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4/1/2004; 2:25:49 PM
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Tuesday, March 09, 2004 |
Steelworkers union, Goodyear end dispute. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. and the United Steelworkers of America on Wednesday settled a dispute over where its new line of tires is manufactured. The Pittsburgh-based union last week accused Goodyear of violating its labor contract by making the Assurance tires at a nonunion plant. AP via Seattle Post Intelligencer Mar 3 2004 11:12PM GMT
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Thomas Cook deeper in red. Losses at German-owned travel group Thomas Cook have doubled and the firm has warned it will stay in the red this year despite an upturn in bookings. The travel giant says it plans to cut 10% of its German workforce after annual losses double. [BBC News | Europe | World Edition]
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New England Gas loses money in labor dispute. The company lost more than $800,000 during a labor dispute two years ago, court documents show. During the four-month dispute that ended in May, the utility paid more to bring in contractors to perform operations than it saved by not paying its workers, the documents show. The largest expense: $1.9 million in hired security guards to protect facilities during the dispute. It also paid $670,000 in bonuses to company managers who worked extra hours to fill in for the locked-out workers. Boston Globe Mar 9 2004 1:56PM GMT
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UAW Agrees On Contract With American Axle. Members of the United Auto Workers approved a four-year contract with American Axle & Manufacturing Inc., officials said Monday. ClickOnDetroit.com Mar 8 2004 10:20PM GMT
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Motorola shifts chip design to India. Motorola Inc, the world's second-largest cell phone maker, said on Tuesday it was shutting its semiconductor chip-design units in Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan, and moving them to India and China. A total of about 50 jobs would be lost in the move. Economictimes Mar 9 2004 4:40PM GMT
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Worldwide steel scrap shortage hits US, parts of Asia. A worldwide steel scrap shortage, largely created by massive Chinese demand, is creating "havoc" for US industries and forcing emergency action to cap prices in parts of Asia. AFP via Yahoo! Mar 8 2004 11:24PM GMT
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Japan, Mexico agree to continue talks to strike FTA deal. Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yoshiyuki Kamei and his Mexican counterpart Javier Usabiaga met in Tokyo to explore ways to narrow differences over trade in the key farm products of oranges, orange juice, beef, chicken and pork, a Japanese official said. Kyodo Mar 9 2004 3:42PM GMT
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Egypts Education System Faces Mammoth Overhaul. Throughout Egypt, everyone from parents and students to teachers complains about the education system. According to Madiha al-Safty, professor of sociology at the American University of Cairo, the entire system needs “a complete radical revolution.” Malta Star Mar 9 2004 7:45PM GMT
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Top bankers say global economy is recovering. European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet, spokesman for the G10 central bankers from top industrialised nations, said monetary officials thought the economic pick-up was now sound. Edinburgh Evening News Mar 9 2004 2:23PM GMT
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South African unions threaten airport fuel supplies. As the baggage handlers strike entered its third month unions threatened wider action and were eyeing aircraft fuel supplies, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) said today. Willie Madisha, the Cosatu president, said it would call on its members in the petroleum industry to support the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (Satawu) in their efforts by embarking on a go-slow. SABC Mar 9 2004 4:45PM GMT
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US firm seeks more H1-Bs. A leading California-based high tech company is pleading for more H1-B visas, of which Indians are a major beneficiary, saying enough skilled workers are not to be found in the US. For Rockwell Scientific Co., hiring the best talent is a matter of corporate survival. Economictimes Mar 9 2004 4:40PM GMT
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The Danish economy is on the mend again in 2004. After a 2003 marred by the lowest Danish economic growth in a decade, tax cuts and robust consumer spending in the United States could provide a much-needed kick-start for the Danish economy in 2004. Leading bank Sydbank issued its economic forecast in an analysis released earlier today. Copenhagen Post Mar 9 2004 12:33PM GMT
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Casino industry employs more minorities, study shows. Commercial casinos employ more black executives, white and black female executives, Hispanics and women than other businesses in their states, a new study released by the American Gaming Association shows. St Louis Business Journal Mar 9 2004 5:33PM GMT
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Chief executive quitting Port of Oakland. Citing family obligations, the 57-year-old Yoshitani told Port of Oakland commissioners and staff last summer he planned to leave his more-than-$237,000-a-year post to join his family in Baltimore, where he once served as leader of that city's port. The Argus Mar 9 2004 1:47PM GMT
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Lingering job insecurity of Silicon Valley. For computer scientists and engineers, the 1990s were close to paradise--until the technology boom collapsed. But even as business has started to pick up again, the job market they operate in has become the toughest ever. CNET Mar 9 2004 3:58PM GMT
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Akron Ohio Schools May Have To Cut 180 Jobs
Cuts Are Part Of 5-Year Budget Plan
POSTED: 8:11 am EST March 9, 2004 NewsNet 5 Mar 9 2004 3:25PM GMT
AKRON, Ohio -- Budget problems may force Akron schools to cut as many as 180 jobs, including the jobs of 132 teachers.
How many jobs would be eliminated depend on several factors including how many workers retire and whether the district works out any deals with the district's union to give workers incentives to retire early.
The job cuts are part of a five-year budget plan approved by the district.
The district currently has about 2,200 teachers.
Union leaders say members are not only worried about losing their jobs, but being moved to other schools.
School leaders say the $11 million in cuts are necessary because of higher expenses along with losses from state funding cuts and decreased enrollment.
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Pa. salaries grew in '02 but lagged country. Pennsylvania workers saw their wages rise faster than the national average in 2002, but they still made less than most people that year, according to federal data released Tuesday. Pittsburgh Business Times Mar 9 2004 4:10PM GMT
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Argentina 'pays IMF GBP3.1bn loan'. Argentina has paid £3.15bn of loans to the International Monetary Fund(IMF), according to reports. BBC Mar 9 2004 5:41PM GMT
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Blockade of Macedonian railway traffic continues. Domestic and international railway traffic in the country is completely blocked due to the strike of the Independent Trade Unions of Public Enterprise Macedonian Railways (MZ), which started on Monday.
MTnet Mar 9 2004 3:40PM GMT
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Jarvis Axes Scottish Rail Jobs. Engineering firm Jarvis sparked anger among union leaders today by announcing plans to axe 83 rail signalling jobs because of a downturn in demand. PA News via The Scotsman Online Mar 9 2004 4:50PM GMT
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Janice Kimball
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