360° SearchNetwork Hot Spots Trends Time Series

Advanced Search Options >>

Workers

Type: Keyphrase

Name: Workers

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 4 reports

Wal-Mart Stores Inc

American clothing retailers should put up or shut up

The death of over 1,100 workers in the Bangladesh garment factory collapse now poses a stark challenge to North American brand name clothing makers and retailers. All of them have codes of conduct that claim concern for worker health and safety, including ... [Published Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Bangladesh, Workers, Wal-Mart Stores Inc, Environment, C&A

First reported 13 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 4 reports

McDonald's Corporation

Local McDonald?s Workers Speak Out in Chicago

ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - Five local McDonald?s workers left for Chicago yesterday to speak out at a shareholders? meeting, calling for a $15-per-hour salary.Organizer Martin Rafanan with thinks that?s realistic. ?Why can?t the workers who are on the frontlines, ... [Published CBS St Louis - 2 hours ago]

Entities: McDonald's Corporation, Chicago, Workers

First reported 19 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 11 reports

Save our garment industry and economy

At present Bangladesh is the world's second biggest clothes exporter after China with overseas garment sales topping $ 20 billion last year. It's 80 percent of total national exports of the country, with most going to US and Europe country. The garment ... [Published The New Nation - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Workers, Bangladesh, Compliance (Banking)

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated 4 hours ago - 12 reports

Manufacturing

Call for crisis talks on car manufacturing

FORD Australia says it will contribute to a government package to assist workers who are set to lose their jobs, as unions urged the government to hold crisis talks on the future of local car manufacturing. Victorian Premier Denis Napthine says the car ... [Published Adelaide Now - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Nine Network, Geelong (Australia), Manufacturing

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated 4 hours ago - 36 reports

Ford will help workers who lose jobs: CEO

Ford Australia will work with governments to see how it can contribute to a transition package for workers who lose their jobs in 2016, the company's president and CEO Bob Graziano says. But Mr Graziano ... ... [Published Yahoo! Xtra Business - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Bob Graziano, Workers, Ford Motor Company of Australia

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated 6 hours ago - 7 reports

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees

2-day worker walkout ends at UC hospitals

_ LOS ANGELES The University of California said the vast majority of union workers had crossed picket lines to work at hospitals in several areas of the state.In a dueling statement, union officials insisted the overwhelming majority of workers had participated ... [Published Fresno Bee - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Workers, Patient, Los Angeles, American Federation of State, County and Munici...

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated 9 hours ago - 5 reports

AFL-CIO

Pineapples Crush N.J. Man, He Survives

There are some accidents in industrial environments that are harder to anticipate than others. One of them happened in a Jersey City warehouse on Wednesday.About 1,500 pounds of pineapples crashed down on a man working in the warehouse, but he was able ... [Published NewJerseyNewsroom.com - 9 hours ago]

Entities: Workers, AFL-CIO

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated 11 hours ago - 4 reports

STUDY: Employers Were Cutting Workers’ Hours Long Before Obamacare Was Around

Obamacare critics have been pointing to several companies’ claims that the law is forcing them to cut their part-time workers’ hours as proof that the health law is bad for businesses and employees. But a new report finds that employers were cutting ... [Published Think Progress - 11 hours ago]

Entities: Workers, Obamacare, Health Benefits, Health Insurance, Recession

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated 11 hours ago - 10 reports

Near-fatal KiwiRail blunders slammed

Kiwirail's safety practices have been criticised by the Transport Accident Investigation Commission after a series of blunders that nearly cost two Wellington track workers their lives.A report published yesterday reveals that a worker on drugs, haphazard ... [Published stuff.co.nz - 11 hours ago]

Entities: Wellington (New Zealand), Workers, Paul Swain, English Electric, Transport Accident Investigation Commission

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated 14 hours ago - 19 reports

