The Associated Press August 30, 2008 - 4:37 a.m. ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan - Energy-rich Turkmenistan signed a mete out to boost its annual delivery of natural gas supplies to China to 40 billion cubic meters, an increase of 10 billion cubic meters over the previously agreed whole. Under the deal Friday, China could start receiving elastic fluid deliveries from the Central Asian nation by late 2009. Construction of a pipeline that is meant to eventually put forth from Turkmenistan to China's northwestern ...
Ternium asks Venezuela government to resume talks on Sidor
Aug 31 2008
The Associated Press August 30, 2008 - 4:36 a.m. CARACAS, Venezuela - Ternium SA said Friday it has asked the Venezuelan government to restart stalled talks on a compensation deal for the nationalization of the country's largest steelmaker, Sidor. Ternium, a subsidiary of Argentine-Italian conglomerate Techint, said it asked Venezuelan officials to resume negotiations after Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez ended talks earlier this week, expression he proverb no potentiality for an agreement. Ternium had owned 60 per cent of Sidor until ...
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Teamsters union now represents the majority of workers at CNR
Aug 31 2008
The Canadian Press August 29, 2008 - 9:46 p.m. OTTAWA - More than 3,000 Canadian National (TSX:CNR) conductors, trainmen, yardmen and yardmasters have voted to join the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, the union said Friday. The workers were represented by the United Transportation Union before the vote, which was ordered by means of the Canadian Industrial Relations Board. More than 95 per cent of the UTU members at CN voted in favour of joining the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, the concert ...
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U.S. federal judge approves Ford health care trust that will pay retiree bills
Aug 30 2008
The Associated Press August 29, 2008 - 8:49 p.m. DETROIT - Ford Motor Co. says a federal pass an opinion has approved a trust fund set up by the automaker and the United Auto Workers that decree pay retiree health care bills for union members. Dearborn-based Ford says Friday that the permanent fund, called a voluntary employees beneficiary association, will cover about 200,000 UAW-represented Ford retirees and their surviving spouses in the United States. Federal judges approved similar agreements between the ...
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Machinists union leaders call for Boeing strike after latest offer
Aug 30 2008
Manuel Valdes, The Associated Press August 29, 2008 - 8:51 p.m. SEATAC, Wash. - Leaders of Boeing Co.'s Machinists harmony called for a strike Friday after deciding a proposed labour contract the aerospace company called its "most good and decisive" offer wasn't good enough. They urged members to reject the offer in an upcoming vote. The Chicago-based company hoped the proposal, which provides added pay and incentives to workers over three years, would help it avert a labour standoff. ...
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