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Over 2,000 South African miners remain underground as union protest enters second day

More than 2,000 workers remained underground for a second day Tuesday in a protest over pay and benefits at a platinum mine in South Africa. The mine is owned by Implats, which is one of the world’s biggest platinum miners. The firm has suspended work at the Bafokeng Rasimone Platinum …

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New CBS boss Bari Weiss tells staff to explain what they do during working hours, but union urges defiance

CBS News should be in for an interesting week. Staffers from the network’s news division have until Tuesday to explain what they do during working hours to their new boss, editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, but the Writers Guild of America East, which represents some CBS News employees, has urged staffers not …

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CBS News staffers won't face discipline for ignoring new boss's detailed workplace demands

CBS News staffers will not be disciplined if they fail to inform their new boss about what they do all day, according to an internal memo the Writers Guild of America East sent to its members. Last week, CBS News employees were told they had until Tuesday to outline their …

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