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Germany- The Lufthansa airline strike has led more than 4,000 employees to walk off the job causing the German airline to cancel more than a dozen flights.  The ver.di union who represents about 50,000 ground service workers and a small group of cabin staff is leading the strike.
The open-ended strike was started by the union […]

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Around 5,000 of the computer company’s call center employees are stating that they have been underpaid and would like compensation. The lawsuit was granted ‘class action’ status last week, and since has gained 80 new plaintiffs from around the country. The lawsuit was originally filed in February 2007 by just two employees who claimed they […]

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A current bill in the Delaware government, SB 204, would increase the state’s minimum wage.  However, the proposal is facing a lot of controversy.  The Employment Policies Institute states the attempt to help low income workers through wage increases is misguided and actually hurts the people it seeks to help.
Economic research displays that wage increases […]

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While installing an elevator at Pilgrim’s Pride, Brian Barton, a Texas worker, fell off of the ladder he was standing on and hit his back on the railing and steps of the ladder.  He was diagnosed with a “pinched nerve” according to company nurses and continued to work.  Five months later, Barton sat down in […]

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California Chief Justice Ronald George recently ruled to legalize same-sex marriages in California.  In the May 15th decision, overturning the previous state marriage law that did not allow gay and lesbian couples to marry, George made comparisons to the time period when California struck down its ban on interracial marriages.  Although the decision will be […]

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