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Workers strike for new pact at nine U.S. oil, chemical plants
2015-02-02 04:48:21| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Union workers took to picket lines on Sunday after strikes were called at nine U.S. refineries and chemical plants in a bid to pressure oil companies to agree to a new national contract covering workers at 63 plants. The walkouts, the first held in support of a nationwide pact since 1980, target plants that together account for about 10 percent of U.S. refining capacity.
VW reaches pact with China dealers, pledges reasonable sales targets
2015-01-26 12:31:38| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
Volkswagen Group said it has reached an agreement with its dealers in China and pledged to continue setting reasonable sales targets to ensure a financially sound distribution network. Larissa Braun, a Beijing-based VW spokeswoman, confirmed the agreement without giving additional details.
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Modi no climate change pressure India after US-China pact
2015-01-25 21:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday India was not under pressure on climate change after the US and China signed an emissions deal, but added global warming itself was reason to take action. India, the world's third largest emitter of greenhouse gases, has resisted pressure to commit to a timeline for capping emissions after China and the United States announced a bilateral pact in November. "India is an independent country. There is no pressure as such," Modi said after talks with...
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Unions intensifying attacks on new emerging free-trade pact
2015-01-13 11:25:37| IT Services - Topix.net
Just over two decades after lobbying unsuccessfully against the North American Free Trade Agreement, U.S. labor unions are again voicing strong reservations to a proposed major trade-liberalization deal. At issue now is the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a measure expected to call for lowering or eliminating most trade barriers among the United States and 11 other Pacific Rim nations.
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Unions Intensifying Attacks on New Emerging Free-Trade Pact
2015-01-13 11:25:36| IT Services - Topix.net
Just over two decades after lobbying unsuccessfully against the North American Free Trade Agreement, U.S. labor unions are again voicing strong reservations to a proposed major trade-liberalization deal. At issue now is the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a measure expected to call for lowering or eliminating most trade barriers among the United States and 11 other Pacific Rim nations.
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