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"Shared values" the key to a modern Union

The shared values of the Union of the United Kingdom have created "bonds of belonging that make us all feel part of a wider Britain," the Prime Minister said this morning.

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New South Wales urged to learn from Tcard 'fiasco'

The Sydney Chamber of Commerce has called on the New South Wales Government to fix the problems that led to the failure of the Tcard venture before it embarks on a new cashless ticketing system.

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Don't punish workers for inflation: ACTU

The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) has rejected any call for real wages to be cut to curb inflation.

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US: The Bald Eagle Blog Endorses Hillary Clinton for President

The Bald Eagle Blog on the Des Moines Register, Monday, January 1, 2008, endorsed Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton for President.

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Is Royal Dutch Shell a racist company?

Several hundred Ethiopian and Malaysian employees of the global oil giant Royal Dutch Shell are suing the company for alleged unlawful acts in relation to employee retirement funds. Shell has already faced similar litigation by its employees in South Africa. Is there a racial discrimination aspect to these cases?

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Deadly concerns remain over Shell employee safety

One of the world’s biggest multinational corporations – Royal Dutch Shell Plc - continues to put multi-billion dollar profits before the safety of its workers

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General Motors and United Auto Workers take break

Contract negotiations between General Motors Corp. and the United Auto Workers took a break early Monday amid optimism that they are getting closer to an agreement.

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UAW says movement for justice to continue in Atlantic City

The movement for workers’ rights in Atlantic City will move forward, United Auto Workers (UAW) leaders said, following Saturday's vote against union representation by cashiers at Caesars casino.

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DIRE WARNING OF INEVITABLE CALAMITY ON SHELL NORTH SEA PLATFORMS

BILL CAMPBELL, THE FORMER GROUP AUDITOR OF SHELL INTERNATIONAL HAS CASTIGATED THE EMPLOYEE SAFETY RECORD OF ROYAL DUTCH SHELL AND WARNED OF AN INEVITABLE CALAMITY ON SHELL'S NORTH SEA PLATFORMS

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Teamsters to Oppose Allied's Motion to Tear Up Union Contract

On Friday, February 2 Allied Holdings filed a motion asking that Atlanta Federal Bankruptcy Judge C. Ray Mullins rip up the contract between the Teamsters and Allied and allow Allied to implement the millions in wage, benefits and work rule concessions that they have been demanding for the past several months.

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