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Yue Yuen workers strike over production changes
2015-03-19 15:44:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Less than a year after a two-week long strike at Chinese footwear manufacturer Yue Yuen, as many as 5,000 workers are reportedly taking part in a new round of industrial action over proposed production changes.
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The cubicle: Invented in Michigan to liberate office workers
2015-03-19 12:50:43| Furniture - Topix.net
It's everywhere now, but the cubicle was developed in Michigan at the Ann Arbor research center of Herman Miller Inc. Conceived as an alternative to open workrooms that lacked privacy or personality, its modular elements could be customized to accommodate employees' changing needs. "Action Office," as the cubicle and its components were officially called, was the invention of Robert Propst, a brilliant artist/inventor.
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IT workers' voices heard in the Senate, confidentially
2015-03-18 05:34:19| Energy - Topix.net
A Senate Judiciary Committee hearing today on the H-1B visa offered up a stew of policy arguments, positioning and frustration. Much of the frustration focused on the IT layoffs at Southern California Edison , which is cutting 500 IT workers after hiring two offshore outsourcing firms.
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Denver scrap recycler fined $58K over workers death
2015-03-17 15:20:01| Solid Waste & Recycling magazine Headlines
Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspectors found 12 safety violations at the scrap metal recycler violations following the death The post Denver scrap recycler fined $58K over worker’s death appeared first on Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine.
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VIDEO: City workers' Budget wish list
2015-03-17 01:34:17| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Surprising things City workers want from Osborne
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