In a move which gives new meaning to “troubled asset recovery”, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has gifted private equity giant Blackstone with USD 178 million. In early...
A vigorous union mobilization against the abolition of paid meal breaks at Café de Coral has forced the company to retreat within days after the new pay policy was imposed....
...Executive Chairman of the Café de Coral Group, is a member of the Commission. Café de Coral Group is hardly a bit player in the development of a minimum wage...
...putting the local authorities on notice. Union Chairperson Valery Ryzhov explains their demands: “We are asking for full payment of the wage and pension arrears, new investment and the maintenance...
...regularize precarious workers: most employers, says Lee, will simply replace irregular workers as their contract conversion approaches with new, precarious hires. Newly proposed legislation would also expand the range of...
...record. A new report from the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Olivier De Schutter, examines the role of speculation in the accelerated volatility and hyperinflation of food...
...“We have nothing to support our children with, no money to buy food. We won’t work for free anymore!” said one of the women strikers. The strike ended with an...
...compañía del mundo en el sector de la carne bovina, cuya sede está en Brasil, adquirió las instalaciones de Souderton con la compra de Smithfield Beef Group en el 2008....
...the Smithfield Beef Group in 2008. By choosing UFCW Local 1776 as their bargaining representative, workers at the JBS plant in Souderton have joined 27,000 JBS workers and 250,000 meatpacking...
...of the global Nespressure campaign. Meanwhile, in Switzerland, a group of about 30 activists and supporters from UNIA and the IUF put up banners and handed out leaflets in front...
...Beverages (formerly Tata Tea), are owners of the Tetley brand, one of the world’s highest selling teas and market leaders in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and North America. ...
...from the punishing hours and pace of work. RSI injuries are not recognized as occupational diseases, leaving Seatech free to dismiss disabled workers without compensation. According to USTRIAL officer Edna...