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WRAPUP 3-As some retailers back Bangladesh accord, U.S. group lashes out
ReutersBy Jessica Wohl May 15 (Reuters) - An accord designed to prevent another deadly disaster in Bangladesh's garment industry drew sharp criticism from a major U.S. retail trade group on Wednesday, which said it would constrain legal rights of U.S....Tags: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Companies and Corporations, Washington, DC, Plant Openings, Work Rules Contract Issues
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Nordstrom reviews records on factory safety
Seattle TimesSeattle-based Nordstrom is among a growing number of retailers taking a closer look at factory safety after a building collapse killed more than 1,100 garment workers in Bangladesh. Nordstrom's products were not made in the collapsed building, but the...Tags: JC Penney Company Inc., Disasters and Accidents, Nordstrom, Sears, Plant Openings
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Union, GE wait on each other
Erie Times-News, Pa.More than a month has passed since GE Transportation announced its intent to eliminate 1,050 jobs at its Lawrence Park Township plant and to move much of that work to a new plant in Fort Worth, Texas. But after repeated negotiating sessions between...Tags: Wage Contract Issues, Career and Workplace, Unions, Caterpillar Inc., Productivity
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E! Exec Blasts WGA In 'Fashion Police' Dispute
VarietyE! president Suzanne Kolb has blasted the Writers Guild of America for a month-long strike by writers on E! Network's "Fashion Police." The stoppage started April 17 after writers filed complaints with the state of California alleging that E! and show...Tags: Writers Guild of America, Politics, Unions, Career and Workplace, Elections
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WRAPUP 4-U.S., European groups divided on how to improve Bangladesh factories
ReutersBy Jessica Wohl and Nivedita Bhattacharjee May 15 (Reuters) - A trans-Atlantic divide between European and U.S. retailers over how best to respond to fatal disasters in Bangladesh textile factories split wide open on Wednesday, with U.S. retailers...Tags: Abercrombie & Fitch Company, Groceries, Marketing, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Career and Workplace
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'Fashion Police' strike: E! president defends Joan Rivers, demands WGA election
ReutersLOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - E! president Suzanne Kolb on Wednesday sent a letter to eight striking "Fashion Police" writers, defending the show's host Joan Rivers and insisting on a sanctioned election before it would come to the negotiating table. The...Tags: Writers Guild of America, Politics, Career and Workplace, Unions, Elections
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Caroline studies school uniforms
The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va.Requiring Caroline County students and teachers to wear school uniforms is worth further study, a member of the group tasked with weighing the issue told the School Board Monday night. The school division created the 28-member uniform committee last...Tags: Students, High Schools, Elementary Schools, Career and Workplace, Work Rules Contract Issues
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Attorney general subpoenas 7 Nassau offices including Mangano amid Sandy probe
NewsdayThe state attorney general's office subpoenaed the office of Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and six other county agencies Tuesday amid the probe into debris-removal contracts related to superstorm Sandy, officials confirmed. Besides Mangano,...Tags: Wage Contract Issues, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Long Island, Kathleen Rice
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Records: Invalid degree let ex-school chief get stipends
NewsdayA former Wyandanch school superintendent used a doctorate from an unaccreditated institution to obtain $3,000-a-year stipends from the district, where he remains director of central registration, according to documents obtained by Newsday. A report from...Tags: Science and Technology, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, U.S. Department of Education, Career and Workplace
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Oxford City Council: Survey to be done of possible site for new Bynum fire station
The Anniston StarOxford took another step Tuesday toward construction of a new fire station in Bynum, to be located at the intersection of U.S. 78 and Bynum Cutoff Road. The council voted to enter into a contract with the engineering firm Goodwyn, Mills and Cawood to...Tags: Real Estate Sellers, Wage Contract Issues, Arts and Culture, Crime, Law and Justice, Career and Workplace
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FEATURE-Tired of economic crisis, Sudanese pack up to try their luck abroad
ReutersBy Ulf Laessing KHARTOUM, May 15 (Reuters) - In a cramped government office in Khartoum, engineer Ahmed Taha and dozens of other Sudanese, lured by local newspaper adverts for jobs in the Gulf, sit waiting to get a permit to leave the country and work...Tags: International Monetary Fund, Wars and Interventions, Kuwait, Muammar Gaddafi, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Tired of economic crisis, Sudanese pack up to try their luck abroad
ReutersKHARTOUM (Reuters) - In a cramped government office in Khartoum, engineer Ahmed Taha and dozens of other Sudanese, lured by local newspaper adverts for jobs in the Gulf, sit waiting to get a permit to leave the country and work abroad. "I've had enough...Tags: International Monetary Fund, Wars and Interventions, Kuwait, Muammar Gaddafi, Technology
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