US: Delegation to discuss Bangladesh factory safety

A US government delegation visiting Bangladesh next week is set to lead a discussion on labour law reforms and safety standards in the garment sector in the aftermath of the Rana Plaza tragedy.The factory complex, which collapsed last month with the loss ... [Published Just-Style - 14 hours ago]

Entities: Bangladesh, Dhaka (Bangladesh), Workers, Wendy Sherman

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated 22 hours ago - 11 reports

Aust govt will help Ford workers says PM

The Prime Minister said the federal government will help Ford workers facing unemployment find new jobs. ... [Published Herald Sun - 22 hours ago]

Entities: Workers, Unemployment

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 16 reports

UCI Medical Center workers begin strike

(The Orange County Register - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) --Striking workers walked picket lines outside UCI Medical Center in Orange Tuesday in a protest over staffing levels and pensions.The first day of a 48-hour strike drew ... [Published TradingCharts.com - May 22 2013]

Entities: Workers, Orange County, John Murray, American Federation of State, County and Munici...

Quotes

...of these grants are directed to advancing services rooted in unproven social theory and feel-good fads, rather than science," said Chairman Murphy. "As an agency of the U S Public Health Service, we expect SAMHSA’s work to be firmly rooted in evidence-based practices, enduring high-level scientific peer review at the hands of licensed mental health professionals. Perhaps some of it is but much of it appears to fall far short of such standards."

Oversight and Investigations Hearing Reveals SAMHSA Spending Failures [Published Congressman Tim Murphy - 1 hour ago]

"The most important thing we now want to pursue with Ford is whether Ford will provide financial assistance with the federal and state governments for the transition to create new jobs in Geelong and in Broadmeadows.”"

Lowe’s out $15 million on Masters hardware: Midday roundup [Published Smart Company Australia - 1 hour ago]

So, if their conscience isn't enough, there are plenty of reasons why thieves should think twice before stealing from storm victims. "So help me, we'll catch them and we will prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law" Brown said

OK Law Enforcement: Looters In Disaster Areas Will Be Caught And Prosecuted [Published KOTV - 1 hour ago]

"This was the first time this year that we conducted the operation at the ferry terminal. We had done twice or thrice last year" Basri told a press conference at his office in Seberang Jaya near here yesterday

Immigration op nets 42 illegal foreigners at ferry terminal [Published thestar.com.my - 1 hour ago]

More Content

sort by: Date \| Relevance
St. Mary's Health announces plans to cut staffi... [Published Evansville Courier - 1 hour ago]
Lucia Mar school board passes $470K in updates [Published Times-Press-Recorder - 1 hour ago]
More shelters open for young immigrants [Published Brownsville Herald - 1 hour ago]
Mayberry: ‘IRS abuse’ puts Benghazi on GOP back... [Published Delco Times - 1 hour ago]
Scott Walker tells caucus-focused Iowa Republic... [Published Des Moines Register - 1 hour ago]
Component supply chain to shrink after Ford bai... [Published Smart Company Australia - 1 hour ago]
Wyoming Business Council OKs 21.4M for business... [Published Casper Star Tribune - 1 hour ago]
Lucky to live in Maple Ridge [Published Ashcroft Cache Creek Journal - 1 hour ago]
Council backs Jackson grants [Published Jackson Hole News - 1 hour ago]
Oversight and Investigations Hearing Reveals SA... [Published Congressman Tim Murphy - 1 hour ago]
Lowe’s out $15 million on Masters hardware: Mid... [Published Smart Company Australia - 1 hour ago]
Editorial: Ohio workers' insurance rebate is pr... [Published Herald Dispatch - 1 hour ago]
American clothing retailers should put up or sh... [Published Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - 1 hour ago]
OK Law Enforcement: Looters In Disaster Areas W... [Published KOTV - 1 hour ago]
Immigration op nets 42 illegal foreigners at fe... [Published thestar.com.my - 1 hour ago]
This Day in History: 1968 De Gaulle: ‘Back me o... [Published Macau Daily Times - 1 hour ago]
When Lincoln Park Was Eastlake [Published KCET - 1 hour ago]
Dhaka factory collapse: One month on [Published itv.com - 1 hour ago]
Hartford Parents Discuss First Year In State Co... [Published Hartford Courant - 1 hour ago]
Amnesty International calls on newly elected of... [Published Positive News Media - 1 hour ago]
Statement on Ford Australia [Published Noodls - 1 hour ago]
600 state jobs go in company collapse [Published The Sydney News - 1 hour ago]
Shots fired at Qld coal seam gas protest [Published The Sydney News - 1 hour ago]
Peters: 'The SuperCity of sin' [Published New Zealand Herald - 1 hour ago]
More than 50 firefighters tackle huge fire at C... [Published Hinckley Times - 1 hour ago]
Some Oregon callers getting no help from 911 [Published WDSU New Orleans - 1 hour ago]
Protesters rally over child protection fears [Published ABC Online - 1 hour ago]
Mandala Air to connect HK and Jakarta [Published Travel Daily Media - 1 hour ago]
Credit card fraud possibly linked to downtown r... [Published WTHR - 1 hour ago]
Activists in N. Luzon decry intensifying survei... [Published Bulatlat.com - 1 hour ago]

