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   Labor and Employment Weblog
   University of California, Berkeley
Updated 5/24/2004; 11:10:25 AM

Wednesday, May 05, 2004

German unemployment still rising. Economic growth in Germany is too slow to halt the rise in unemployment, the Federal Labour Office says. [BBC News | Business | World Edition]
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Wages don't figure in Capepillar rebound. Three days after the earnings announcement, Caterpillar's 8,000 union workers rejected a proposed contract that offered one-time bonuses instead of raises, required bigger worker contributions for health insurance, and mandated significantly lower pay for new hires. Boston Globe May 5 2004 7:30AM GMT
5:10:32 PM    comment []

Some Cities Struggling to Keep Pension Promises. Many cities that offered their workers large retirement pensions find that their pension funds cannot support the payouts. By Mary Williams Walsh. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]
5:08:35 PM    comment []

U.N.: Trade Not Enough for Poor Countries (AP). AP - Global treaties to cut barriers to international trade aren't enough to boost the economies of the world's poorest nations, a senior United Nations official said Wednesday. [Yahoo! News - World]
5:04:47 PM    comment []

Rochester Police ask for boycott of city businesses.  ROCHESTER, N.H. -- The police union is asking members of all unions to boycott city businesses and refuse to deliver goods to try to pressure the City Council into resolving a contract dispute. Boston Globe May 5 2004 8:24PM GMT
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Whistleblower Wins Suit Against Airline. CHANTILLY, Va. - A whistleblower who alleged that she was fired for exposing a scheme to funnel extra pay to leaders of the pilots' union for Atlantic Coast Airlines has won a claim against the airline under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. San Jose Mercury News May 5 2004 8:37PM GMT
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UN: Almost half of South Africans under poverty line. Almost 21,9-million South Africans live below the national poverty line of R354 a month, the United Nations said on Wednesday. "Absolute poverty has declined significantly, with the percentage of people living below the national poverty line falling from 51,1% in 1995 to 48,5% in 2002," said John Ohiorhenuan, resident coordinator of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in South Africa.  Daily Mail & Guardian May 5 2004 8:23PM GMT
4:19:46 PM    comment []

Services Growth Hits Record, Jobs Gain (Reuters). Reuters - A key reading of the giant U.S. services sector showed a surprising rise in April, hitting a new record and offering more evidence of economic revitalization. The Institute for Supply Management's non-manufacturing index rose to 68.4 in April from 65.8 in March, above Wall Street estimates of a dip to 64.0.   [Yahoo! News - Business]
4:10:57 PM    comment []

San Diego panel wants council to consider 'living wage' plan. The San Diego City Council's Rules Committee voted 3-1 today in favor of bringing a proposed "living wage" ordinance before the full council for consideration. SignOn San Diego May 5 2004 8:07PM GMT
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