US Airways Pilots Union Eyes Deal On Wage Cuts
Leaders of the US Airways pilots union, meeting in Pittsburgh, resume debate on a tentative agreement that would yield 300 million dollars in wage and benefit cuts. The master executive council must approve before a member vote.
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US Airways Pilots’ Union
Pittsburgh
Charlotte
N.C
Air Line Pilots Association
US Airways
Philadelphia
Jack Stephan
Pilots’ Union
Pennsylvania
Stephan
Patrick Schneider
Associated Press
Fred Freshwater
John Brookman
Fight over union merits heats up in wine country
In Windsor California about a dozen farmworkers gathered for a UFW rally at a park to press for action as the long battle with Gallo of Sonoma over a decertification and a stalled contract persists. Workers like Domingo Garcia seek union representation while Gallo workers such as Roberto Parra complain the union misleads and negotiates poorly. The dispute reflects a broader struggle as UFW’s influence wanes in California with less than 10 percent of farmworkers under union contracts.
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Windsor
Calif
Gallo
Sonoma Winery
United Farm Workers
Accion
California
UFW
Sonoma
Ers
Windsor Park
Domingo Garcia
Roberto Parra
Ant E. & J. Gallo
Parra
Rodriguez
Missouri woman sues Vioxx maker over daughter's death
A Missouri woman, Caroline Nevels of Lexington, files suit against Merck and Dr. Waclaw Dymek over her daughter Shelly South’s 2002 heart-attack death after taking Vioxx for two and a half years. The action seeks unspecified damages and reflects national lawsuits tied to the drug’s withdrawal for heart risk concerns.
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Missouri
Kansas City
Caroline Nevels
Lexington
Merck & Co
Nevels
Shelly South
Merck
Waclaw Alex Dymek
Carrollton
South
Dymek
Kenneth McClain
Women take charge in car shopping the new power shift
New York report outlines how women face bias in showrooms with 40 percent feeling unfairly treated. A Capital One survey of 800+ female buyers finds 75 percent will bring a man along next time, while experts urge research, price comparisons, and loan options to negotiate from strength.
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New York
Stephanie Fosnight
Capital One Financial Corp
Joni Gray
Kelley Blue Book
Gray
Edmunds.com
Autoadvice.com
Kbb.com
Capital One
Kim Pletidha
Austin
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Micheline Maynard
Tion
Vioxx
Tytus Ave
Middletown
Call Lee Dennis
CPCA
New York Times
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THE
American Heart Association
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