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...keep the violence going. "Nothing has changed," a defiant source from the Continuity I.R.A. told Time. "There is still a British presence that has to be removed." To counter that threat, I.R.A. members will need to show the same determination to keep the peace as they once displayed to wage...
...going to organize employers one store at a time. We have to organize across industries and companies. Look at the airline industry, one of most heavily unionized industries in the country. What you have to do is make wages be like fuel, so that no one competes on labor costs but on service, efficiency and innovation. You could have pooled pensions and health care and even a basic entry-level wage rate for everyone...
...same wage that is wonderful for a Third World country is not so great for an American,” he said. “If you want more American kids in these areas, and if you put more money on the table, you’ll get these kids...
...former economic powerhouse at a staggering 11.3%, auctioning off your labor online may be the best way to go. At www.jobdumping.de, a website that has been a hit since its launch in October 2004, job seekers post their qualifications-- in everything from pet grooming to accounting--and the minimum wage they will work for. Would-be employers then place their bids, with the highest offer taking the prize. Alternatively, employers post jobs that need doing, along with the maximum wage they are prepared to pay, and candidates then compete for the opening, until the cheapest bidder wins...
...news reports. "We have to be decisive now," he said. Earlier in the week, the Prime Minister showered various sectors with pecuniary perks, including a 5% civil-service pay hike, a tax cut for businesses, $500 million in loans for rural villages, and a promise to increase the minimum wage. Critics contend that these policies will make little difference. "When you have drought, bird flu, stagnating tourism, decelerating growth in exports and a ballooning oil-import bill," says Chris Baker, co-author of Thaksin: The Business of Politics in Thailand, "I can't see how a small income stimulus...