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USA : One union votes to approve revised BART contract

Source: SFGate

Brazil : General Motors Confirms Layoff of Over 1,000 Employees in Brazil

Source: LA Herald Tribune

USA : Machinists Union approves Boeing contract

Source: AFP

USA : Inequality and trade unions: Lessons from the US

Source: Stronger Unions

USA : New Boeing contract secures coveted plane, but deals blow to local labor influence

Source: Star Tribune

Everett port attracts 7th shipping line

AAL plans to be in Everett every 30 days.Seven shipping lines are now calling at the Port of Everett.
Austral Asia Line, a subsidiary of Schoeller Holdings, in November celebrated the inaugural call of its new liner service at the Port of Everett.
The company, also referred to as AAL, is headquartered in Singapore and specializes in transporting break-bulk — items that must be loaded individually and not in containers — and heavylift project cargoes to and from the Far East.
More at the Everett Herald

USA : Employers Won't Have To Tell Workers Their Labor Rights After All

Source: Huffington

USA : Correction officers union to rally on Jan. 29

Source: Post Star

USA : Adding insult to the jobless' injury

Source: MSNBC/Rachel Maddow

USA : Paid sick leave, child care workers' union to be top labor issues in 2014

Source: Vt Digger