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Former UPS worker told he could be 'a bomb maker' when he couldn't produce references

2014-11-27 16:24:19| Air Courier - Topix.net

A former parcel loader with UPS has told a court that when he was unable to produce evidence of previous employment to the company, he had been told he could be "a bomb maker or an IRA terrorist." Circuit Court President Mr Justice Raymond Groarke awarded Francis Deegan 15,000 compensation for unfair dismissal by United Parcel Service, of North Wall Quay, Dublin.

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Concern Over Changes to Temporary Foreign Worker Programme

2014-11-27 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

CANADA - The vice president of Sunterra Foods is calling on stakeholders within Canada's pork industry to voice their concerns over changes to Canada's Temporary Foreign Worker Programme, writes Bruce Cochrane.

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RockTenn settles $249 million in worker pension obligations for...

2014-11-26 04:58:07| Paper - Topix.net

RockTenn settles $249 million in worker pension obligations for lump-sum offer; to contribute $160 million to defined benefit plans in 2015 [From the web] Rock-Tenn Co., Norcross, Ga., has settled $249 million in projected benefit obligations through a voluntary lump-sum offer to former employees who have yet to retire, said John Stakel, senior vice president and treasurer. In July, an offer letter was sent to more than 9,000 former employees who were participants in the Rock-Tenn Co.

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TCRC, CN contract talks stall on worker fatigue dispute

2014-11-24 18:17:47| Railroads - Topix.net

TORONTO - Contract talks between Canadian Pacific Railway and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference have stalled, the union representing about 3,800 locomotive engineers and conductors at the country's No. 2 railway said on Friday.

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