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The article reports on the case of department store, Meier & Frank (M&F), in Portland, Oregon, which was charged with unfair labor practices in the fall of 1950. The newspapers, "Portland Oregonian" and the "Oregon Journal," have reported the decision of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in the case. As a reaction to their reports, M&F reduced its advertisement to Portland Oregonian, which reported a detailed account of the decision of the NLRB. M&F's advertisements to the Oregon Journal, whose report is kinder to M&F, were retained.

In this article, the author discusses the issue of illegal immigrants in the U.S. and the debate as to how the issue should be handled. This author promotes the idea of giving illegal immigrants amnesty because they contribute to the economy, they will eventually assimilate into U.S. culture, and their presence will not depress wages or undermine the law.

The article focuses on the shortage of jobs in India. Topics mentioned include the imbalances in the forecasts of the Indian youth working-age masses and the supply of new jobs which resulted to a desperate struggle to find secure employment and the implications of the mismatch between the supply of jobs, the quality of education and the demand from young people in the country and the structural obstacles to be tackled to boost jobs such as the restrictive labor laws.

The article looks at legislation used by U.S. states, towns, and counties to push illegal immigrants out. The town of St. Helens, Oregon, is focused on, particularly a ballot initiative which would see that anyone employing an undocumented worker gets fined $10,000. While many assume that these efforts are racially motivated, the author notes that legal residents are concerned about job opportunities.

The article looks at legislation used by U.S. states, towns, and counties to push illegal immigrants out. The town of St. Helens, Oregon, is focused on, particularly a ballot initiative which would see that anyone employing an undocumented worker gets fined $10,000. While many assume that these efforts are racially motivated, the author notes that legal residents are concerned about job opportunities.

According to pay slips seen by TIME, Sama pays foreign employees monthly pretax salaries of around 60,000 Kenyan shillings ($528), which includes a monthly bonus for relocating from elsewhere in Africa. The statement also said that after employees asked for higher salaries, Sama conducted a pay audit and found they were already being paid double the living wage for the region. He says he regularly asked managers whether Sama was deducting too much tax from employees' pay, and why his girlfriend, also a Sama employee at the time, was not provided a work permit despite being promised one. Motaung knew that Sama employees stood a better chance of having their demands met by acting as a group, because Sama was dependent on "the client": Facebook. [Extracted from the article]

According to pay slips seen by TIME, Sama pays foreign employees monthly pretax salaries of around 60,000 Kenyan shillings ($528), which includes a monthly bonus for relocating from elsewhere in Africa. The statement also said that after employees asked for higher salaries, Sama conducted a pay audit and found they were already being paid double the living wage for the region. He says he regularly asked managers whether Sama was deducting too much tax from employees' pay, and why his girlfriend, also a Sama employee at the time, was not provided a work permit despite being promised one. Motaung knew that Sama employees stood a better chance of having their demands met by acting as a group, because Sama was dependent on "the client": Facebook. [Extracted from the article]

He says he regularly asked managers whether Sama was deducting too much tax from employees' pay, and why his girlfriend, also a Sama employee at the time, was not provided a work permit despite being promised one. The statement also said that after employees asked for higher salaries, Sama conducted a pay audit and found they were already being paid double the living wage for the region. Motaung knew that Sama employees stood a better chance of having their demands met by acting as a group, because Sama was dependent on "the client": Facebook. According to pay slips seen by TIME, Sama pays foreign employees monthly pretax salaries of around 60,000 Kenyan shillings ($528), which includes a monthly bonus for relocating from elsewhere in Africa. [Extracted from the article]

In this article, the author discusses the issue of illegal immigrants in the U.S. and the debate as to how the issue should be handled. This author promotes the idea of giving illegal immigrants amnesty because they contribute to the economy, they will eventually assimilate into U.S. culture, and their presence will not depress wages or undermine the law.

Reports that Wal-Mart is closing the doors of a Quebec facility after the employees unionized. The chain which relies on nonunion labor to keep prices lower than other retailers; Belief that if United Food and Commercial Workers union has cracked the code for how to organize Wal-Mart, the company could be in trouble; The union which make take legal action against Wal-Mart charging them with bad-faith bargaining; How the efforts in Canada are spreading to other parts of Wal-Mart empire; Reaction from Wal-Mart; Collective bargaining which will continue between the union and the company regardless of the store's closing; Some workers who don't feel they need union representation.

The article reports on developments related to politics in the U.S. It mentions the announcement of Jimmy Hoffa, leader of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, that they will not support politicians who voted for the Landrum-Griffin labor reform bill such as Senator John F. Kennedy. It states that the Baptist General Convention of Texas commented about Roman Catholic political candidates. It cites the preparations of New York Governor Nelson Rockeller for his public appearances.