Word: demands
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...companies are in the business of selling parts, and, by the way, making refurbished engines. Parts suppliers to the major car companies are insolvent in some cases and almost every firm in the industry is facing years of declining demand...
Chrysler's demand that the CAW slash labor costs by 25% caught the industry by surprise because it breaks with the time-honored tradition of pattern bargaining - in which an agreement by one of the automakers with the union sets the pattern for the others. Earlier this week the CAW gave up a special annual bonus and agreed to a reduction in paid time off in reaching a deal with General Motors. But that deal was criticized by some in the industry as insufficient. Indeed, Ford Motor Co. said Friday it will also reject the GM-CAW deal...
...Secretary of Labor. When asked about acquiring jobs in the midst of an economic downturn, Chao encouraged students to look more closely at public sector positions, predicting that the federal government would likely undergo a massive retirement wave in the next five to 10 years, leading to a higher demand for skilled professionals in that area. “Especially now with the recent stimulus package, there will be a period of tremendous governmental spending,” she said. “And they are going to need more people to watch over new programs to be established...
...Every interaction that an officer has with a student is community relations. We demand professionalism and our officers act professionally,” Catalano said...
...TIME: Some economists have said that Japan is yet to recover from the lost decade. What specifically are you going to do about reinvigorating domestic demand...