In a federal antitrust complaint, The Wackenhut Corp. claims SEIU Local 1 fixes prices for security services in downtown Chicago and forces the Building Owners and Managers Association of Chicago to refrain from hiring contractors or subcontractors who do not match the union's terms.
The Community Credit Union fired a white employee because she married a black man and had a child, she claims in Gadsden, Ala., Federal Court.
Class-action complaints alleging Labor Code violations have been filed against these defendants: Lending Tree Loans, in Santa Ana, Calif., Federal Court; Valero Refining Co., and Check In To Case, in Los Angeles Superior Court; Michael Foods & M.G. Waldbaum Co., in Omaha Federal Court; Suncruz Casinos & Oceans Casino Cruises, and Southern Express Stucco Systems, in Tampa Federal Court; Avalon Flooring, and A&R Architects, in Fort Pierce, Fla., Federal Court.
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