Sleep woes hit road warriors study finds travel insomnia common
Hilton Hotels and the National Sleep Foundation sponsor a large study showing 46 percent of 1,618 business travelers suffer travel insomnia. Noise and unfamiliar surroundings are top sleep disruptors, while jet lag can impair rest even over short time zone differences. Frequent travel correlates with better sleep on the road.
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Hilton Hotels
National Sleep Foundation
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United States
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Europe
Asia
Africa
South Pacific
Hilton Sleep Foundation
Tom. Roth
Hilton
The
Sleep Foundation
Ford recalls 23 workers at Avon Lake plant
Twenty three Ford Motor Co Ohio Assembly Plant workers were recalled from indefinite layoff after union Local 200 president John Hatcher argued for more staffing. The recalled 23, all in the Villager operation, had been furloughed due to forecasted demand.
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Avon Lake
Ford Motor Co
Ohio Assembly
John Hatcher
United Auto Workers Union
Ford
Hatcher
NLRB Rules Against Bridgestone Firestone in Strike Case
The National Labor Relations Board in Indianapolis ruled against Bridgestone Firestone Inc in a labor dispute with rubber workers who struck last year. The agency cites the company letter informing strikers that permanent replacements were hired and its refusal to rehire workers who offered to return on May 21. It also notes the hiring of additional replacements after strikers offered to end the walkout.
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AKRON
National Labor Relations Board
Bridgestone/ Firestone Inc
Robert Chavarry
NLRB
Indianapolis
Last Dodge Dakota Leaves Toledo Plant Amid Jeep Shift
AP report from Toledo notes Chrysler shifts Dakota production to Warren Michigan site to free Stickney Avenue and Jeep Parkway plants for more Jeep Cherokees and Wranglers. About 5,300 workers employed, 1,000 to be laid off until January redesign impacts pay and benefits.
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Chrysler Corp
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March
Walt Barringer
Stickney Avenue
Jeep Parkway
Mem- Riana and
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Bents
Boeing contract vote rejected by Seattle machinists union
In Seattle Boeing workers led by Machinists District Lodge 751 rejected a three year contract 60.9 percent to 39.1 amid a second-longest strike in the company history. About 24,000 union members voted as leaders said the deal offered improvements yet was met with anger and protests. The IAM represents roughly 23,500 Puget Sound workers plus thousands in Wichita and Gresham.
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Boeing Co
Boeing
Bill Johnson
Machinists District Lodge 751
Johnson
Larry McKean
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Puget Sound Area
Wichita
Kan
Gresham
Ore
Portland
al Wydick
Levitt shifts stance on SEC budget linked reform bill
SEC Chairman Arthur Levitt abandoned opposition to a reform bill shielding investors from frivolous lawsuits after senators threatened to cut the agency’s funding and delay new commissioners. The White House offered little public backing, and Levitt’s reversal likely paves the way for presidential approval of a compromised version.
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Arthur Levitt
Wall Street
SEC
Levitt
Los Angeles Times
Clinton
House
Senate
Senate Banking Committee
Alfonso D'Amato
R-N.y
Jennifer Scardino
Scardino
Steven MH. Wallman
London
Congressional
Ofoe
Christopher J. Dodd
D-Comn
Real estate market cools as buyers stay cautious
At the Atlanta Realtors conference, agents report soft sales across the nation. Existing home sales are down about 5 percent this year and forecast to dip further in 1996. Despite lower mortgage costs, employment uncertainty and layoffs calm consumer demand, leaving a six month supply of homes and a slow buying season.
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National Association of Realtors
Atlanta
Washington, D.C
Realtors’ Association
Bulls Likely To Persist In Bull Market After Thanksgiving
A Chicago analyst from Everen Securities argues investors should let the bulls run. Thanksgiving typically boosts stocks, and charts suggest a further rally could occur if Greenspan cuts rates and Congress reaches a deficit-cutting deal before Christmas. failure may push investors to the sidelines amid possible post–holiday markdowns.
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Everen Securities
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White House
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