October 2011
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Ford UAW contract ratification gains momentum
* GM workers have already ratified their contractDETROIT, Oct 15 (Reuters) - The United Auto Workers
leadership pushing for ratification of a new four-year labor
contract with Ford Motor Co made fresh gains on Saturday
with nearly half of the worker vote counted, a union online
update showed.The running tally as of Saturday morning showed 56 percent
of workers had cast votes in favor of the new...
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General Mills fruit snacks more like...
General Mills fruit snacks are marketed as healthy, but
their trans fat and added sugars make selling them “little
better than giving candy to children,” the lawsuit said.General Mills representative Kris Patton said the company
had not yet been served with the lawsuit.”We stand behind our products - and we stand behind the
accuracy of the labeling of those products,”...
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Alcatel agree to sell call centre business - FT
Permira had been in exclusive talks with Alcatel-Lucent for
several months, although a person close to the company, cited
by the FT, said this was relaxed to allow interest from other
groups.Genesys, which was acquired by Alcatel in 2000, sells
software that is used in call centres and video conferencing.Both Alcatel-Lucent and Permira were unavailable for
immediate comment.
