Railroad workers have reached a new tentative union contract with rail companies, averting a potential strike set to start on Friday that could have shut down rail service across the United States. The deal, which has yet to be released in writing and ratified by union members, is said to grant one paid sick day to workers, allow workers to attend medical appointments without being subject to attendance policies, and give a “semblance of a schedule” to rail workers, who are currently on call to work 24/7.
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DeStatis: German Exports to Russia Increasing Again
Those German hypocrites are at it again. Exports to Russia up 35.6% month on month Exports of pharmaceutical products to Russia: +42.4% on May 2021 Sharp year-on-year fall in exports of motor vehicles and machinery […]
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S&P Global Eurozone Construction PMI: Most pronounced fall in Eurozone construction activity since May 2020
December data signalled an eighth successive monthly decrease in home building across the Eurozone. The contraction was steep overall and, when excluding COVID-19, the sharpest since March 2013. The drop in activity levels at German […]
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UCU: UK universities to face new ballots for further industrial action
UCU has has announced today that it will open new industrial action ballots over cuts to pensions and deteriorating pay and conditions, paving the way for action to continue throughout the remainder of 2022. Read […]
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