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Updated 3/1/2004; 1:55:23 PM

Thursday, February 12, 2004

Strike Contributes to $696M Safeway Loss (AP). AP - Struggling supermarket giant Safeway Inc. reported a fourth-quarter loss of $696 million, reflecting the costs of a bitter Southern California strike and a shopping spree gone bad. [Yahoo! News - Business]
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Tulalip training program provides building blocks for the community As the Tulalip economy changes, tribal members must change along with it. The construction course, a joint effort by the tribe and Edmonds Community College, is just one element of the Tulalip Tribes' effort to help its vulnerable members navigate the changing economic landscape.[Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Business]
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Layoffs loom at AT&T Wireless AT&T Wireless Services Inc. of Redmond, which employs about 5,000 people in Washington state, within the next two weeks will lay off about 220 employees, many of them from the Puget Sound area, two knowledgeable sources said. [Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Business]
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Debate over outsourcing heats up, ignited by election-year politics  Myra Bronstein lost a software testing job in April when Bellevue-based Watchmark-Comnitel shifted her job and 16 others to a lower-cost operation in India. But before Bronstein was let go, the Mercer Island resident was given the choice of either training her Indian replacements or forfeiting a severance package. Bronstein -- who chose to train the workers -- is not the only one facing this dilemma.[Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Business]
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Wage deal averts German strikes. Germany avoids a potentially damaging strike, after employers and the IG Metall union agree to raise wages. [BBC News | Business | Economy | World Edition]
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Core Retail Sales, Jobless Claims Up (Reuters). Reuters - U.S. retail sales, with the exception of volatile car and truck sales, showed an unexpectedly strong gain in January, the government said on Thursday, as shoppers loaded up on food and clothing. [Yahoo! News - Business]
12:57:48 PM    comment []

Weirton Steel heads to court on vacation-pay plan Bankrupt Weirton Steel, facing a cash payment of as much as $13 million Feb. 19, is seeking court approval for a vacation-pay postponement deal reached with union leaders. [Miami Herald: Business]
12:56:58 PM    comment []

Job seekers crushed against steel fence. South Africa  Seventeen people were badly injured on Thursday when about 7000 people turned up to apply for 500 jobs at Durban's new marine theme park, police said.  iafrica.com Feb 12 2004 10:32AM GMT
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TERNI STEELWORKS: FIFTY WORKERS RELEASED FROM DUTY

(AGI) - Terni, Italy, Feb. 12 – Thyssen Krupp and steel plant workers in Terni are at loggerheads. The company closed down kiln 5 and the entire magnetic steel production line: 50 workers were hence sent home today and will not be paid daily income. Thyssen Krupp's decision comes after workers' decision to blockade plant access yesterday. After the February 10 meeting between unions, management and government delegates at the Industry Ministry in Rome, workers' held an extraordinary assembly in which they opted for a partial easing of the blockade at the Acciai Speciali Terni plant. Only 10 trucks and one convoy were let into the plant. Thyssen Krupp were not satisfied and answered with its release from duty of 50 workers, but that only heightened tensions and Industry Minister called a second meeting at 12.30 today. AGI Online Feb 12 2004 11:25AM GMT


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US official says bans on outsourcing violates free trade principles. A top New York official said US bans on outsourcing government contracts to India and other countries went against basic principles of free trade.  AFP via Yahoo! Feb 12 2004 4:56PM GMT
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Travelocity to move 300 jobs to India. Travelocity.com, the online travel service, said Wednesday it expects to save $10 million a year by moving about 300 U.S. call-center jobs to India.  CRM Assist Feb 12 2004 5:06PM GMT
12:42:33 PM    comment []

Union won't resist 'dream' plan At 3 schools in S.F., teachers will reapply for jobs. The San Francisco's teachers union said Wednesday it would go along with a plan to make staff members at three Bayview neighborhood schools reapply for their jobs as part of the district's attempt to overhaul the low- performing schools.  San Francisco Chronicle Feb 12 2004 11:23AM GMT
12:32:47 PM    comment []

Civil servants 'will be suspended'. The government says it will suspend staff who take industrial action against the terms of their employment. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition]
12:27:34 PM    comment []

Travelocity to move 300 jobs to India. Travelocity.com, the online travel service, said Wednesday it expects to save $10 million a year by moving about 300 U.S. call-center jobs to India. The company said it intends to close its 250-employee Clintwood, Va., call center by year's end. An additional 50 job cuts are expected at its call center in San Antonio, where more than 750 people work, said spokesman Joel Frey.  CRM Assist Feb 12 2004 5:06PM GMT
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Executives: Job cuts minimal with St. Paul Cos. merger. The job cuts resulting from the merger of The St. Paul Cos. and Travelers Property Casualty Corp. will be minimal in their headquarters cities of St. Paul, Minn. and Hartford, Conn., the top executives of both companies have pledged. Duluth News Tribune Feb 12 2004 5:11PM GMT
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Irish bus & rail strike planned.  Bus and rail users face huge disruption next week after transport workers announced today they are to hold strike action across Ireland on Monday for 4 hours. UTV Internet Feb 12 2004 5:22PM GMT
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Gilman mill closer to reopening. GILMAN, Vt. -- A plan to reopen a paper mill complex that straddles the Connecticut River is awaiting community development block grants from the states of Vermont and New Hampshire. Boston Globe Feb 12 2004 5:25PM GMT
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Employment situation improving in Mo., Ill., report shows. The employment economy in Missouri improved in the fourth quarter, with the number of layoffs declining by nearly half and the number of new claimants for unemployment insurance dropping by 75 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday. St Louis Business Journal Feb 12 2004 5:04PM GMT
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German economy creeps into growth. The recession-mired German economy has started to grow, but at a slower rate than most analysts expected. [BBC News | Business | World Edition]
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Auto sales stall US retail growth. US retail sales record a surprise dip in January after a drop in the sale of automobiles outweighs strength in other areas. [BBC News | Business | World Edition]
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Nigeria labour body sue over fuel hikes. Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) spokesperson Owei Lakemfa said labour filed the suit on Tuesday, asking the federal high court in Abuja to compel the government to pay compensation for the untold hardship inflicted on workers by the arbitrary increases.
 IOL Feb 12 2004 11:25AM GMT
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Missouri's workers comp. rate hikes fall in January. Workers' compensation rate increases have dropped dramatically so far this year due to fewer workplace injuries, the Missouri Department of Insurance said.  St Louis Business Journal Feb 12 2004 2:04AM GMT [Moreover - Search results for...]
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Gov't May Switch to OECD Standard for Tallying Unemployment. South Korea has been using the OECD scheme as a supporting index since July 1997. A switchover will also mean new government statistics will be based on OECD-defined age, gender, job type and position.  Digital Chosunilbo Feb 12 2004 12:42PM GMT
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India sees the downside of free trade. Asia Times Online Feb 12 2004 12:49PM GMT
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