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21878
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This article examines the 1934 United Textiles Workers (UTW) strike in Burlington, North Carolina. When the UTW called for a national strike in 1934, the Burlington workers joined. Two bombs were found during the strike at mills in Burlington. Six men were charged with planting the bombs and were assisted legally by International Labor Defense and liberals from the University of North Carolina.
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27365
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Food Lion is the fastest growing supermarket chain in the nation, but there is concern over how the company treats its workers. A lawsuit has been filed by the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union over the company’s “unfair labor practices.” Employees interviewed are upset over long hours, no overtime pay, low wages, and a culture of fear. Questions are also being raised about the company’s profit sharing policy which benefits only one in ten employees and is perceived by many to have been the reason they are fired before they can collect the benefits. Food Lion refutes all claims.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 9 Issue 27, July 3-9 1991, p8-10 Periodical Website
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28185
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The effect an ongoing strike at the Moncure Plywood plant in Chatham County is having on employees is detailed. Employees decided to strike after their union’s contract ran out with the company and the company decided to increase mandatory work hours to 60 hours per week. The strike has gone on for 6 months and the union workers have been replaced. This has placed a strain on the employees and their families, but they are committed to fighting for better working conditions.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 25 Issue 50, December 2008, p7 Periodical Website
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30602
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This article reviews the history of the employment-at-will doctrine, with special attention on its use in North Carolina. Also discussed is the 1989 North Carolina Supreme Court decision in the Coman v. Thomas Manufacturing Company, Inc. case, in which the employment-at-will doctrine was modified.
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Carolina Coast Business Review (NoCar HF 5001 C38x), Vol. 8 Issue 1, Jan 1990, p9-10, bibl, f
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30614
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The legal doctrine of respondeat superior imposes liability on employers for the actions of their employees under certain conditions. This article discusses some of the circumstances under which this doctrine applies and its recent use in North Carolina.
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Carolina Coast Business Review (NoCar HF 5001 C38x), Vol. 9 Issue 2, Summer 1991, p5-7, il, bibl, f