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WIN's Daily Headlines
May 17, 2013 | 09:05 am
The world’s largest retailer has once again rejected a safety plan intended to help improve working conditions in Bangladesh. The announcement that Wal-Mart would be rejecting the proposal comes only days after H&M, Marks & Spencer, and Benetton said they’d[…]
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WIN's Daily Headlines
May 16, 2013 | 08:28 am
Fast food workers have been staging one-day walkouts throughout the country. One of the most recent strikes was in St. Louis where more than 100 workers walked out at a variety of established fast food restaurants. Workers taking part in[…]
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WIN's Daily Headlines
May 16, 2013 | 08:23 am
Department of Defense employees are preparing for furloughs triggered due to federal budget cuts brought on by sequestration. As many as 650,000 Defense Department employees will be required to take as many as 11 unpaid furlough days between now and[…]
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WIN's Daily Headlines
May 15, 2013 | 08:20 am
By Doug CunninghamThe United Mine Workers of America is fighting hard against an effort by Peabody Coal to destroy pension and health care for retired miners and their families. The UMWA says Peabody spun off a company called Patriot Coal[…]
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WIN's Daily Headlines
May 15, 2013 | 08:19 am
Five University of California medical centers could be impacted by a two-day strike next week. Last week 13,000 technical workers for the centers voted overwhelmingly in favor of giving the AFSCME bargaining committee the authority to call a strike. According[…]
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WIN's Daily Headlines
May 14, 2013 | 04:37 am
Concession workers at AT&T Park in San Francisco have authorized their union to call a strike. The workers are represented by UNITE-Here Local 2 and have been without a contract for three-years. The park is home to the San Francisco[…]
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