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Delta Air Lines and three other carriers accused of denying mandated sick leave to workers
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Delta Airlines and three other carriers have been accused of denying workers' mandated sick leave. (JOSHUA ROBERTS/REUTERS)
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REUVEN BLAU
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Tuesday, February 7, 2017, 10:22 PM

Spanish Dockworkers to Face Massive Layoffs?
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Image Courtesy: Offshore and Home Trade Seamen's Welfare Trust
At least 6,500 Spanish dockworkers could be laid off according to the recently announced plan by the country’s Minister of Public Works to reform the port system.

Joyous Africans Take to the Rails, With China’s Help
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/07/world/africa/africa-china-train.html?...
By ANDREW JACOBS
FEB. 7, 2017

Canadian Ousted Amalgamated Transit Union Local 113 TTC union head accuses parent association of intimidating officials
The suspended president of the TTC’s largest union is accusing the association’s American-based parent organization ATU of coercing union officials into signing a “loyalty pledge” against him.
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/transportation/2017/02/06/ousted-ttc-un...

Drawing for LA and Long Beach port jobs ordered to restart after abrupt suspension
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Dock workers enter the hall to get their jobs for the day. On Monday, those who submitted cards for the lottery were supposed to learn if their names had been drawn to join the casuals, but Monday’s lottery was halted. Brittany Murray — Staff Photographer