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Exclusive - Volkswagen spied on Lula, other Brazilian workers in 1980s
2014-09-05 17:33:04| Automakers - Topix.net
Volkswagen AG spied on Brazilian union activists in the 1980s and passed sensitive information about wage demands and other private discussions to the country's military dictatorship, according to newly uncovered documents seen by Reuters. The company covertly monitored its own workers as well as prominent union leaders of the era.
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'BP should pay they've done a lot of damage': Gulf workers hail ruling
2014-09-05 14:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Environmentalists, recreational fishermen and people who make their living on the Gulf of Mexico are hailing a federal judges ruling that could mean $18 billion in additional fines for BP over the nations worst offshore oil spill. Lisa Smith cheered and gave an emphatic yes Thursday afternoon when she heard about the decision as she fished off a beach bridge in Florida. BP should have to pay, theyve done a lot of damage, Smith said. In the town of Lafitte, Louisiana, David Robin said...
Union-Backed Study Documents Impacts of Misclassified Workers in California
2014-09-03 20:10:01| ENR.com: Headline News
The states unreported and misclassified construction work increased by 400% from 1972 to 2012.
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Fukushima workers sue over pay
2014-09-03 04:58:38| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
A group of workers decommissioning the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant sue its operator Tepco over unpaid hazard wages.
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Fukushima workers sue Tepco over unpaid wages, reliance on contractors
2014-09-03 03:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A group of Fukushima workers on Wednesday sued Tokyo Electric for unpaid wages in a potentially precedent-setting legal challenge to the utility and its reliance on contractors to shut down a nuclear plant destroyed by the industry's worst accident since Chernobyl. The lawsuit, filed by two current and two former Fukushima workers, claims that Tokyo Electric Power Co Inc and its contractors failed to ensure workers are paid promised hazard allowances, a court filing showed. The workers say...
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