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IKEA workers in Danville voting on unionization
Workers at IKEA's only U.S. manufacturing plant are deciding whether they want to unionize.
Approximately 328 workers are scheduled to vote Wednesday at Swedwood Danville, a subsidiary of the Swedish furniture giant. The results should be available...Tags: Elections, Human Interest, Career and Workplace, Politics, IKEA
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Union: IKEA workers vote to unionize
DANVILLE, Va. (AP) -- Workers at IKEA's only U.S. factory in Virginia say they want to belong to a union like thousands of Europeans who work for the Swedish furniture giant.
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers say employees...Tags: Career and Workplace, Human Interest, Collective Contract, Unions, Wage Contract Issues
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Virginia farm contributes to The Greenbrier's gourmet cuisine
Reporter2010 was an epic year for The Greenbrier with the opening of the new casino, and the return of professional golf to the Old White course. There was another accomplishment that has its roots in the soil of western Virginia - development of The...Tags: Botetourt County, Human Interest, Career and Workplace, Virginia, Tomatoes
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Startek in Collinsville delays closing, calls 52 back
ReporterEmployees recently laid off in Henry County may soon find work quicker than they thought. Startek in Collinsville is recalling 52 of their employees for temporary work. A spokesperson told News7 the call center originally planned keeping 108 workers...Tags: Startek Incorporated, Career and Workplace
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FAA problems affecting local airports
News 7 Intern ReporterMany government agencies, including the one responsible for your safety when you fly, are literally in a holding pattern, after Congress went into recess after passing a debt deal. "You don't want to postpone a critical, life-saving project at any...Tags: Elections, Air Transportation Industry, Career and Workplace, Federal Aviation Administration, Labor Legislation
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UPDATED: Verizon employees go on strike
Multimedia JournalistUPDATED 12:05 a.m.: Verizon employees have voted to go on strike. Check back later for more updates. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Communication Workers of America are trying...Tags: Elections, Career and Workplace, Health, Strikes, Politics
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Forty-five thousand Verizon employees are on strike
Multimedia JournalistVerizon employees nationwide are officially on strike and they plan to keep it that way until a contract agreement is reached. Negotiations on a new contract did not go the way Verizon workers had hoped. Union employees have been on strike since their...Tags: Media Industry, Human Interest, Career and Workplace, Strikes, Verizon Communications
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Union vote comes to another Danville factory
Reporter340 Danville factory workers are voting Monday and Tuesday on a question many say there's only one answer to. Should EBI become unionized? First shift workers leaving the company wouldn't talk on camera but told news7 a union would improve the working...Tags: Elections, Career and Workplace, Politics, Unions, IKEA
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Update: Verizon workers who are on strike try to up the ante in Roanoke
Multimedia JournalistUPDATE 8/9 Verizon employees who are on strike decided to up the ante Tuesday afternoon. Several workers tried to picket in front of the Verizon Wireless Store near Valley View Mall in Roanoke before they got shoe'd off. The police were called in and...Tags: Demonstration, Career and Workplace, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Strikes, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia)
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Small plane crashes in Henry County
A small plane crashed in Henry County Tuesday afternoon.
It happened around 12:30 p.m. on Tyler Place in Ridgeway, Virginia. That's just outside Martinsville in Henry County. Police say the pilot, who was taking off from Pace Airport, was flying low...Tags: Tennessee, Career and Workplace, Health, Virginia, Henry County
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Postal Workers hold a rally in downtown Roanoke
ReporterThere are plenty of beeps as Postal workers hold a rally in downtown Roanoke. They are asking passers-by to honk their horn. It is happening until 5:30 P.M. near the Sun Trust Plaza on Franklin Road. Protesters are stationed outside U.S. Rep. Bob...Tags: Mail Order Industry, Bob Goodlatte, Career and Workplace, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), U.S. Postal Service
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George Allen outlines "Freedom to Work" agenda
ReporterRepublican George Allen brought his campaign for the U.S. Senate to Botetourt County Wednesday. He outlined a three-part plan he says will help businesses create jobs, save taxpayers' money and protect workers rights. Allen unveiled his "Freedom to...Tags: George Allen, Elections, Botetourt County, Government, Timothy M. Kaine
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