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   University of California, Berkeley
Updated 12/4/2003; 1:40:17 PM

Thursday, November 13, 2003

2 Large Unions Plan a Big Push for Dean. Two of the nation's largest unions vowed to flood early primary states with volunteers and cash on behalf of Howard Dean. By Jodi Wilgoren. [New York Times: Business]
4:03:58 PM    comment []

Suit by Computer Workers. A class-action lawsuit, filed yesterday on behalf of thousands of employees of the Computer Services Corporation, accuses the company of refusing to pay overtime to computer service workers in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act. [New York Times: Business]
4:03:47 PM    comment []

Why Jobs Were So Late. Why did it take so long after the recession for jobs to start appearing? Productivity growth is not the only culprit. By Alan B. Krueger. [New York Times: Business]
4:03:37 PM    comment []

Chinese Factory Caught With Child Workers (AP). AP - The teenagers came willingly, hoping that jobs in a leather factory would help their impoverished families stay afloat, officials said. But when their bosses withheld their wages, they ended up surviving on once-daily helpings of noodles. [Yahoo! News - World]
4:03:24 PM    comment []

Trade Deficit Widens, Jobless Claims Up (Reuters). Reuters - The U.S. trade gap widened in September as a hungry economy drew in record imports, and new jobless claims last week stayed at levels not seen since before the 2001 recession, according to reports on Thursday offering more suggestions the economy had turned a corner. [Yahoo! News - Business]
4:03:11 PM    comment []

Wal-Mart, Target Cool Holiday Sales Hopes (Reuters). Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N) and Target Corp. (TGT.N) on Thursday cooled holiday shopping expectations with muted outlooks for the vital retail season, dimming hopes that a rebounding U.S. economy would bring robust sales. [Yahoo! News - Business]
4:03:02 PM    comment []

USA: McDonald's anger over McJob entry. LabourStart headline - Source: BBC [LabourStart]
4:02:32 PM    comment []

Dominican Republic: Seven dead as general strike takes violent turn. LabourStart headline - Source: AFP [LabourStart]
4:02:04 PM    comment []

Lesotho: Union officials arrested after wage protests. LabourStart headline - Source: IRIN [LabourStart]
4:01:54 PM    comment []

Eurozone boosted by French and German growth. Business: The French and German economies, which account for half the eurozone economy, are showing signs of flickering to life, official figures show. [Guardian Unlimited]
4:00:42 PM    comment []

Memo To Arnold: Educate, Don't Incarcerate. Unlike Davis, California's governor-elect is no slave to the powerful prison guard union -- so maybe he can afford to do the right thing. [AlterNet]
4:00:05 PM    comment []

P. Diddy and Hip Hop's Tattered Garments. Hip-hop fashion kings need to take a hard look at the labor conditions that prevail in the factories where their clothes are made. [AlterNet]
3:59:56 PM    comment []

Personal Voices: Apology to the American Worker. I actually thought Nike and Adidas and Delta and Sara Lee were American companies run by American employees. I admit, I was confused. [AlterNet]
3:59:46 PM    comment []


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