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TUC backs compulsion over pension provision.(Trade Union Congress)(Brief Article)
THE Trade Union Congress has backed calls for the introduction of compulsion to the UK pensions system. THE Trade Union Congress has backed calls for the introduction of compulsion to the UK pensions system.
Tags: trade union, U.S. Congress
Research articles 2005-06-23
SYRIA: ARAB TRADE UNIONS CONGRESS.
Al-Raya newspaper reported that the 10th General Congress of the International Federation of Arab Workers' Trade Unions took place in Damascus. Delegates from Arab and foreign trade unions were in attendance. The Congress was held at the ... Al-Raya newspaper reported that the 10th General Congress...
Tags: Arab, trade union, U.S. Congress
Research articles 2000-01-31
No democracy, no bread and butter; Zimbabwe.(Unhappy Zimbabwe)(Zimbabwean Congress of Trade Unions protest)
Discontent is bitter but there's not the unity to harness it Discontent is bitter but there's not the unity to harness it
Tags: trade union, U.S. Congress
Research articles 2006-09-23

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European Union Tells U.S. to End 1916 Trade Act.
By Jeffrey Sparshott, The Washington Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 23--The European Union yesterday threatened to retaliate against an 87-year-old U.S. trade law unless Congress repealed it, marking an escalation in one of several festering disputes between the two powers....
Tags: FINANCE, Taxes, U.S., U.S. Congress, World Trade Organization
Research articles 2003-09-23
Trade talks hone in on Internet abuse, ISP liability
IDG News Service - ISPs around the world may be forced to snoop on their subscribers and cut them off if they are found to have shared copyright-protected music on the Internet, under an international agreement being promoted by the U.S. Countries including Japan, Canada, South Korea, Australia as well...
Tags: U.S., Internet
News items 2009-11-04
U.S. jewelers suffer collateral damage in trade war with Europe.(Facets)
U.S. jewelry exporters are rapidly losing their European export markets due to a trade dispute between the United States and the European Union, reports the Providence Business News. The newspaper said the source of the problem is an EU tariff on more than 1,600 U.S. products,...
Tags: FINANCE, tariff, U.S., U.S. Congress
Research articles 2004-11-01
U.S. sweet corn may be hit with tariffs in Byrd Amendment roe.(Washington)
The European Union said it would impose tariffs on U.S. corn and a slew of non-agricultural products next year if Congress does not repeal antidumping law ruled illegal by the World Trade Organization, noted The Washington Times (Nov. 18). The produc The European Union said it...
Tags: corn, tariff, U.S. Congress, World Trade Organization
Research articles 2004-11-22
European Union puts pressure on U.S. trade law.
By Jeffrey Sparshott, The Washington Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 18--The European Union yesterday said it would slap tariffs on U.S.-made clothing, cranes, sweet corn and other products next year if Congress does not repeal legislation ruled illegal by the World...
Tags: FINANCE, tariff, U.S., U.S. Congress, World Trade Organization
Research articles 2004-11-18
U.S. Sidelined on Major Free-Trade Deals.
Byline:Ken Dalecki The European Union EU, Mexico and some Asian and Latin American nations are negotiating a wide variety of free-trade agreements as the U.S. plays spectator. With a strong push from U.S. business groups, that scene could change later this...
Tags: agreement, Bush, FINANCE, Japan, Mexico, NAFTA, president, U.S., U.S. Congress
Research articles 2001-07-18
Longshoremen protest apartheid. (Local 10 of the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union in San Francisco)
Local 10 of the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union in San Francisco, whose membership is 60 percent black, has long been involved in the U.S. antiapartheid movement. The local's South Africa Liberation Support Committee gathers clothing and other aid for refugees from Zimbabwe and South...
Tags: cargo, Leadership, U.S. Congress
Research articles 1985-03-23
Anti-North American Union Resolution introduced in House
On January 22, Representative Virgil Goode (R-Va.) introduced House Concurrent Resolution 40. If passed, the resolution would express "the sense of Congress that the United States should not engage in the construction of a North American Free Trade Agreement NAFTA Superhighway System or enter into a North American Union with...
