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Repatriating detainees to Yemen key to closing Guantanamo
ReutersBy Susan Cornwell and Jane Sutton WASHINGTON/MIAMI, May 23 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's pledge on Thursday to lift a ban on transfers of detainees to Yemen from the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, addresses one of the core obstacles to clearing...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Government, Credit and Debt, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prisons
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U.S. military lawyers urge Hagel to improve Guantanamo conditions
Reuters* Biggest hunger strike in several years * Obama to reaffirm pledge to close prison * Legal and political hurdles By Jane Sutton MIAMI, May 22 (Reuters) - Military and civilian lawyers for prisoners at the Guantanamo naval base urged U.S. Defense...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Government, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, The Wall Street Journal, Prisons
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Dubai contractor Arabtec says workers end strike
ReutersDUBAI (Reuters) - Dubai contractor Arabtec said on Wednesday a four-day strike by foreign workers seeking higher pay was over and the emirate's police chief said 200 of them would be repatriated. The company, in which Abu Dhabi state-owned fund Aabar...Tags: Burj Khalifa, Career and Workplace, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)
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Pussy Riot member starts hunger strike to protest court ruling
ReutersMOSCOW (Reuters) - A member of the band Pussy Riot who was jailed over a protest against President Vladimir Putin in a Russian cathedral said on Wednesday she was starting a hunger strike after she was barred from a parole hearing. Maria Alyokhina also...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Christian Orthodoxy, Career and Workplace, Religion and Belief
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Italy to outline youth jobs plan as government struggles
ReutersROME (Reuters) - Italy's new government, already sinking in opinion polls and riven by internal disputes, on Wednesday lays out its plans to address one of the main causes of public anger - soaring unemployment among young people. But the left-right...Tags: Elections, Labor Legislation, Government, Politics, European Union
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Minnesota legislature OKs new higher top income tax bracket
ReutersMINNEAPOLIS, May 20 (Reuters) - Minnesota's lawmakers on Monday approved a bill that would raise more than $2 billion for the upcoming two-year budget through income and other tax increases, allowing the state to close a $627 million structural budget...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Government, Politics, Career and Workplace, Public Officials
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Supreme Court agrees to hear Fidelity whistleblower case
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a case involving whistleblowers at Fidelity Investments, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider whether mutual fund employees are subject to the same whistleblower protections as workers at publicly traded companies....Tags: Finance, Labor Legislation, Economy, Business and Finance, WorldCom Incorporated, Employees
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In Illinois, Davis preparing for marathon race for Congress
St. Louis Post-DispatchU.S. Rep. Rodney Davis recalls the moment he learned that Democrats had identified him as a special target for defeat in 2014. He was standing in line for freshman orientation the week after winning his seat last November. "The honeymoon didn't even...Tags: John Shimkus, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Republican Party, Work Relations, Barack Obama
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Blatant wage theft or modern management, comp time is getting new attention in Memphis
Commercial AppealA Republican push to give the nation's private employers the option of offering workers comp time instead of paying overtime required since the Great Depression highlights a rising tide of legal battles in Memphis and across the nation. For businesses,...Tags: Labor Legislation, Laws, Republican Party, Lawyers, Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
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Officials defend deal with unions
The Columbus DispatchFranklin County officials are defending an agreement with local labor unions that would require anyone working on a $45 million renovation project to pay union dues and pay into union benefit programs, whether or not they are union members. Members of...Tags: Wage Contract Issues, Employees, Career and Workplace, Collective Contract, Unions
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Prison for Yuba City union official, wife
Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif.A Yuba City union manager and his wife were sentenced to prison in federal court in Sacramento on Friday for misappropriating at least $120,000. U.S. District Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr. sentenced Robert L. Carr, 58, to two years and six months in...Tags: Justice System, AFL-CIO, Credit and Debt, U.S. Department of Labor, Crime, Law and Justice
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Tech, labor brandish dueling studies in U.S. immigration fight
ReutersBy Caren Bohan WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - The technology industry and organized labor are locked in a fight that threatens to complicate the U.S. Senate's immigration bill. At the heart of the debate is whether there is a shortage of Americans...Tags: Dick Durbin, Labor Legislation, AFL-CIO, Technology, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013)
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