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Union "Victory": Chrysler Reinstates 13 Workers Fired for Drinking on the Job
December 11, 2012 0

Union "Victory": Chrysler Reinstates 13 Workers Fired for Drinking on the Job

By News Desk

Please consider the Detroit News article Chrysler reinstates 13 workers fired for drinking on job . Chrysler Group LLC says it was forced to reinstate 13 workers who were fired from its Jefferson North Assembly Plant two years ago after being filmed by a local television station drinking and smoking what the network suggested was a controlled substance before and during work. "The workers followed the grievance procedure process outlined in the collective bargaining agreement between Chrysler and the United Auto Workers.

Bank of England Warns of Global Currency Wars
December 11, 2012 0

Bank of England Warns of Global Currency Wars

By News Desk

Bank of England Warns of Global Currency Wars By the time central banks warn about something, the practice has likely been going on for years. Today’s case in point is BoE’s King warns of growing currency competition The head of the Bank of England warned on Monday that too many countries were trying to weaken their currencies to offset the impact of the slow global economy and the trend could grow next year. "You can see, month by month, the addition to the number of countries who feel that active exchange rate management, always to push their exchange rate down, is growing," Mervyn King said in a speech

Gallup Reports Upper-Income Spending Worst November Ever
December 9, 2012 0

Gallup Reports Upper-Income Spending Worst November Ever

By News Desk

Gallup Reports Upper-Income Spending Worst November Ever With the generally upbeat spending reports on black Friday and cyber-Monday, Gallup paints a different point of view in its most recent poll that shows U.S. Consumer Spending Holds Steady, Consistent With 2011 Americans’ self-reported daily spending averaged $73 in November, essentially on par with September and October.

Startling Look at Job Demographics by Age
December 7, 2012 0

Startling Look at Job Demographics by Age

By News Desk

For the rest of the trend, consider my comment in today’s job report: Establishment Survey +146,000; Household Survey -122,000 Jobs; Unemployment 7.7% as Labor Force Shrinks by 350,000 In the last year, the civilian noninstitutional population rose by 3,733,000.