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Pep Boys: Unwilling helpers in '85 strike

2015-11-15 15:02:39| Auto Parts - Topix.net

Since Philadelphia's World Heritage City designation was announced within days of the news that the Pep Boys automotive-store empire had been sold to a Japanese conglomerate for $835 million, I wonder if that means Manny, Moe, and Jack are now icons subject to historic preservation? What Philadelphia business symbol is more recognized than the comforting - some might say disturbing - images of Manny, Moe, and Jack posed heroically atop an automotive store? The Pep Boys - caricatures of three of the company's four founders, Manny Rosenfeld, Moe Strauss, and Graham "Jack" Jackson - have been the advertising face of the business since the first store opened in West Philadelphia.

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Lufthansa's Growing Strike Bill Shows CEO Is Ready for Fight

2015-11-12 13:59:35| Airlines - Topix.net

Lufthansa's losses from a series of crippling strikes over the past 10 months are set to surpass 230 million euros , eclipsing expenses from a spate of walkouts last year. While the bill is eating into profit, it's also testimony to Spohr's determination to deliver the radical restructuring he says is needed to take on leaner carriers such as EasyJet Plc and British Airways.

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Greeks in first strike against Tsipras

2015-11-12 12:27:53| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

Greek workers stage their first general strike against austerity since Alexis Tsipras's left-wing Syriza government came to power in January.

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Aetna, AHN strike deal for coverage; Field & Stream launches online shopping site

2015-11-12 06:47:13| Grocery - Topix.net

Aetna and the Allegheny Health Network Emergency Group, which employs AHN emergency medicine physicians, have negotiated a three-year agreement that will cover Aetna members in all commercial and Medicare Advantage plans at the seven AHN hospitals. Last month, Aetna and subsidiary Coventry/HealthAmerica sent letters to more than 200,000 members warning that AHN emergency doctors were out of network in a dispute over patient billings with the emergency physician group.

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