December 2, 2013
Expect the "Practically Virtually Impossible"
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Hard hitting global and local news
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Bloomberg reports Emerging Market Slowdown to Last for Years Unilever (UNA) Chief Executive Officer Paul Polman said the economic slowdown in emerging markets is here to stay as many countries need to enact structural reforms to adjust to new conditions after the boom of recent years.“They are still relatively stronger economies, but still fragile,†Polman said. “And you see that growth coming off now a little bit, obviously not being helped either by lower demand coming from Europe and the U.S
Inquiring minds are investigating the Fight for 15 website. Here is a snip. Stand with striking Chicago fast food and retail workers! We, hundreds of fast food and retail workers, went on strike at 30 stores in the Loop and the Magnificent Mile to demand $15 an hour and the right to form a union without retaliation.
Please consider Companies Prepare to Pass More Health Costs to Workers . Many employers are betting that the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that all Americans have health insurance starting in 2014 will bring more people into their plans who have previously opted out.
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Arnaud Montebourg, Minister of Industrial Renewal of France, has a new target in his sights, the French public procurement group UGAP . Here is some background information about UGAP.
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