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Apple Sued For Turning Workers Into Slaves
« on: August 07, 2008, 18:10 »
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Apple employees are putting together a  class action lawsuit for not receiving overtime pay. A Lawsuit filed Monday in California seeks class action status alleging that Apple denied technical staffers required overtime pay and meal compensation in violation of state law. Filed in the US District Court for Southern California, the complaint claims that many Apple employees are routinely subjected to working conditions resembling indentured servitude, or 'modern day slaves,' for lack of better words.

http://www.pcauthority.com.au/News/118946,apple-sued-for-indentured-servitude.aspx
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Re: Apple Sued For Turning Workers Into Slaves
« Reply #1 on: August 07, 2008, 18:30 »
Core!  ;D
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Re: Apple Sued For Turning Workers Into Slaves
« Reply #2 on: August 07, 2008, 19:07 »
So, it could be said, they've got the pip.
 
Wait, there's more...
 
If this was Orange, would they be taking the pith?  :D  :scoot:
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Re: Apple Sued For Turning Workers Into Slaves
« Reply #3 on: August 07, 2008, 22:21 »

If this was Orange, would they be taking the pith?  :D  :scoot:

Sorry, I'm stumped. 

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Re: Apple Sued For Turning Workers Into Slaves
« Reply #4 on: August 07, 2008, 22:48 »
So am I!   :dunno:
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Re: Apple Sued For Turning Workers Into Slaves
« Reply #5 on: August 07, 2008, 23:19 »
Rik and David won't be!   ;D

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Re: Apple Sued For Turning Workers Into Slaves
« Reply #6 on: August 07, 2008, 23:24 »
I think I'll have to branch out into another thread.
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Re: Apple Sued For Turning Workers Into Slaves
« Reply #7 on: August 08, 2008, 02:26 »
Don't bough out yet, guys.  Yew might be sycamore puns, but it maple through, so leaf it to plane along until it beeches itself.
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Re: Apple Sued For Turning Workers Into Slaves
« Reply #8 on: August 08, 2008, 08:09 »
Don't bough out yet, guys.  Yew might be sycamore puns, but it maple through, so leaf it to plane along until it beeches itself.

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Re: Apple Sued For Turning Workers Into Slaves
« Reply #9 on: August 08, 2008, 10:31 »
Don't bough out yet, guys.  Yew might be sycamore puns, but it maple through, so leaf it to plane along until it beeches itself.

Brilliant, Gill!  I can't root out any more at the moment - my pun reserve has gone to seed.
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