labor law
Iraq: The struggle for new labor and trade union laws
November 21, 2013Progress on enacting a new trade union law in Iraq is still stalled.
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Report: Nissan in Mississippi is violating international labor law
October 8, 2013The company is in violation of the standards on freedom of association, the report notes, because of Nissan's "aggressive interference" with workers attempting to exercise their fundamental right to organize a union.
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Palestinian union leader seeks support from U.S. unions
October 1, 2013Labor leader Mahmoud Abu Odeh is hoping American trade unionists will help Palestinian workers achieve basic rights. He says it is a question of human needs shared by Americans, Palestinians and Israelis.
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NLRB judge: Firm’s ‘arbitration agreement’ with workers can’t ban appeals to board
August 22, 2013The ban violates the worker's labor law rights, ALJ Melissa Olivero ruled on August 14 in a case involving Fort Lauderdale-based Everglades University.
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Pennsylvania American Water slapped by NLRB
July 16, 2013Pennsylvania American Water, subsidiary of one of the nation's richest utilities, apparently isn't content with letting its executives feed at the ratepayers' trough, the Utility Workers note.
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