Word: laboral
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...agreement with Ford does not automatically resolve the ongoing negotiations that labor is having with the managements of GM and Chrysler, but it does establish a prototype that could be used, and it signals the UAW's new willingness to compromise on this issue. "The modifications will protect jobs for UAW members by ensuring the long-term viability of the company," said UAW President Ron Gettelfinger...
...Hinrichs, group vice president of Global Manufacturing and Labor Affairs at Ford Motor Company, said the tentative agreement gives Ford "the option" of using Ford common stock for up to 50% of the payments into the VEBA in lieu of cash. "We will consider each payment when it is due and use our discretion in determining whether cash or stock makes sense at the time, balancing our liquidity needs and preserving shareholder value," Hinrichs said...
...wrong one. The Motion Picture Academy is giving him the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award - an honor recognizing charity work, and given more frequently to producers than to actors. Lewis's commitment as a spokesman for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, notably in the 19-hour MDA telethon he fronts each Labor Day, has certainly earned him a hearty Hollywood thank-you. But it's a minor token, almost an insult, to one of the wildest, most imaginative comic talents in any medium and, without question, the definitive showbiz ego of the mid-20th century. (See pictures of Jerry Lewis...
Harvard has rightly targeted outsourced custodial labor as a sector of the operational budget that can be cut. One Source, a contractor company that cleans properties operated by Harvard Real Estate Services, has been asked to cut costs by 30 to 40 percent. American Clean Company, a contractor that services the Harvard Medical School, has been requested by HMS custodial directors to eliminate 13 of its 27 workers. These reductions do not seem unreasonably drastic compared to the layoffs occurring outside of Harvard. Economic recession inevitably affects jobs...
...must be remembered that the custodial staff cuts do not occur in a vacuum. If cuts are not made here, they will be made somewhere else. The educational mission of Harvard must be the main determinant when considering what programs and staff to eliminated, and cutting outsourced custodial labor is a reasonable place to reduce spending. Harvard spokesperson Kevin Galvin explained that the cuts are due to “unprecedented fiscal situation [at] Harvard” that is causing the university to carefully consider funding for each of the programs it administers...