Windsor Genova – AHN News News Writer Madison, WI, United States (AHN) – A Dane County judge on Thursday suspended the implementation of a law repealing collective bargaining for public employees in Wisconsin on grounds that Republican lawmakers passed it illegally. Circuit Judge Maryann Sumi ruled that GOP senators violated the state’s open meetings law [...]
John Nestor – AHN Sports Correspondent New York, NY, United States (AHN Sports) – NBA players filed an unfair labor practices charge against the league Tuesday with the National Labor Relations Board. In the complaint the players accuse the league of “harsh, inflexible and grossly regressive ‘takeaway’ demands.” The National Basketball Players Association is seeking [...]
GABORONE, Botswana (IRIN) – Patients and schoolchildren are emerging as the biggest losers from a strike by public service workers in Botswana which is entering its sixth week. Close to a 100,000 public servants, including about 1,500 considered essential workers, are staying away from their posts while government and unions tussle over salaries. Medical practitioners [...]
John Nestor – AHN Sports Correspondent Indianapolis, IN, United States (AHN Sports) – According to numerous reports, the NFL is canceling next month’s rookie symposium in Canton, Ohio. League officials are scheduled to officially inform teams of the cancellation during today’s NFL Spring Meeting in Indianapolis. The symposium is designed to teach rookies life lessons [...]
Vittorio Hernandez – AHN News Athens, Greece (AHN) – The Greek government is preparing tougher belt-tightening measures as it attempts to meet the terms of the country’s $110 billion (EUR 78 billion) bailout. Prime Minister George Papandreou rejected debt restructuring ahead of a Monday cabinet meeting to tackle austerity measures, which includes tax hikes and [...]
Linda Young – AHN News Writer Beijing, China (AHN) – Tight new controls on rare earth minerals were announced by China’s State Council on Thursday, which issued a national guideline for the industry. World-wide high demand for rare earth minerals, which are essential in high tech manufacturing of electronics, has caused rapid development of mining [...]
Linda Young – AHN News Writer Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – Initial jobless claims declined by 29,000 to 409,000 for the week ending May 14 compared to the previous week’s tally of 438,000 claims. That is still above the 400,000 mark. Analysts say first time unemployment compensation insurcance claims must drop below 400,000 and [...]
John Nestor – AHN Sports Correspondent new york, ny, United States (AHN Sports) – Count New York Giants defensive tackle Chris Canty among those who feel that there will be NFL football this fall. Canty for one feels that the labor impasse will be over soon enough and the season will get started when it [...]
Vittorio Hernandez – AHN News London, England, United Kingdom (AHN) – McDonald’s Europe will replace its cashiers with touch screen terminals and swipe cards at 7,700 outlets across the continent. The move seeks to improve service and ensure the fast flow of diners amid difficult economic times. McDonald’s Europe President Steve Easterbrook estimated that the [...]
Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor Sacramento, CA, United States (AHN) – The impasse over extending taxes continues in California despite a revised budget plan from Gov. Jerry Brown that relies on an unanticipated rise in revenue. Republicans have insisted on an alternative plan that would cut compensation for state workers by 10 percent. The [...]
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