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Just ended. Fella can speak boy.... LHL got nothing on him

http://www.politico.com/story/2013/02/stat...550_Page10.html I happen to see live in CNA this morning, his entire speech on screen. Though I'm not into American politics, but I must say Obama is very impressive with what he said and promises. His policies are focused on local domestic problems like creating jobs for Americans, improve infrastructure etc. What grip me was his focus on local americans , their jobs, welfare , affordable housings, middle income problems, childcare education, college places for local Americans. Never once his speech was on foreign talents and workers. He talked to CEOs and they all want to hire local Americans. Obama deserved the Presidency job. So what the F wrong with our system???

Many would have already known about Saab's bankruptcy and the following aftermath. After the Swedish company filed for bankruptcy, several companies have made bids for the ailing company's remaining assets. They include China's Youngman, and India's Mahindra Mahindra and Tata Motors. And it was also reported that the company has a total debt of around $1500 million. In the latest twist to the Saab saga, a Swedish workers union, IF Metall, has send a letter to the United States president, Barack Obama, requesting for help in order to save the once proud Swedish marque. Most people might think that they are requesting for a bailout, like what happened to Chrysler. Instead, they want the United States government to pressure General Motors into releasing access to some of the technology licenses which are necessary to build the Saab 9-4X (pictured above) and the 9-5. By doing so, the Swedish automaker's new owners would be able to build Saabs once again providing salvation for over 4000 of Saab

Have you ever remit or receive monies via Western Union route ? Your advice will be much appreciated.

[extract] Fiat has not been able to secure agreements with the Italian unions regarding a key productivity deal to help the automaker to keep its turnaround strategy on track. The dispute with the FIOM union, which represents workers employed at Fiat

His fellow ministers have a lot to learn from Ah Lim ... Labour chief urges employers to give priority to local workers By Satish Cheney, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 04 December 2008 2142 hrs Photos 1 of 1 Mr Lim Swee Say Related Videos Labour chief urges employers to give priority to local workers http:/// SINGAPORE: It may make more business sense to let go of foreign rank-and-file workers rather than Singaporean workers if retrenchment is unavoidable, said Labour chief Lim Swee Say at the Singapore Tripartism Forum on Thursday. The secretary-general of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) said: "We're talking about rank-and-file workers who are, by and large, replaceable. Our message is

http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews...114-100728.html Minister slams DBS Bank Fri, Nov 14, 2008 The Straits Times By Sue-Ann Chia LABOUR chief Lim Swee Say on Friday slammed DBS Bank for failing to consult its staff union on retrenching its workers or exploring other cost-cutting measures first. 'We are disappointed by the sudden decision,' he told The Straits Times when asked for his views on the DBS layoffs. 'There was no prior consultation with the DBS Staff Union. There was no exploration with the union on other cost reduction alternatives,' he said in an email reply on Friday. This is a local bank and a "GIC" bank which should know better yet, there should be no excuse This is very telling about the "power" of workers union in Singapore --- lap sab so the cracks are begining to show so where do we do for help?

Just read it on todays ST (5 Dec 07). They just sent the proposal to LTA. There is a test LPG taxi running around but I have not seen it. It's slightly more expensive than CNG. Like CNG cheaper than diesel and petrol. Delivery system is the same as CNG except that there is an evaporator instead of a pressure regulator. Cylinder is a tank and in this case, you can sacrifice the spare tire and put in place what is called a toroidal tank that fits the spare tire well. So you don't sacrifice boot space. Refilling is at Union's bottling plant in Tuas.

Is this a cause for concern for Hyundai car buyers? Taken from CNA news website. Hyundai Motor union heads for strike SEOUL : South Korea's largest automaker Hyundai Motor has moved a step closer to an all-out strike as its labour union gave the company until Thursday to pay a disputed bonus or face a walkout. The clash between the strike-plagued automaker and its 44,000-strong union has intensified since the company cut year-end bonus payments by a third, citing a missed production target in 2006. The union, however, says the target was set too high in the first place. "Unless the company pays the back bonus of 50 percent (of a monthly salary) by Thursday, we will convene an emergency meeting of union representatives and vote for a strike," said its president Park Yoo-Ki. "Following the vote, we plan to shift gear into a direct, long-term struggle through strikes," he said at a press conference. The statement was the latest move in a struggle between management and the union, which called an overtime ban in protest at the bonus cut. The company has reported 22 union leaders to prosecutors for obstructing business and using violence during a protest over the bonus cut last week. Hyundai Motor president Yoon Yeo-Cheol received a slight facial injury and some guards were reportedly hurt as hundreds of workers rioted during the company's New Year celebration at its plants in Ulsan, 400 kilometers (250 miles) southeast of Seoul. The company has also filed a lawsuit seeking a million dollars in damages from the union for lost production due to the overtime ban. Nine previous lawsuits since 2000 were dropped following union pressure but Yoon vowed not to back down on this occasion. "We will fix the wrong, old practice this time," he has said previously. Since the militant union was launched in 1987, strikes have cost the company some 10 billion dollars in losses, according to Yonhap news agency. Hyundai Motor said it had lost production of 7,752 vehicles worth some 120 billion won (126 million dollars) since the latest overtime ban began on December 28. - AFP /ls

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