51. Now it is on strike again, this time charging unfair labor practices, which does not permit Caterpillar to hire replacements. 52. On the other hand, if the umpires struck in support of an unfair labor practice, they would be protected from discipline or dismissal. 53. Overseas operations can produce profits and support some jobs at home, but they can also help sustain abusive dictatorships and labor practices. 54. Rich and poor countries are nowhere near a consensus on fair labor practices, and the Clinton administration wants to set up a working group to study the issue. 55. Rudy said DeLay has no doubts that exploitative labor practices have occurred on Saipan in the past. 56. Russ Granik, the deputy commissioner, denied that the league had committed any unfair labor practices. 57. Several of those companies, including Sears and Montgomery Ward, conducted investigations of their own and reviewed the labor practices of their other contractors, she says. 58. Some buy crafts, artifacts and clothing from cooperatives and factories in developing nations that follow acceptable labor practices. 59. Stung by criticisms, Nike, the Gap and others have hired their own monitors, and many critics say these companies have improved labor practices. 60. The agency responded to three charges of unfair labor practices by the players against the owners. |