Oct 22nd, 2009 - kansascity
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A teachers' union is claiming that a California-based firm that recruited teachers from the Philippines to work in Louisiana schools made the educators pay fees of $15,000 or more.
The American Federation of Teachers filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Labor calling for an investigation. The complaint, dated Tuesday, follows similar ones the union's state affiliate filed last month with Louisiana officials.
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Storm weakens but hundreds flee in Philippines' north
Oct 23rd, 2009 - Reuters
MANILA (Reuters) - A storm moving toward the northeast of the Philippines weakened on Friday but hundreds of people fled coastal areas, fearing for their lives after powerful typhoons in recent weeks killed more than 920 people.
Rise in U.S. jobless benefit claims defies forecasts
Oct 23rd, 2009 - The Detroit News
The number of new claims for jobless benefits jumped more than expected last week, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Claims had fallen in five out of the previous six weeks...
Alert as typhoon nears Philippines
Oct 23rd, 2009 - Al Jazeera English
The third successive tropical storm in a month continues to hover over the Philippines as troops, disaster-relief officials and rescue teams stand on alert in the devastated archipelago nation.Unemployment drops in Middle Tennessee
Oct 22nd, 2009 - bizjournals
The decrease in state unemployment announced last week by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development is being seen in most counties. Across the state, unemployment decreased in 83 counties...
Typhoon to Hit Philippines 18th Time This Season
Oct 22nd, 2009 - ABC News
Typhoon Lupit, which means "fierce" in Filipino, is taking dead aim at the already storm battered Philippines, which will make it the 18th typhoon to hit the country this season. Here in Aparri...
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