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...bodes well for Detroit, of course, or Asian manufacturers like Hyundai and Kia, which largely target budget shoppers. The Chinese cars are expected to carry rock-bottom prices along with generous warranties to ease concerns about their quality and long-term reliability. Since the Chinese exporters have such low labor costs - around $2 an hour - they can afford to pack the cars with standard features like electronic stability control, antilock brakes and rear-view cameras for parking assistance. Nor are the cars being designed with drab proleterian styling. The highly regarded Italian design shop Pininfarina produced the interior and exterior...
...region. GM expects sales in China to top 1 million units this year - making it one of the few fast-growing markets for the beleagured automaker. DaimlerChrysler and Ford are also producing cars in China for export (though so far not in the U.S.), benefiting from the low-cost labor too. > And with import tariffs coming down on cars and auto parts, foreign manufacturers may win even more sales in China - if they can hold off the increasingly sophisticated local competition...
...years. No matter. Biden is officially in the race, Dodd is likely to soon announce, McCain has an endorsement list the size of some wedding parties and is now actively reaching out to get more House members to endorse him, and Obama is calling everyone he can, from labor leaders like John Sweeney, president of the AFL-CIO, to ex-presidential candidates Walter Mondale and Al Gore, to sound them out on a possible...
...University’s security guards, like its other wage-earners, deserve a union in order to articulate labor grievances and to benefit from the power of collective bargaining. Salaries for the non-unionized guards have lagged behind those of unionized Harvard workers in recent years. In addition, some workers have complained of inadequate health-care benefits and a deficient grievance process. A new contract negotiated by SEIU on behalf of the guards will likely augment their paltry $11-per-hour salary and provide more comprehensive benefits...
...unionization also marks a major victory for student activism, which was instrumental in securing this success. The Student Labor Action Movement made the guards’ unionization a top priority this year, and the campaign garnered support from other students and community members. Several protests outside the Holyoke Center helped raise awareness of the issue and provide impetus for change. While student labor advocacy is sometimes characterized as ineffective, that was certainly not the case in this instance...