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Unions, charity accuse McDonald's of avoiding $1.1 billion in tax

2015-02-25 14:09:48| IT Services - Topix.net

Labor unions and a charity accused fast food chain McDonald's of avoiding around 1 billion euros in tax between 2009 and 2013 by routing revenues through a Luxembourg unit and called on the European Commission to investigate. Corporate tax avoidance has become a hot political issue in Europe and the EU executive has opened investigations into tax deals that some countries have cut with multinationals, including deals between Luxembourg and carmaker Fiat and online retailer Amazon.com .

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Unions begin 3 days of voting on FairPoint contract

2015-02-24 17:13:03| Telecom - Topix.net

In this Jan. 23, 2015 file photo, Fairpoint employees Amber Lyman, left, and Julie Sawtelle picket outside the Fairpoint offices in Portland, Maine. Northern New Englandis primary landline provider, FairPoint Communications, and two unions representing more than 1,700 workers announced Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015 that they had reached a tentative agreement to end the four-month strike.

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FairPoint Communications, unions reach deal to end strike

2015-02-19 20:56:20| Telecom - Topix.net

Northern New England's primary landline provider, FairPoint Communications, and two unions representing more than 1,700 workers announced Thursday that they had reached a tentative agreement to end a four-month strike. The tentative agreement follows more than a month of federally mediated negotiations.

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Mediated negotiations between FairPoint, unions in 5th week

2015-02-09 14:32:48| Telecom - Topix.net

FairPoint Communications and two unions representing more than 1,700 striking workers are entering a fifth week of closed-door negotiations. Federal mediators brought the two sides back to the table on Jan. 4. Two weeks ago, the mediator said progress was being made.

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