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Mussel Glue Could Help Repair Birth Defects – ScienceNOW
Mussel Glue Could Help Repair Birth Defects – ScienceNOW Original post on sciencemag.org Comments on reddit.com
FBI’s Scientology investigation: Balancing the First Amendment with charges of abuse and forced labor
The untold story of two dogged FBI agents, witnesses on the lam, and the surrender of self inside the Church of Scientology. Editor’s note: This is Part 1 of a special report on an investigation by the FBI into the Church of Scientology. Read Part 2 and previous coverage at our special report page. Original post on tampabay.com Comments on reddit.com
Stan Sorscher: Conjuring a High-Tech Labor Shortage
Microsoft and countless other employers are making a conscious business decision to commoditize work, and turn to the labor market to satisfy their precise demand, just-in-time. But if, as a result, they have a Original post on huffingtonpost.com Comments on reddit.com
Mexico bishop inspires, infuriates with activism
From Yahoo! News: MONCLOVA, Mexico (AP) — The white-haired bishop stepped before some 7,000 faithful gathered in a baseball stadium in this violence-plagued northern border state. He led the gathering through the rituals of his Mass, reciting prayers echoed back by the massive crowd. And then his voice rose. Original post on yahoo.com Comments on reddit.com
‘Unionmade’ Clothing Maker Receives Cease-And-Desist Letter From American Unions
The leading federation for organized labor has sent a stern cease-and-desist letter to Original post on huffingtonpost.com Comments on reddit.com
Bangladesh workers protest ‘deathtraps’
Workers in Bangladesh have protested factories that they call ‘death traps’, after the second fire in three days. Original post on yahoo.com Comments on reddit.com
Wal-Mart: Always Low Wages
In the last few months, an unprecedented wave of labor unrest has shaken the retail giant Wal-Mart and its far-reaching supply chain. While the number of employees taking part in walkouts has been lim Original post on prospect.org Comments on reddit.com
Memo to Hostess: It’s not labor costs. It’s that your cakes are “cheap, unhealthy, and outmoded” – Quartz
So, Twinkie-maker Hostess Brands says it is going to liquidate, after finding itself in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, again, back in January. (It only exited its last visit to the bankruptcy penalty box in 2009.) And on the internet there’s a lot of ironical, faux-grieving for the possible disappearance of kitsch snack cakes from people who… Original post on qz.com Comments on reddit.com
Wal-Mart files U.S. labor charge against union
(Reuters) – Wal-Mart Stores Inc is taking its first legal step to stop months of protests and rallies outside Walmart stores, targeting the union that it says is behind such actions.Wal-Mart filed an Original post on reuters.com Comments on reddit.com
Foxconn admits to child labor law breach with underage intern hires – Business Tech
The company says that it investigated reports of underage interns at one of its facilities, and found that some were as young as 14 years of age. Read this article by Don Reisinger on CNET News. Original post on cnet.com Comments on reddit.com
A Free Market System? Not When It Comes To Prison Labor
In this Feb. 1, 2012 photo, inmate William Adams, of Hazlehurst, Ga., sews while working in a garment shop at Coxsackie Correctional Facility in Coxsackie, Business, Congress, Jobs, Labor, Military, mph4-national, mph7p3, National, Prison, Prisoners, Security, Women, Original post on mintpress.net Comments on reddit.com
BBC News – US economy creates 96,000 jobs in August
The US economy created 96,000 jobs in August and the jobless rate fell to 8.1%, official figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show. Original post on bbc.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Canadian Dollar’s Strength a Factor in Autoworkers Talks – NYTimes.com
Talks begin this week on a new Canadian Auto Workers contract as the three Detroit automakers have been scaling back their operations in Canada. Original post on nytimes.com Comments on reddit.com
Samsung supplier employs underage workers, says China Labor Watch – The Verge
HEG Electronics, a Chinese factory that manufactures products for Samsung, Motorola, and LG, has been accused of knowingly employing underage workers and violating other labor laws. New York-based… Original post on theverge.com Comments on reddit.com
Mother’s Labor-Camp Sentence Sparks Fury – China Real Time Report – WSJ
The plight of a mother sentenced to a labor camp has rallied China’s online community and prompted an official rebuke from the Communist Party mouthpiece. Original post on wsj.com Comments on reddit.com
“Everyone Only Wants Temps” – Mother Jones
Immobile Capital: The Unspoken Secret of Silicon Valley’s Success – PandoDaily
Many people point to the prosperity of Silicon Valley and attribute it to some innate advantage in entrepreneurial culture or arrogantly believe that people in tech are simply better, smarter, o… Original post on pandodaily.com Comments on reddit.com
Why I Wrote Solidarity Forever – Industrial Workers of the World
Why France Has So Many 49-Employee Companies – Businessweek
Here’s a curious fact about the French economy: The country has 2.4 times as many companies with 49 employees as with 50. What difference does one employee make? Plenty, according to the French labor code. Once a company has at least 50 employees inside France, management must create three worker Original post on businessweek.com Comments on reddit.com
5 Giant Companies Who Use Slave Labor – Business Pundit
Most of us support unethical practices with our purchases in some way, whether we want to — or even know about it — or not. Original post on businesspundit.com Comments on digg.com
While Apple Is Criticized for Foxconn, Other Companies Are Silent – NYTimes.com
Apple has been criticized for working conditions in overseas factories. Many of its rivals don’t speak out about their suppliers. Original post on nytimes.com Comments on reddit.com
Fair Labor Association begins independent audits of Foxconn factories
A team led by Fair Labor Association President Auret van Heerden began inspections of Foxconn’s facilities on Monday morning in Shenzhen, China, according to Apple. Original post on arstechnica.com Comments on digg.com
Texas Woman Induced Labor for Dying Husband to Hold Baby – ABC News
Diane Aulger induced labor so husband Mark Aulger, who was dying from pulmonary fibrosis after chemotherapy treatments, could hold their baby daughter, Savannah. Original post on abcnews.go.com Comments on reddit.com
21 Celebrities and Companies Who Love Slave Labor
There’s an improper division of wealth in America, with too much money going to a small few, and too little money going to the vast majority. Being a celebrity, your inclination is to keep things this way, as you’re part of the small few. How do you do that? Human slavery. Original post on popcrunch.com Comments on digg.com
Former Apple Executives Accuse The Company Of Ignoring The “Human Cost” Of Its Products
Apple’s own employees speak out. Original post on businessinsider.com Comments on digg.com
Law professor investigates rise of corporate social responsibility in China
(PhysOrg.com) — It might come as a surprise to learn that corporate social responsibility is on the rise in China, a country where manufacturers pollute nearby communities, labor protests have made global headlines, and intellectual property piracy is commonplace. More