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USA : Greenhouse: At A.F.L.-C.I.O., a Sense of a Broader Labor Movement

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Canada : D.C. mayor vetoes minimum wage increase for Wal-Mart workers

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Cargill follows rival Bunge in unveiling new CEO

Cargill became the second agricultural trading giant this year to announce that its chief executive is to step down, to be replaced by an internal candidate, revealing that Greg Page will quit in December after six years.
He will be succeeded by David MacLennan, whose 22-year career at Cargill has included spells in the UK and Switzerland as well as in the group’s native US, gaining the position of chief operating officer in a reshuffle two years ago.
The announcement of Mr. Page’s departure comes seven months after rival agricultural trading giant Bunge revealed that its longstanding chief executive, Alberto Weisser, was to step down as chief executive, also in favor of an internal candidate, Soren Schroder.
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Richard P. Hughes, Jr., ILA President from 2007-11, passes away

From the International Longshoremen’s Association:
Former ILA President Richard Hughes, left, and current President Harold DaggettNORTH BERGEN, NJ – Richard P. Hughes, Jr. who served as eighth president of the International Longshoremen’s Association, AFL-CIO from July 2007 until July 2011, passed away on September 11, 2013, at age 79 in Baltimore, Maryland.
Prior to his election as ILA president, he served as both Executive Vice President of the ILA and Secretary-Treasurer of the ILA’s Atlantic Coast District. He had first been elected ACD Secretary-Treasurer in July 2000 and later reelected in July 2003. In October 2005, Mr. Hughes was named the ILA’s Executive Vice President.
Previously, he served as General Vice-President of the Atlantic Coast District from 1989 to 2000 and ACD Vice President since 1985.
“The International Longshoremen’s Association is deeply saddened by the passing of our President Richard P. Hughes, Jr., who served our ILA membership with distinction and honor for more than half a century,” said current ILA President Harold J. Daggett. “Rich Hughes’ accomplishments throughout his long career with the ILA were vast and his memory...

USA : Joe Stiglitz: The People Who Break the Rules Have Raked in Huge Profits and Wealth and It's Sickening Our Politics: Powerful speech to AFL-CIO convention

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USA : Montgomery County trash haulers' strike turns ugly as picketer is hit by truck

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USA : Battle Breaks Out Over Obama Care At 2013 AFL-CIO Convention

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USA : Rousing workers to seek higher wages

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USA : Judge rules right-to-work law unconstitutional

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