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US Unions See Wages Fall Tom Lee is a former president of the American Federation of Musicians, the largest musicians' union in the world. He began his career with the U.S. Marine Corps Band and played many performances at the White House. Although u
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China is soon expected to become the largest user of industrial robots. Robot manufacturers have dismissed worries that better technology will force lower-paid workers out of jobs. For more, here is our reporter Laiming. Amid talks of China's economi
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The workers at the Ports of Auckland are still on strike and the workers at Affco meat works are also on strike. The workers at the Ports of Auckland are called watersiders, stevedores, dock workers or wharfies. Their union has been negotiating with
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