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3/1/2004; 1:55:22 PM
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Wednesday, February 11, 2004 |
Aer Lingus to ballot on industrial action. Cabin crew at Aer Lingus are to ballot for industrial action over the airline's planned compulsory relocation of 29 staff from Shannon to Dublin. Aer Lingus wants the staff to move to Dublin by the end of March to facilitate the operation of its summer schedule. However, the cabin crew union IMPACT says the forced relocation is unacceptable. Ireland
RTE Online Feb 11 2004 8:40PM GMT
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Gargano against punishing companies for 'outsourcing' jobs. The Pataki administration's top economic development official said legislation barring tax breaks and other state assistance to companies that take jobs to other states could backfire and drive businesses out of New York. Boston Globe Feb 11 2004 8:25PM GMT
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Thousands of Stop & Shop workers threatening to strike. About 43,000 Stop & Shop workers in New England are threatening to go on strike as early as next week over a contract proposal that would make employees pay more for health care benefits. Boston Globe Feb 11 2004 8:25PM GMT
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New York to grant same-sex unemployment benefits. Under pressure from a gay-rights group, the state has reversed its two-year position that denied unemployment benefits to gays and lesbians who quit their jobs to follow their partners taking new jobs out of state. New York Daily News Feb 11 2004 6:14PM GMT
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Amtrak, Jobs, Safety, Transit, Outer Space Tourism, & Freight.
The Hill is a non-partisan, non-ideological weekly newspaper covering Congress and its members. This special section on transportation includes articles on Amtrak, creating jobs, transportation research & safety, public transportation needs, outer space tourism, and freight issues. "In the coming weeks, Congress will be debating a six-year reauthorization of our national surface transportation programs. The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is proposing a $375 billion highway and transit infrastructure investment that will create good, family-wage jobs and help maintain our economic competitiveness. The legislation will create and sustain 1.7 million new construction jobs throughout the nation, including 445,000 jobs this year alone." Wed, 11 Feb 2004 09:00:35 PST [PLANetizen: Front Page]
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Migrants' cash goes to home countries. The British Bangladeshi International Development Group said that curry house workers and other immigrants sent twice as much money to Bangladesh as the British government sends the country in international aid every year. Independent Feb 10 2004 10:52PM GMT [
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Telegraph staff back strike Journalists at the Telegraph Group, one of Britain's most conservative newspaper publishers, have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action at the paper. [MediaGuardian]
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State university cuts could mean fewer new teachers. But the number of students seeking credentials in the university's teacher education program is expected to level off or even decline with the anticipated reduction in state funding, a Cal State Hayward official said Monday. "It's too early to tell in terms of 2004-05, but it looks like the number of applications is going to be down," said Phil Duren, chair of Cal State Hayward's teacher education department. "We're probably going to have fewer candidates ... because of the budget cuts." The Daily Review (Hayward) Feb 11 2004 3:32PM GMT
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Foreign professionals seeking jobs in India. Indian job seekers beware! With large number of professionals from the USA, UK and African countries seeking jobs in India, competition is bound to rise manifold in the job market here. As an effect of outsourcing and job cut in countries like the USA and UK, experts here say that skilled foreign workers from these countries are now exploring opportunities elsewhere and India for several reasons is fast emerging as one of the most favoured destination for these professionals.
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Land Rover Workers to Consider Amended Offer. Scotland: An amended pay offer aimed at ending a dispute at motor giant Land Rover is to be considered by workers, it was announced today. Thousands of workers at the company’s plant in Solihull have staged two 24-hour strikes in recent weeks after rejecting a two-year deal worth 6.5%.
PA News via The Scotsman Online Feb 11 2004 12:48PM GMT
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Senegalese Herder's Plight Raises Concern. DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Anti-slavery activists in Mauritania are waging a rare public campaign to rescue Matalla, a 20-year-old camel herder they say fled into the protection of troops to escape a life of bondage. His alleged owners have already tried to get him back from soldiers patrolling Mauritania's northern desert, the activists allege. AP via Guardian Unlimited Feb 11 2004 7:42AM GMT
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Row over council job cuts UK: A row has broken out at Haringey council after a leaked document revealed management planned to pay a consultant to recommend job cuts. Five employees were barred from their offices this morning, after refusing to apply for four new high flying posts following a staff restructuring consultation that their union dubbed "disgraceful".
The case involves seven journalists who run the council's press office, five of whom are joint members of Unison and the National Union of Journalists (NUJ). The unions have accused the council of wasting considerable amounts of money employing a £650-a-day consultant to reconfigure the media team, a move which council minutes showed was agreed before the appointment. United Kingdom [MediaGuardian]
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Northeastern University plans to spend $75 million to add 100 professors. The university's hiring will focus on majors in which student demand is growing, including communications, business, and health science. The school also plans to bolster graduate programs such as business, engineering and computer science and add professors in four key research areas: biotechnology, nanotechnology, sensing and imaging, and urban policy. WBZ Feb 11 2004 1:39PM GMT
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Janice Kimball
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