Report blames U.S. trade gap for 5.6 mln lost jobs
Published Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008
The U.S. trade deficit in goods other than oil cost American workers 5.6 million jobs last year, with Michigan and South Carolina leading the list of hardest-hit states, a report issued on Thursday said.
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Kroger Co recalls corn puff snack
Published Monday, Aug. 18, 2008
Kroger Co (KR.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said it was recalling packages of Kroger Hulless Corn Puff Poppers - Extreme Butter because the snack could contain milk not listed on the label.
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E.coli in beef linked to 19 illnesses in Ohio
Published Thursday, June 26, 2008
A sample of raw ground beef was found to contain the same harmful strain of E.coli O157:H7 bacteria that caused outbreaks in Ohio and Michigan and sickened 19 in Ohio in recent weeks, the state's departments of health and agriculture said in a statement on Wednesday.
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UAW locals threaten strikes at five GM plants
Published Monday, April 7, 2008
United Auto Workers union locals at five General Motors Corp(GM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) plants have served notice with the automaker that they could strike if progress is not made in reaching plant-specific contracts within days. Read More |
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UAW chief says little progress made in Axle talks
Published Wednesday, April 2, 2008
United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger said on Wednesday little progress has been made in talks aimed at settling a five-week-old strike at American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc and blasted the auto supplier's CEO for "excessive" compensation. Read More |
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GM says 10 more facilities to be idled for strike
Published Friday, March 7, 2008
General Motors Corp on Thursday said that it was idling or slowing work at another 10 facilities, including a Missouri assembly plant, because of a disruption in parts caused by a strike at a key supplier. Read More |
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GM idles 3 more plants due to supplier strike
Published Saturday, March 1, 2008
General Motors Corp said on Friday it would idle three more assembly plants because of parts shortages caused by a strike against its supplier American Axle & Manufacturing. Read More |
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Ex-H&R Block exec wins $4 million arbitration
Published Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008
An arbitration panel has ordered H&R Block Inc. to pay a former executive $3.96 million in damages and fees because the largest U.S. tax preparer denied him compensation and severance to which he was entitled, lawyers for the executive said on Tuesday. Read More |
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UAW workers on strike against American Axle
Published Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2008
The United Auto Workers union went on strike against American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc (AXL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday, rejecting demands for steep wage and benefit cuts from the parts supplier in a move that could threaten production at General Motors Corp. Read More |
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