CN Engineers on Strike, Talks break Down

Talks between the Canadian Teamsters Union and Canadian National Railways (CNR) broke down at midnight and the Locomotive Engineers of CNR are now on strike. The union says that the talks broke down over their...

VIA Rail and Union settle on Arbitration - Strike Over

340 unionized locomotive engineers walked off the job Friday afternoon, after a noon deadline passed without a new contract.  This essentialy shut down all passenger rail travel in Canada. In a joint...

Ryan Howard asks for US$18 million from Philadelphia in arbitr...

Baseball is getting expensive. $18 million for playing a game isa very good deal but considering the incomes of the owners maybe it is fair. " Ryan Howard and the Philadelphia Phillies could be headed toward...

Ecuador gives oil companies one year to change contracts

Caracas, Venezuela, 14 June 2008. Today and during his weekly TV show and radio programme, Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa gave local oil companies one year to change the terms of their exploitation contracts...

On High-tech Cheetahs and Blade Runners in Africa

<img class="aligncenter" src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/05/16/sports/runner_650.11.jpg" alt="" />LET PISTORIOUS RUN !!!"The Court of Arbitration for Sport has issued a ruling allowing the double-amputee South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius to compete at...

On High-tech Cheetahs and Blade Runners in Africa

<img class="aligncenter" src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/05/16/sports/runner_650.11.jpg" alt="" />"The Court of Arbitration for Sport has issued a ruling allowing the double-amputee South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius to compete at the Beijing Olmypics,...

Leeds set to hear points verdict

Leeds will have to settle for the play-offs."Leeds points appeal unsuccessful McAllister's side head for the play-offs after Thursday's verdict Leeds United have failed in their bid to claim back the 15 points they were deducted by the Football League. The decision by...

Venezuela Vs Exxon Mobil: PDVSA wins unfreezing oil assets at London court (u...

Caracas, Venezuela, 18 March, 2008. Venezuelan Minister for Oil and President of PDVSA, Rafael Ramirez, has announced his country won an ordeal at a London court. Thus, it has managed to reverse a...

Govt warned to be vigilant against Newmont`s maneuvers

""Of course, Newmont will use any means to win the case, including hiring international-class lawyers," Drajat Wibowo, a member of the House of Representatives (DPR)`s commission XI dealing with finance and banking affairs, said here Friday.The government is taking initial...

Landis Guilty of Doping: USADA levies 2 year ban from cycling

"Landis' appeal denied, two year suspension levied By Mark Zalewski, North American Editor The US Anti-doping Agency (USADA) announced today that Floyd Landis' appeal to the American Arbitration Association...

Comcast Terms Change: You Lose Right to Sue

"Customers who do not opt out within 30 days of receiving the Comcast Arbitration Notice will relinquish their right to pursue any legal remedies against Comcast in court, including claims for negligence, fraud or intentional wrongdoing. This means you lose the right to sue...

State Farm settles with Mississippi officials

"NEW YORK, Jan 23 (Reuters) - State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. and Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood reached a settlement to resolve about one thousand claims arising from Hurricane Katrina, both sides said on Tuesday. The settlement offers policyholders in...

Labour Liberal

"Before the advent of Labour Parties in Canada, parties made up of trade unionists, labour rights MP's and MLA's ran for existing parties either Liberal or Conservative as hyphenated labour candidates. Thus you would have Labour Liberals or Labour Tories. Today in...

U.S. Border Patrol -- Tucson, Arizona

Attention Employers: Please hire U.S. citizens and legal immigrants! Say NO to cheap illegal alien labor. It's against the law, it's unethical, and it's bad for this country.

XM: 100% Commercial-free music no more?

Clear Channel madness! What don't these guys have their fingers in? "There's a lot of questions being raised by a recent SEC filing by XM Satellite Radio in which the channel updates are brought up. In the...

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