INSIDE WASHINGTON: Workplace cases stalled as 2nd Labor Day passes with gridlocked labor boardWASHINGTON — Another Labor Day, another year of dysfunction in the agency that’s supposed to protect workers from unfair labor practices and referee clashes between unions and management. INSIDE WASHINGTON: Hawaii lawmaker has unusual, expensive jobs plan 3,800 miles awayWASHINGTON — A veteran House member from Hawaii has found a way to help his state’s struggling construction industry — and boost his campaign for governor. The catch? It would cost taxpayers an extra $10 billion. INSIDE WASHINGTON: Hawaii lawmaker with long reach tries to shape a project 3,800 miles awayWASHINGTON — Thousands of miles from his Hawaii congressional district, Democratic Rep. Neil Abercrombie has discovered a lifeline for his state’s struggling construction industry — and a potential boost in his campaign for governor. Lightning strikes parked plane at Mexico City airport, injuring 4 employees working nearbyMEXICO CITY — A lightning strike that hit a parked plane at Mexico City’s airport has sent four employees working nearby to the hospital. Pilots at Fla. cargo company strike, claiming company makes them use plastic bags for bathroomMIAMI — Flying a Boeing 727 around the world might sound like a dream. But pilots for a Florida air cargo company claim their job is a nightmare that includes no sick pay, shrinking wages and no place to use the bathroom on flights but a plastic bag. Pilots at Fla. cargo company go on strike, claiming company created inhumane work conditionsMIAMI — Pilots for a Miami air cargo company have gone on strike, saying their employer forces them to fly long shifts on little sleep and deprives them of bathrooms. Labor Department again tries to rollback Bush-era rules allowing temp foreign farm workersWASHINGTON — The Labor Department is trying again to roll back Bush administration regulations that made it easier for farmers to hire temporary foreign farm workers. US Airways pilots union says pension agency ignoring claims of misconduct in retirement planWASHINGTON — The pilots union for US Airways filed suit Wednesday against the federal government’s pension agency, claiming it is not doing enough to investigate charges that the airline’s pension plan was mismanaged. EEOC says Muslim workers suffered discrimination in prayer dispute at Swift meatpacking plantDENVER — Federal officials says a JBS Swift & Co. meatpacking plant in Colorado was wrong to fire more than 100 Muslim workers who walked out during Ramadan last year in a dispute over prayer breaks. Teachers seize govtt offices, close classrooms in south Mexico to protest teacher’s shootingOAXACA, Mexico — Teachers enraged by the shooting death of a colleague seized government offices and blocked roads Tuesday in southern Oaxaca state, the site of months of violent demonstrations by teachers three years ago. Worries over pilot fatigue prod government, airlines to change rules on rest for airline crewsWASHINGTON — Crowded skies and exhausted pilots are a bad mix, the airline industry and pilot unions agree, but they’re struggling over what to do about it. Maui Prince Hotel closing, 380 employees to lose jobs after foreclosure filingHONOLULU — The operators of the 310-room Maui Prince Hotel — which is being foreclosed upon — said the resort and neighboring golf courses will close in two weeks. Taco Bell settles sexual harassment complaint; 2 teen workers claimed they were raped at workMEMPHIS, Tenn. — Taco Bell Corp. has agreed to settle a sexual harassment complaint stemming from allegations that two teenage employees were raped at a Tennessee restaurant. Obama to address AFL-CIO convention, as labor grows frustrated with health care debateWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will speak at the AFL-CIO convention in Pittsburgh next month. AFL-CIO leader warns lawmakers not to abandon government-run plan in health care overhaulWASHINGTON — The man expected to become the AFL-CIO’s next president said Monday that lawmakers would pay a political price if they abandon a government-run option in any health care overhaul. Chinese factories face labor crunch but experts say it’s not necessarily sign of full recoveryXINTANG, China — During the first half of this year, Yang Zongfu’s blue jean factory had few customers. Now, as his business picks up, he can’t find enough workers. Protests return to southern Mexico city of Oaxaca after teacher reportedly killedOAXACA, Mexico — Protest barricades returned to the streets of this southern Mexico city Friday after a teacher was killed and two other people were wounded during an apparent clash between rival unions in another part of the state. Muslim advocates: EEOC letter says Neb. plant must do more for Muslim workers’ prayer needsOMAHA, Neb. — Muslim advocates said Friday that federal officials determined a Nebraska meatpacking plant wasn’t doing enough to accommodate the religious needs of its Muslim workers but stopped short of laying out specific recommendations. DC Metro train strikes another in rail yard, injuring 2 employees, causing minor damageWASHINGTON — Officials with Washington’s Metro transit system say two employees have been injured after a rail car struck another train in the West Falls Church rail yard. New momentum for federal bill that would protect gays, transsexuals from workplace biasMomentum is building for Congress to pass the first major civil rights act protecting gays and transsexuals, supporters say, and one of the stars in the debate is a barrier-breaking transgender staffer on Capitol Hill. Indianapolis Star union ratifies 2-year contract with 10 percent pay cutINDIANAPOLIS — The union representing newsroom and other employees at The Indianapolis Star has ratified a two-year contract that includes a 10 percent pay cut. San Francisco Bay area commuter rail union voting on contract after deal averted strikeSAN FRANCISCO — Members of a commuter rail union in the San Francisco Bay area are voting on a new contract aimed at averting a strike. Pilots union wants ban on the shipment of lithium batteries, says danger is mountingWASHINGTON — The world’s largest pilots union said Tuesday it wants bulk shipments of lithium batteries and products containing the batteries immediately banned from passenger and cargo planes because they can start a fire. EEOC files discrimination lawsuit in Orange County against Target Stores, Inc.SANTA ANA, Calif. — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a discrimination lawsuit against Target Stores Inc., alleging the retailer failed to make reasonable accommodations for a California employee with cerebral palsy. New York labor union chief named chair of New York Fed; Columbia University head to be deputyWASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has named a top state labor union official its chairman, the bank announced Monday. Malawi child tobacco workers exposed to high levels of nicotine, rights organization reportsBLANTYRE, Malawi — Children picking tobacco in the fields of Malawi for consumers far beyond the African country’s borders are being poisoned as they absorb up to two cigarette packs’ worth of nicotine each day, a children’s rights organization said Monday, Teachers’ union criticizes Obama for relying too much on charter schools, test scoresWASHINGTON — The National Education Association pointedly criticized the Obama administration, saying the president is relying too heavily on charter schools and standardized tests in his attempt to overhaul the nation’s schools. Lowe’s pays $1.7M to settle sex harassment claims brought by 3 workers in Longview, Wash.SEATTLE — Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse Inc. has agreed to pay $1.7 million to settle in a sexual harassment case brought by three employees in Longview, including one who said she was sexually assaulted in 2006. From cucumber fields to orbit: Former migrant farm worker to blast into space aboard DiscoveryCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — He toiled in California’s farm fields alongside his Mexican migrant worker parents and didn’t learn English until he was 12. Now Jose Hernandez, NASA astronaut, is about to rocket into orbit. As vets await disability payments, VA technology office workers rake in $24 million in bonusesWASHINGTON — Outside the Veterans Affairs Department, severely wounded veterans have faced financial hardship waiting for their first disability payment. Inside, money has been flowing in the form of $24 million in bonuses. |
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