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...squabble began two weeks ago when Cathay's pilots rejected a new three-year contract offering them raises of up to 10.5%. Cathay had lost the last couple of rounds: two years ago it backed down from a plan to cut employee salaries in the middle of the Asian economic crisis. And last year, pilots refused to work longer hours amid unexpectedly buoyant business. This summer the company decided to go all out to win. After talks broke down the pilots announced a disruptive ploy called "work to rule," which meant they would do all the safety checks...
...another reason: U.S. law is becoming the lingua franca of international business. Last year 1,400 foreign nationals enrolled in standard three-year programs at U.S. law schools. An additional 2,800 enrolled in master of laws programs--a 62% increase since 1996. Most of these master's students have earned law degrees in other countries and find the programs attractive because they can usually be completed in one year...
...Ever since Seattle paid the Orix Blue Wave of the Japanese Pacific League $13 million last November for the right to negotiate with its best player and then signed him to a three-year, $14 million deal, Ichiro has exuded an aura of professionalism mixed with a boy's giddy excitement over discovering a new playground. "He's a rookie, but only by the standards of the league's rules," says Mariners catcher Dan Wilson. "Nobody here is treating him like a kid coming up. Really...
...first step as Dean was to write a letter to the Faculty warning them of FAS’ dire financial straits and to brace them for the “brutal” measures he would impose—including a three-year freeze on departmental budget growth. Knowles has continued to write the budget letter every year, keeping the faculty apprised of his initiatives and goals...
Princeton’s Brie Galicinao, who placed in the top ten in the nation in ERA and was second in the Ivies in batting behind Whitton, won Ivy Player of the Year Honors to end the Crimson’s three-year hold on the award...