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UAW deal with Lear would shed two-tier wages at Ind. plant

2014-09-16 05:33:16| Automakers - Topix.net

The agreement that ended a one-day strike at a Lear Corp. seat plant supplying Ford Motor Co. in Chicago would get rid of a wage structure that pays new-hires less than their veteran colleagues, a union official said.

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Fukushima fallout continues: now cleanup workers claim unpaid wages

2014-09-09 08:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: The legal net has started to tighten around the operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, as victims of the accident, and those responsible for clearing it up, take their grievances to the courts. Last week, Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) said it would not contend a court ruling ordering it to pay almost $500,000 in compensation to the family of a woman who killed herself two months after being forced to flee her home near the plant. That claim, which could pave the way for similar...

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Carney to address unions on wages

2014-09-09 02:02:00| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

Bank of England governor Mark Carney will set out his plans for "real wages" when he addresses the TUC annual conference.

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Fukushima workers sue Tepco over unpaid wages, reliance on contractors

2014-09-03 03:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: A group of Fukushima workers on Wednesday sued Tokyo Electric for unpaid wages in a potentially precedent-setting legal challenge to the utility and its reliance on contractors to shut down a nuclear plant destroyed by the industry's worst accident since Chernobyl. The lawsuit, filed by two current and two former Fukushima workers, claims that Tokyo Electric Power Co Inc and its contractors failed to ensure workers are paid promised hazard allowances, a court filing showed. The workers say...

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