Word: laboral
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...over the nuclear deal may give Singh and the Congress Party a chance to address some of those concerns by pursuing much needed economic reforms. Singh's allies on the left have generally allowed the Congress Party to set the agenda, but they opposed certain reforms that threatened their labor-union base, including a plan to liberalize the banking sector and changes to India's socialistic labor laws. Now that left-leaning lawmakers have bolted from the coalition, Singh, an economist, could find it easier to push reforms through - although his allies say they'll proceed with caution to avoid...
...part of this transformation, Loyrette and his chief administrator, Didier Selles, have trademarked the Louvre name and cut a deal with labor unions to end the strikes that used to shut the place down for a couple of weeks every year. Most controversially, Loyrette has also invited contemporary artists to exhibit at the Louvre and even decorate it - provoking howls of protests from French detractors...
...leaped at the chance to be Inspector General because the job combined the four things I loved most: investigations, law, aviation and public service. Truthfully, the office was tailor-made for me, and I was happy to quit my post as Assistant Secretary of Labor in charge of keeping union elections honest. Everyone encouraged me to take the Inspector General job--but only if I intended to do something with...
...August 1990, I walked into Secretary of Labor Elizabeth Dole's office. Dressed in slacks, wearing her glasses, Dole was hard at work on a hot Sunday afternoon. The building was quiet--in fact, the whole city was quiet since Congress was not in session. I told her I was thinking about leaving her department...
...protest at each of the conventions, with specific marches spread out over several days. The Democratic convention will be held from Aug. 25-28, while the Republican convention is scheduled for Sept. 1-4, with a major march planned for the first day of the event, Labor...