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  • Will Walmart help India or destroy it?


    Motley News — Authority Authority: 471
    Millions of shop owners in India are fighting for their survival, as the threat of Wal-Mart knocks at the door. While entry for international supermarket giants has been shelved for now, there are those who argue the move would be good for consumers and employment. To put it very simply, I hate Wal-Mart. This big [...]
    5 hours ago

  • ‘Downsized’: The Song


    AFL-CIO NOW BLOG — Authority Authority: 599
      From Union Communications Services : Joe Glazer, known by many as labor’s troubadour, had for more than 50 years used his voice and guitar to rally supporters to the union cause, including for this timely tune, “Downsized .” Before his death in 2006, he had performed in a hundred union halls, on ...
    5 hours ago

  • 940 - experience rate


    Human Resource Blog — Authority Authority: 120
    Check with your state Department of Labor. Unemployment taxes in many states vary based upon the employers experience rate. For example, in Montana, an employer pays  a total unemployment tax equal to 0.13% to 0.18% of total taxable wages paid to employees. The percentage for your company is based upon a number of ...
    6 hours ago

  • Sunday Reads: Occupy Superbowl, Alveda King throws women under bus, and the big homeless


    Sky Dancing Blog — Authority Authority: 554
    Vintage ad for a Sunday Drive... It is Sunday Morning… All day yesterday, I kept thinking it was a Friday. It is strange how days have a certain “feel” about them… If you missed any of yesterday’s posts, Wonk the Vote and PeggySue and Dakinikat and  BostonBoomer had some excellent post, take a ...
    7 hours ago

  • Rockford teachers union rejects contract offer


    Capital Land — Authority Authority: 143
    The Associated Press The Associated Press ROCKFORD, Ill. Rockfords teachers union has voted overwhelmingly to reject the districts most recent ...
    9 hours ago

  • Detroit, unions approaching concessions deadline


    Capital Land — Authority Authority: 143
    COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press DETROIT City officials continue to negotiate with Detroits 21 unions and 48 bargaining units with time running out ...
    9 hours ago

  • Paid Meal Breaks


    Human Resource Blog — Authority Authority: 120
    You are very welcome! Please know that we are here to answer all your HR questions!The answer to this question would be different in any other state. However, California is a unique situation. As you probably know, California requires that you give meal breaks to employees, with very few exceptions. Exempt as well as ...
    1 day ago

  • How long will the car have to stay at the Los Angeles Auto Repair and how will the client know that it’s done?


    savonaville.com — Authority Authority: 116
    The shop will be truly happy to inform the car owner if the service or the repair in their car is done already. How long the car will stay with the shop will be truly tough to determine, because that will rely on the degree of the service or repairs needed.  Los Angeles Auto Repair will keep the owner updated and ...
    1 day ago

  • NYT reposts Foxconn story in China, to different reaction


    PC Mike - Tech News and Reviews — Authority Authority: 139
    NYT reposts Foxconn story in China, to different reaction An AppleInsider report by Daniel Dilger provides some illuminating insight on the recent New York Times article criticizing Apple and Foxconn and the labor practices they and the rest of the electronics industry pursue to keep innovation high and prices low. ...
    1 day ago

  • A La Carte (1/27)


    Challies Dot Com — Authority Authority: 643
    Post-Prayer Whispers - David Murray lists some of the little whispers you can hear after you pray. “Anyone else get that? It’s so discouraging, isn’t it. I mean, why pray if all you get at the end of it is an even heavier feeling of guilt and failure? Prayer should be a delight not a dread.” Black and ...
    2 days ago

  • Questions to Ask Your Mother (or Father) Before It Is Too Late


    List Producer — Authority Authority: 107
    Pretty much without fail — I call my mother every single day. I love checking in and seeing how her day was and filling her in on mine.  I realize not everyone does this — but I love the relationship I have with my mom.  If it’s one hour or one minute — we always [...]
    2 days ago

  • Inside Apples Hidden Factories. Finally.


    MoJo Blog Posts: blue marble — Authority Authority: 113
    Almost everyone I know owns something made by Apple, and while most of us spend a fair bit of time obsessing about our gadgets—which apps are worth paying for? Is Siri useful or annoying?—But rarely do we talk about where they came from. In part, thats because Apple wants it that way: The company is famously ...
    2 days ago

  • The Human Cost of Apple’s Success


    TIME.com — Authority Authority: 649
    It’s all-Apple all the time these days — “astounding” earnings reports in the news on Jan. 25, lingering shots of Steve Jobs’ widow, Laurene, sitting near Michelle Obama at the State of the Union address the day before, and of course, ever since his death in October, near-ubiquitous references to Jobs ...
    2 days ago

  • Union says Eurostar cleaners authorize strike


    Washington Examiner — Authority Authority: 683
    The Associated Press The Associated Press LONDON A union says train cleaners working for Eurostar in London have voted to authorize a strike in a ...
    2 days ago

  • Open Thread–1/27/2012


    Politics Plus — Authority Authority: 468
    If everything works as planned, I will be asleep when this article appears, having just returned from prison after my volunteer work.  I’m writing it early in the morning of 1/26, before leaving and setting it to auto-publish so there is at least something for you at the regular time. Obviously I am not current ...
    2 days ago

  • Federal Employees Union Plans ‘Save Our Jobs’ Rally Jan. 30 in Anniston


    The Locust Fork News-Journal — Authority Authority: 112
    The American Federation of Government Employees Local 1945 in the Anniston-Jacksonville area of Alabama says about 1,000 U.S. government workers are about to be laid off and their work assigned to contractors in other locations. So they are planning a “Save Our Jobs” rally for Monday, Jan. 30, at the Anniston ...
    3 days ago

  • The Acronym GOP, Christian Values and Neocons


    Joejolly's Weblog — Authority Authority: 114
    Today’s press – describing the Republican party as GRAND(GOP) – begs the question – how do you mean that “GRAND”? Is the word   grand , in referencing neocons,  just a name, a value judgment, a slogan, a motto or what? The reason why the question needs to be resolved is America should know if its ...
    3 days ago

  • Apple’s iPad and the Human Costs for Workers in China - NYTimes.com


    Web Links — Authority Authority: 128
    A staggering manufacturing system in China has made it possible for Apple and other companies to make devices almost as quickly as they can be dreamed up, but for workers, it can be dangerous.
    3 days ago

  • Indiana House Passes ‘Right to Work’ Bill


    heave-ho.org — Authority Authority: 449
    Lawmakers passed legislation that would bar unions from charging nonmembers for representation.
    3 days ago

  • Caltex vs Agad (GR No. 162017) April 23, 2010


    Scribbles of a Lunatic Mind — Authority Authority: 111
    Facts: Petitioner Caltex employed the services of Respondent Agad as Depot Superintendent-A on a probationary basis for six months. For the next eleven years, Agad obtained various promotions and held the positions of Depot Superintendent-A, Field Engineer, Senior Superintendent, and Bulk Depot Superintendent. During ...
    3 days ago

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