Blogs

sort by: Date \| Relevance
AngelPad's Sixth Batch Of Startups Includes Com... [Published TechCrunch - 2 hours ago] AngelPad , the San Francisco-based accelerator founded by former Googlers, held its sixth demo day yesterday. I wasn’t there (I know, it’s super-embarrassing), but I did get to meet with founding partners Thomas Korte and Carine Magescas today to talk ...
AngelPad's Sixth Batch Of Startups Includes Com... [Published TechCrunch - 2 hours ago] AngelPad , the San Francisco-based accelerator founded by former Googler Thomas Korte, held its sixth demo day yesterday. I wasn’t there (I know, it’s super-embarrassing), but I did get to meet with Korte and partner Carine Magescas today to talk about ...
The Family Research Council’s Sad Attempt to At... [Published Firedoglake - 2 hours ago] Tony Perkins This is just pathetic. Apparently the Family Research Council is attempting to attach gay equality to the Department of Justice leak story: When the Justice Department is done violating journalists’ First Amendment rights, it looks ...
Thousands of DHS Personnel Notified of Data Breach [Published threatpost - The First Stop for Security News - 2 hours ago] The Department of Homeland Security this week began notifying up to tens of thousands of employees, contractors and others with a DHS security clearance that their personal data may be at risk. The notifications began on Monday, according to an online ...
More Exposes, Less Action [Published OpEdNews - 3 hours ago] We are in a golden age of exposes, detailed revelations about out-of-control polluters, corporate tax escapees, corruption of government, cheating of consumers, abandonment of workers, freezing or reduction of wages, and a general hijacking of America ...

Audio/Video

sort by: Date \| Relevance
Defense Workers Facing Budget Cuts Seek Advice [Published WSJ.com Video - Digits - 2 hours ago]
American Workers Saving More for Retirement [Published FOX Business - Video - 8 hours ago]
Muhammad Yunus speaks about Bangladesh's factor... [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - 22 hours ago]
Taiwan stops hiring Filipino workers [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - May 23 2013]
Yunus: Pay Bangladeshi workers more [Published CNN.com - Video - May 23 2013]

Press Releases

sort by: Date \| Relevance
Field Nation Partners with Satellite Broadcasti... [Published Business Wire - 8 hours ago]
Fitch Rates Tucson, AZ GOs 'AA'; Outlook to Neg... [Published Business Wire - 8 hours ago]
CAGW Names Mary Landrieu Porker of the Month [Published Business Wire Retail News - 9 hours ago]
CAGW Names Mary Landrieu Porker of the Month [Published Business Wire Natural Resources News - 9 hours ago]
Liberty Mutual Insurance Provides Tools to Supp... [Published EON: Enhanced Online News - 9 hours ago]