Unions Protest New Overtime Regulations
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WASHINGTON - Several hundred union members marched outside the Labor Department to protest new overtime pay regulations taking effect Monday, with two senators pledging to roll them back when Congress returns from recess.    Protesters, many wearing union T-shirts, carried signs such as "President Bush: Hands off my overtime pay," and chanted, "Come on all you billionaires, give us wages that are fair."  "The fight is not over yet," said Republican Sen...
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BOSTON - Contentious and confusing federal rules governing overtime pay went into effect Monday, prompting former US Labor Secretary Robert Reich to note that businesses will likely exploit what he calls ânew loopholesâ in the regulations.
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Thousands yesterday responded to a call from several unions to join a rally organised by the General Workers' Union to protest against the government's plan to cut the number of public holidays.
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WASHINGTON - In an unprecedented overhaul of the nation's overtime pay rules, the Bush administration is delivering to its business allies an election-year plum they've sought for decades.    The new rules take effect Monday after surviving many efforts by Democrats, labor unions and worker advocates to block them in Congress and kill them through public and political pressure...
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BOCHUM, Germany - Thousands of employees at General Motors Corp.&#39;s European factories staged protests yesterday against the automaker&#39;s plan to slash 12,000 jobs across the continent, while a shortage of parts from a striking German plant forced two other
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Democratic Vice Presidential candidate John Edwards has blasted new Bush administration overtime rules due to take effect Monday. In the Democratic Party&#39;s response to President Bush&#39;s weekly radio address
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Rail commuters are going on "fares strike" to protest about prices, overcrowding and unreliability.
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Workers for London Underground have voted to authorize a strike to press demands for a new contract and a retroactive pay hike, the RMT union said Monday.
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Nearly 14,000 employees stopped work as long as two hours to protest the companyâs decision to eliminate 10,000 jobs.
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By our reporters. Some 50,000 auto workers took part Tuesday in protests against plans to cut 12,000 jobs at General Motorsâ European subsidiaries.
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After months of heated debate, a major revision, protests and an unsuccessful legislative assault, the most sweeping changes to the nation&#39;s overtime rules in more than 50 years take effect tomorrow.
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Salaried workers who have been getting overtime pay should take notice: The rules are about to change. Under new federal regulations that go into effect tomorrow, some white-collar workers
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Wildcat strikes over looming job cuts at automaker Opel have caught a major German trade union off-guard at a time when its plate is full with opposition to mass staff cuts at other companies and to a ...
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House Democrats led a revolt Thursday against just-implemented interpretations that critics argue could block millions of workers from overtime pay.
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Trade unions in France aren't giving up their short work week without a fight. They gathered more than 300,000 people Sunday for marches in cities across France, to protest plans to chip-away at the 35-hour ...
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Changes in the organization of the taxicab industry are behind some of the dissatisfaction voiced by drivers threatening to strike this week.
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New overtime rules have taken effect in the United States that the government says will strengthen workers&#39; rights, but opponents say will significantly reduce workers&#39; pay.