Unions seize on `Kid Nation' controversy
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Hollywood unions have stepped into the fray over "Kid Nation," saying the CBS series is an example of networks exploiting reality shows to keep costs down by not paying writers and actors.
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Reality shows might need  to court controversy to succeed, but a spreading hubbub around  CBS&#39; &quot;Kid Nation&quot; suggests that sometimes execs need to be  careful what they wish for.
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The Australian government's controversial plans to tackle child abuse in Aboriginal areas get under way.
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Nevada teachers have filed a legal challenge that could curb the influence of the state's largest union in its Democratic caucus later this month.
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Criticism of the No Child Left Behind Act by Democratic presidential contenders is endangering its renewal.
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People are being asked to report their concerns about children they think are at risk.
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Hundreds of workers rallied on the steps of the Labor Department yesterday to protest the implementation of new rules they say
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The federal Labor Party has seized on a new revelation about the children overboard story, saying it raises more questions about Prime Minister John Howard&#39;s credibility.
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Amid a chorus of protests from child-adoption advocates and sneers from critics, the general reaction of viewers to the controversial Fox special "Who's Your Daddy?" seemed to be "Who Cares?"
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The union that represents the national team players contends that the United States Soccer Federation has done a poor job of promoting individuals.
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The union representing about 400 post-production workers at The Washington Post launched a month-long advertising campaign against the company this week, seeking to jump-start stalled contract talks and get its members their first raise in five years.
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Kid Nation premiered last Wednesday, and the show was, for lack of  a better term, fascinating. It was formulaic and, well, just plain bad. But it was also fascinating. In case you missed it, the premise revolves around sending 40 children to a ghost town in New Mexico for 40 days. The ages of the children range from 8-15, with the majority lying somewhere in the 10-12 range. Once there, the kids will have no supervision beyond that of a couple of camera crew and the host, Jonathan Karsh, who comes and goes randomly, but always to help the kids on their path.    There's all kinds of hullabaloo about whether or not it's ethical to take kids and simply drop them off in the middle of nowhere. Though they immediately showed the largest factor in the parents' decision to let these kids on to a TV show that could do a mind job on them for years: A gold star (cute) worth $20,000. A star is handed out by the "town council" at every meeting, so presumably about 5 kids will go home with prize money. My guess is that at least one of them will also win some ridiculous prize at the end of the show...say a million bucks.    I'd like to say that's where the show gets "better", but it doesn't. On this show no one gets voted off, and everyone's going home a winner.
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Labor experts say Unite Here, the newly merged union that is representing the DC hotel workers in their current contract dispute, is one of the most outspoken and toughest unions under the AFL-CIO umbrella.
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A legal row over comments left on a football chat site have re-started debate about free speech.
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Doctors around the country are increasingly using methods popularized by labor unions to gain leverage in their fight against rising premiums for malpractice coverage.
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This week&#39;s controversy over allegations made by anti-John Kerry Vietnam veterans in their TV ad and in their book provides an illustration of the way division of labor works today in American politics.