a question for NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman about the lockout, which already has wiped out more than a quarter of the regular season: ...
Dark side of thriving China: 5 kids die in trash
On the day China unveiled its new leadership in Beijing with promises of a better life for all, five runaway boys died in a garbage bin where they had ...
NHL lockout talks break off again with frustration
NHL labor talks broke off soon after they resumed Wednesday, with players maintaining their new proposal was a huge economic concession and ...
Twinkie maker Hostess to close down, sell brands
Twinkies, Ho Hos and Wonder Bread are up for sale now that a bankruptcy judge cleared the way for Hostess Brands Inc. to fire its 18,500 workers and ...
Fewer seek US jobless aid as storm distorts data
The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment aid remained elevated for a second straight week because Superstorm Sandy forced many people to seek ...
Chelsea fires coach Roberto Di Matteo
Roberto Di Matteo's reign as Chelsea manager came to a sudden end Wednesday when he was fired only six months after guiding the club to an unlikely ...
Oakland seaport, airport workers set to return
Custodial and maintenance workers at Oakland International Airport and at one of the nation's busiest seaports were set to end their picketing and ...
Hostess says talks to stave off shutdown fail
Hostess Brands Inc. lived to die another day. The maker of Twinkies and Ding Dongs said late Tuesday that it failed to reach an agreement with its ...
Breakaway unions strike across Argentina
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez faced a nationwide strike on Tuesday, led by the union bosses who used to be her most steadfast supporters.
Amnesty International workers start strike
Amnesty International workers in London walked off the job on Tuesday for the second strike in as many months in an embarrassing setback for an ...
Unions flexed muscles in state campaigns
From California to Maine, unions used their political muscle in the recent elections to help install Democratic governors, build labor-friendly ...
Labor Board promises quick action on Wal-Mart case
Federal labor officials said Monday that they will decide quickly whether to support a request by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to stop a union-backed group ...
Unions show muscle, spent millions in state races
When Maggie Hassan won the New Hampshire governor's race, it wasn't just a victory for her fellow Democrats. Unions spent millions backing Hassan with ...