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Climate summits pledges on carbon cuts wont avert global disaster
2015-03-07 22:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Pledges at this years climate summit to cut carbon emissions are likely to fall far short of the targets needed to avoid heating the planet by more than 2C. That is the stark conclusion of a report by a team led by British economist Nicholas Stern. The group, based at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change at the London School of Economics, concludes that action planned by countries in particular the European Union, the US and China will still leave the world emitting 10bn tonnes...
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CN Rail, Unifor reach agreement to avert lockout of 4,800 workers
2015-03-02 12:32:25| Railroads - Topix.net
A Canadian National locomotive is seen Monday, February 23, 2015 in Montreal. Canadian National Railway and Unifor are in last minute contract negotiations in the face of a threat by the company to lock out nearly 5,000 employees at 11pm Monday, Feb. 23, 2015.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz A Canadian National locomotive is seen Monday, February 23, 2015 in Montreal.
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Exclusive: Exxon wants five-year Beaumont pact to avert strikes during buildout - sources
2015-02-13 03:00:02| Oil & Gas - 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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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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Body Cameras for All: One Way to Avert Lawsuits
2015-01-05 03:22:03| Real Estate - Topix.net
Following tragedies like the police shooting in Ferguson, Mo., law-enforcement agencies across the U.S. are adopting body cameras. And in a twist that was perhaps inevitable, private-sector service workers from security guards and repo men to electricians and real-estate agents are embracing them too.
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