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...executive vice president of the people division (a.k.a. human resources) at Wal-Mart, Chambers has her work cut out for her, with the company's wage, labor and health-care policies under fire. She caught flak last year for a leaked internal memo in which she suggested controversial ways to curb spending on benefits. But Wal-Mart liked her ideas and is rolling out lower-cost health-care initiatives for employees. Chambers will focus on other HR issues, taking part in a new advisory panel on ways to foster diversity and equal-employment ops, for example. "We've spent...
...over how to restructure the partsmaker, whose fate is tied to the automaker's. GM has agreed to take back as many as 5,000 Delphi workers, and thousands more are being offered buyouts. But Delphi chief Robert (Steve) Miller has asked the bankruptcy court for permission to void labor contracts, which would allow him to slash wages if the unions won't concede--a move that could spark a strike. He also wants more financial support from GM. Delphi workers, for their part, are furious that the firm wants to cut their wages 40% while company lawyers...
...easy stuff to see your way through," Wagoner says. The situation is complicated by the fact that Miller wants better terms for supply contracts with GM, while GM claims it pays too much already. The judge heard arguments over the labor contracts last week and is expected to rule this summer. GM CFO Fritz Henderson said, however, he expects to reach a settlement with Delphi and the U.A.W. within 60 days. GM, meanwhile, is stockpiling parts in case of a strike. "The consequences of our not addressing this effectively are big," says Wagoner. "Nobody wins with a long strike...
...simple distinction that direct, selfless service is good and that all else is bad; I’ve been guilty of drawing such distinctions myself. But as I prepare to enter the world I would hope to improve, I can’t deny that while the world needs labor organizers, it also needs businessmen who understand that well-paid workers with health care plans are productive workers, just as while the world needs public school teachers, it also needs politicians who will not sell out their constituents at the drop of a hat. The world needs our best, most...
...hole of the construction site,” which is below street level, he said. The Methuen office of the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) is investigating the incident, said OSHA spokesman John M. Chavez. The investigation by OSHA, which is a division of the US Department of Labor, is looking into whether there was negligence by either Harvard or a contractor, Chavez said. “The law places the responsibility for workplace safety and health on employers.” “So part of the investigation would determine who the responsible employer is, whether...