Worked over: cheating workers out of overtime pay is now business-as-usual

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A growing number of workers in the US are not being paid overtime pay. Republican legislators proposed a law allowing employers to gain maximum work from their employees at standard pay through offering of compressed time instead of overtime. Workers, in turn, would enjoy flexible schedules.

Analysis, Interpretation and construction, Laws, regulations and rules, Work hours, Labor law, Wages, Wages and salaries, Flexible work hours, Flexible hours, Overtime, Compressed work week

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Revolution in paradise

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Native Hawaiians constitute only 1/5 of Hawaii's 1 million residents yet tens of thousands of these 'aboriginal' folk have banded together to push for sovereignty. They believe that they can govern themselves considerably better than the state or federal governments have done.

National liberation movements, Hawaii, Hawaiians, Polynesians

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All that glitters is not gold: who you gonna call to end mining woes? GoldBusters

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Environmental and human rights groups have launched the GoldBusters campaign against gold mining. They claim that gold mining causes serious social and environmental problems.

Gold Mines, Gold Ore Mining, Gold ores, Gold industry, Gold mining, Ethical aspects, Gold jewelry

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