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Workers at Swansea auto parts plant vote to strike

Wednesday, May 27, 2009 Workers at the Linamar automobile parts factory in Swansea, Wales voted by a wide margin today to strike, after an dispute over the firing of one of the worker’s union organisers remained unresolved. An 88% turnout resulted in a vote of 139 in favor of striking to 19 against. Canada-based Linamar took over the plant from Visteon in July 2008. Shortly after the takeover, Linamar offered 208 of the plant’s 360…

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California jury orders Skilled Healthcare to pay $671 million in damages

Friday, July 9, 2010 A California jury in a Humboldt County courthouse ordered nursing home operator Skilled Healthcare (SH) to pay $671 million (about €531 million) in a class action lawsuit from patients of SH’s 22 California facilities and their families. The jury found that SH failed to properly staff its facilities to comply with California state law. The jury has not heard the case for punitive damages; however, it awarded the plaintiffs $613 million…

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