Word: orderers
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Unions representing airline pilots and independent truckers, citing the unreliability of drug tests, said immediately that they would challenge the legality of the Government's order. Another issue is the cost of administering the tests: $2 billion over ten years, which must be borne by private industry and local mass-transit authorities. They will face fines of up to $20,000 for each instance of failing to comply. The cost is modest, argues Burnley, compared with the estimated $8.7 billion that would be lost in the same period because of accidents, absenteeism and medical-insurance bills created by illegal drug...
Saddled with a reputation for erratic performance, Continental pioneered the junk fares last February to woo business flyers. "Our first order was to restore the quality of the operation and then offer a fare structure to entice the frequent flyer back," explains Continental president Martin Shugrue. Other airlines soon followed, but reluctantly. "We never thought these fares made much economic sense," says Al Becker, spokesman for American Airlines. "We matched Continental for competitive reasons...
Some observers think that Ramos, who this week becomes by Executive Order a de facto deputy commander of the armed forces, second in power only to Aquino, harbors his own ambitions for the presidential election scheduled for 1992. A recent poll gives him the highest approval rating of all officials in the country; he outpolled Aquino 79% to 73%. Amid rumors that Cory wants to kick him upstairs, might Ramos abandon her sinking ship of state first? "No," he said. Pause. Smile. "But then, I am a very good swimmer...
...supporters, she is an avenging angel who promises to restore democracy. To opponents, she is impetuous, arrogant and inexperienced, a menace intent on undermining Islam and order. Angel or devil, Benazir Bhutto, 35, now holds the keys to the kingdom...
...proving ground is California, where insurance firms are fighting back. Declaring that Proposition 103 would unleash a "wrecking ball" against them, the insurers rushed into court and obtained an order blocking the measure until the state supreme court can decide whether it is constitutional. At least eight auto insurers have already pulled out of California, even though the state's 13.5 million insured drivers account for more than 14% of all U.S. car-insurance business. State Farm Mutual, California's largest auto underwriter, stopped issuing new policies last week and referred new California customers to a subsidiary that charges...