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Tuesday, March 23, 2004 |
Survey: Phoenix Arizona Hiring plans reach four-year high. Twenty-five percent of local firms have expanded their full-time staff over the past six months, while 11 percent reduced their full-time staff, according to the newly released Rocky Mountain Poll. Business Journal of Phoenix Mar 22 2004 5:16PM GMT
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UAE takes steps to curb labour disputes The UAE government is taking steps to reduce labour disputes in the construction sector by asking companies to submit audited reports on payment of salaries, said Dr Khalid Al Khazraji, Undersecretary at the UAE Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs.
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Caterpillar workers approve strike authorization. PEORIA, Ill. (AP) -- Caterpillar workers have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike if negotiations break down for a new contract with the Peoria-based heavy equipment maker, the United Auto Workers announced Monday. AP via New Jersey Online Mar 23 2004 1:15AM GMT
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German Violinists Sue for Pay Raise (AP). AP - Violinists at a German orchestra are suing for a pay raise on the grounds that they play many more notes per concert than their musical colleagues — litigation that the orchestra's director on Tuesday called "absurd." [Yahoo! News - World]
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Support Indian textile workers. Textile workers in Vedasanthur block of Dindigul district, located in Tamil Nadu are enduring numerous rights violations, according to reports from the Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) Task Force – Tamil Nadu. In response, the task force is calling for action, targeting public authorities in the district to take steps to ensure that workers’ rights are respected. No Sweat Mar 23 2004 9:28PM GMT
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Up to 900 teachers may be lost from Cleveland schools. City council was recently told it's possible 900 teachers could lose their jobs. The school board will look at eliminating overtime, which totaled $3.8 million this year. Nearly 75 percent of that overtime was for custodians. WKYC News Mar 23 2004 2:53PM GMT
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Wal-Mart's Cultural Strategy. "Wal-Mart has synthesized both extremes and perfected an urban-corporate encounter of a third kind: the community sell. Hell-bent on winning voter approval next month to open its first Southland Supercenter store in Inglewood, Wal-Mart has been running an aggressive PR campaign that goes beyond mere images in a bigger appeal to racial progress and solidarity across class lines that we haven’t seen or heard since the days of Dr. King... Tue, 23 Mar 2004 09:00:33 PST [PLANetizen: Front Page]
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Dutch to speed up work permit applications. Work permit applications for employees from eight of the 10 EU accession states will be speeded up to help tackle labour shortages in sectors of the Dutch economy, it has been confirmed Expatica HR Mar 23 2004 3:54PM GMT
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Most Belgians would love to give up work. Six out of ten Belgians would happily never work another day in their lives, according to a new survey published on Tuesday. Expatica Belgium Mar 23 2004 6:09PM GMT
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GM increasing outsourcing to cut costs. DETROIT -- As part of sweeping cost-cutting efforts, General Motors Corp.'s manufacturing arm plans dramatically increased spending on white-collar work in Canada and overseas, the company said Tuesday. AP via Seattle Post Intelligencer Mar 23 2004 6:35PM GMT
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For women execs, the wait continues. The good news? Women are making progress toward achieving parity with their male coworkers. The bad news? At the current pace, women won't reach equality in the workplace for another 15 years. That's the latest assessment from the Committee of 200, a Chicago-based group of women business leaders that assembles an annual index to measure women's progress in the working world. ChicagoBusiness.com Mar 23 2004 8:02PM GMT
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Umpires and Teamsters plan exploratory meeting in Tampa. The union representing major league baseball umpires is exploring whether to affiliate with the Teamsters. Dominic Tocco, president of Teamsters Local 416 in Cleveland, is among three organizers planning to meet Wednesday in Tampa, Fla., with members of the World Umpires Association, which represents 68 umpires. ABC Action News Mar 23 2004 8:44PM GMT
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i2 Tech Rules Out Job Cuts In India. i2 Technologies India will not lay off employees to meet the company’s worldwide mandate to cut down on expenses and strengthen the balance sheet, i2Technologies managing director Sankalp Saxena told eFE. “There will be no impact on the headcount in India,” he said categorically. Financial Express Mar 23 2004 7:46PM GMT
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Janice Kimball
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