Bombardier Aerospace Cutting 10 Percent of Workforce

In a stunning move this morning, Bombardier, the world's third largest aircraft manufacturer, announced that they're cutting 3,000 jobs by the end of 2009.  This is a result of a weaker demand for business and...

Lesbian soldier wins £187,000 harassment payout in UK

A lesbian soldier in the UK has won a payout after she alleged a senior officer sexually harassed her by proposing a threesome with him and another woman. She claimed her military career was ended by the harassment."A lesbian soldier who claimed that she was sexually...

Passing the torch to Bombardier

The Canadian aerospace corporation Bombardier has been given a contract to make the torches for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. What happened to the days when Olympic torches were lovingly hand-crafted by family...

Tougher Time In Texas For The T-Team Ten :: The EDJE

" Helio Castroneves as he waits to make a run at the pole for the Bombardier Learjet 550 to be broadcast on ESPN at 10:00 pm EST, Saturday night, Texas Motor Speedway. Image Credit: Andy Sallee (2008) Tougher...

BC SkyTrains to be built in Mexico

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorHere is a few obvious problems I have with this.Our High Taxes pay for TranslinkOur Canadian Taxes from all Canadians paid for Bombardier's Billion Dollar Bailout, in...

Alstom goes to court to derail Bombardier deal for Montreal subway ... - CBC ...

" Published: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 | 4:32 PM ET Canadian Press: ROSS MAROWITS MONTREAL (CP) - French transportation company Alstom (NYSE:ALS) has gone to court yet again in an attempt to derail Bombardier Inc. (TSX:BBD.B) from winning a $1.2-billion order for new subway...

Conservative State Capitalism

"Andrew a stalwart conservative is shocked, shocked I say, that the New Canadian Government is acting just like the last Canadian Government. The Harpocrites will continue to hand out taxpayer monies to Bombardier Inc."

State Capitalism Quebec Style

"Quebec contributes to $630M CAE plan for new flight simulators Corporate Welfare rules in Canada."

Capitalist Demands Regulation

"Regulate the market for me please."

Cry Me A River

"Bombardiers chicken little threats to cut jobs are hogwash. The reality is their drop in earning is BECAUSE they already cut jobs."

WTO NAFTA And Montreal Metro

"The Left has been correct in dissing the international accords Canada has signed that restrict our economic soverignty. Here is a case in point. The irony being that the state capitalist Bombardier corporation calls for protectionism in the case of construction of subway...

Bombardier Mobilizes Workers Power

"Canada's ne plus ultra neo-liberal state capitalist corporation Bombardier is mobilizing its workers to demand it be given contracts to build subways cars for the TTC and for the Montreal subway system."

Amtrak: Bombardier Overestimated Acela Brakes

Amtrak President David Gunn said Wednesday he believes the makers of the Acela Express trains overestimated the life expectancy of their brake rotors, forcing Amtrak to pull the entire fleet out of service for repairs. "I believe they misjudged the life of the...

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