" November 6, 2006 The threat of a fresh nationwide strike by firefighters has emerged thanks to a new row over pay. Leaders of the Fire Brigades' Union will discuss the prospect of a campaign of industrial action at a meeting next month unless the dispute is resolved. The...
"Most protesters admitted that they could not win a physical battle, but hoped their resistance to the police occupation would pressure the federal government into forcing the governor of Oaxaca state out of...
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"Seriously, firing your lawyer is a big decision, and it requires some vigilance. As soon as you've made the firing decision, tell your lawyer to stop communications with all parties connected to your legal business.
Write down the reasons for the firing in a closing letter....
"Five pillars of Islam' taught in public school
'Education practice wouldn't last 10 seconds if kids told to dress as priests'
Another school has been "teaching" Islam by having students study and learn Muslim...
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"OAXACA, Mexico - President
Vicente Fox announced Saturday he was sending federal police into the violence-wracked southern state capital of Oaxaca after a U.S. journalist and two Mexican men were shot to death....
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"New York - While the October Surprise storm fostered a cooperative spirit within the city's work force, some longer-term disputes are festering behind the scenes. Hours after the fierce weather hit Oct. 12, the fire union agreed to suspend some work rules. Firefighters hit...
"A US District judge has accepted a guilty plea from a California grocery store chain for felony charges of illegally rehiring hundreds of workers that management locked-out during a labor dispute...."
"When Ban Ki Moon received word last week that North Korea might be planning to test a nuclear device, he had reason to be anxious. As South Korea's Foreign Minister, Ban is a key player in the six-party talks...
"If Relationships at Your Office Are Poor, Chances Are You're at Least Partly to Blame
DEAR WOUNDED: Most of the people who work where I do don't get along. There is a ton of carping and complaining. I'm just one person, but is there anything that I can do to create a better...
"A year after Hurricane Katrina and other major storms battered the U.S. coast, the question of whether hurricanes are becoming more destructive because of global warming has become perhaps the most hotly...
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" From Richard Lloyd Parry in Tokyo Mikhail Galuzin, the acting Russian ambassador, faces questions in Toyko (KATSUMI KASAHARA / AFP / GETTY IMAGES) RUSSIAN coastguards patrolling a disputed chain of islands shot dead a Japanese fisherman yesterday, in the contested...
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"Canada and the United States appear very close to a historic breakthrough in the enduring softwood lumber dispute. Industry sources who have been briefed on the discussions told The Globe and Mail that U.S. President George W. Bush called Stephen Harper on the weekend to...
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