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Exclusive: Exxon wants five-year Beaumont pact to avert strikes during buildout - sources
2015-02-12 23:42:29| Chemicals - Topix.net
Exxon Mobil Corp's push to persuade workers at its Beaumont, Texas refinery to sign a five-year contract, nearly twice as long as the last one, is part of an effort to avert labor stoppages during a possible expansion that could make it the largest such plant in the United States, sources familiar with refinery operations said. In a bid to win support, the company has offered a $4,500 bonus to hourly workers represented by the United Steelworkers union, which normally only signs three-year deals in the refining industry, the sources said.
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Emirates Boss Strikes Back at U.S. Airlines for Hiding Behind Bankruptcies
2015-02-10 01:09:46| Airlines - Topix.net
First, chief executive officers of the three largest U.S. airlines sought to limit the expansion of Persian Gulf carriers in the domestic market because of government subsidies they said provide an unfair competitive advantage. Now the head of Emirates Airline has struck back, arguing that American Airlines Group Inc., United Continental Holdings Inc. and Delta Air Lines Inc. all benefited from U.S. bankruptcy laws that let them shed debt and cut operating costs to continue flying.
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Garbage Truck Fatally Strikes Pedestrian in Johnson City, Tenn.
2015-02-09 15:55:00| Waste Age
<a href="http://www.timesnews.net/">TimesNews.net</a> A Johnson City woman died Friday morning after she was hit by a city garbage truck as she crossed a seven-lane thoroughfare on North Roan Street. read more
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BT strikes deal to buy UK mobile operator EE for $19B
2015-02-05 09:32:21| Telecom - Topix.net
BT said it has agreed to acquire mobile operator EE in the U.K. for A 12.5 billion , reflecting growing consolidation in the country's mobile market. The British telecommunications giant said it will pay a combination of cash and new BT ordinary shares issued to both Deutsche Telekom and Orange.
Six dead after New York City commuter train strikes vehicle on tracks causing fire
2015-02-04 05:48:40| Real Estate - Topix.net
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