Tags: FINANCE, NAFTA, U.S. Congress
Research articles 2007-02-19
EUROPEAN UNION TO CHALLENGES U.S. IMPORT RULES: GROUP CONTENDS HIGH-END FASHION LOSES CACHET WHEN MADE-IN-CHINA REPLACES EUROPEAN LABEL.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The European Union said Friday that it will ask the World Trade Organization to rule that a U.S. law illegally impairs its member nations from shipping high-end fashion accessories and home furnishings to this country. An EU spokeswoman said the...
Tags: China, FINANCE, U.S., U.S. Congress, World Trade Organization
Research articles 1998-10-19
President Clinton subordinated U.S. law to the World Trade Organization
The fundamental economic doctrine of the United States is spelled out in Article 1, Sections 8 and 10 of the U.S. Constitution. Section 8 gives Congress the exclusive power to "to lay and collect . . . duties" and to "regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states."...
Tags: FINANCE, GATT, U.S., U.S. Congress, World Trade Organization
Research articles 1998-06-19
What's Next: 4 Big Predictions for the U.S. Economy
The global landscape has changed for good. Here are our biggest predictions for after the shakeout — plus suggestions for what you should do about them. ...
Tags: U.S., Gross Domestic Product, China, Growth, MoneyWatch, Yields, Taxes, Free Trade, Personal Finance, Financial Planning, Finance, Cait Murphy
Articles 2009-06-22
U.S. Avoids EU Trade Dispute—for Now
Foreign sales income issue goes back to WTO panel for review U.S. manufacturers that make and sell goods overseas, obviously including a number of semiconductor and equipment companies, can breath a little easier for the time being, as Congress managed at the 11th hour to avoid potential European Union...
Tags: FINANCE, income, Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International, tax, U.S., World Trade Organization
Research articles 2000-11-20
U.S. feels backlash for failing to pass JOBS Act.
The failure of the House and Senate to pass legislation repealing the current export breaks for U.S. manufacturers in the tax code have resulted in the imposition of World Trade Organization sanctions on a variety of American goods. Effective March 1, European Union members have imposed tariffs of...
Tags: FINANCE, sanction, tariff, Taxes, U.S., U.S. Senate, World Trade Organization
Research articles 2004-04-19
Europe Imposes Tariffs to Punish U.S. over Illegal Export Subsidy.
By William Neikirk, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 2--WASHINGTON--With trade becoming an increasingly contentious political issue, the European Union imposed tariffs Monday on a wide range of U.S. products because Congress has failed to repeal an illegal export subsidy...
Tags: FINANCE, subsidy, tariff, Taxes, U.S., U.S. Congress
Research articles 2004-03-02
Cap and Trade: What It Will Cost You
Depending on who's counting, the new bill in Congress will raise your energy costs between $175 and $3,100 per year. The good news: It's likely to be closer to the low end. Oddly, that's also the bad news. ...
Tags: Cap-and-Trade, Bill, Emission, MoneyWatch, CBO, Cap and Trade, American Clean Energy and Security Act, Waxman-Markey Bill, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Climate Change, John Boehner, John Reilly, Electricity Bills, Nick Lansing
Articles 2009-07-22
Congress must act now to stop trade war, says Manufacturing Jewelers and Suppliers of America.
Manufacturing Jewelers and Suppliers of America MJSA is urging Congress to quickly repeal tax breaks for U.S. companies that have been deemed illegal subsidies by the World Trade Organization WTO. The European Union EU has said it will impose s Manufacturing Jewelers and Suppliers of America...
Tags: manufacturing, subsidy, supplier, U.S. Congress
Research articles 2004-04-01
ACTW head asks Congress to kill Canadian pact. (textile union, Jack Sheinkman)
ACTW Head Asks Congress to Kill Canadian Pact WASHINGTON FNS -- Criticizing the Canadian Government for planning to subsidize its apparel industry on the eve of trade liberalization with the United States, the president of the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union Tuesday urged Congress to...
Tags: agreement, Canada, FINANCE, president, tariff, U.S., U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate
Research articles 1988-04-13
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