AC Transit Union Members Participate in Oakland Rally

About 30 people from social justice groups and members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 192 came together in Downtown Oakland Thursday to protest what they called a misdirection of federal transportation funds.

Rugby: Hong Kong Bledisloe Test could be shifted to London

The Hong Kong Bledisloe Cup rugby Test next month is reportedly under threat due to poor ticket sales

Jobs await American Airlines overhaul base workers

As American Airlines begins to wind down operations at its local overhaul base in the next few weeks, about 200 hourly workers there will eventually transfer to other American maintenance facilities. Gordon Clark, president of Transport Workers Union Local 530, said of the 400 mechanics and related workers at the base, about half have elected to retire.

Russia, Kazakhstan sign package of agreements

MOSCOW, September 7 (Itar-Tass) -- Russia and Kazakhstan have signed a package of agreements, including a document on the joint development of the Imashevskoye gas condensate field.

Flight attendant says she was fired for comments about her wages

Protest is being held today at Minneapolis-St. Paul airport.

Mayor to sign pact on European Union project

BACOLOD City Mayor Evelio Leonardia will sign Monday a memorandum of agreement (MOA) on the implementation of the European Union project dubbed ”Partnership for Democratic Local Governance in Southe read more

When rare earths get rarer, there’s trouble

In the race for green tech, the leading position of Europe and the United States is coming under new pressure.

Market Statistics on September 7, 2010

Security Volume **V.W.A. Open High Low **V.W.A. Change Previous Todays (Rs.) Close Close Main Board A.Spen.Hot.Hold. 74,200 662.20 670.00 700.00 670.00 693.30 31.10 Abans 11,000 257.30 260.00 260.00 239.00 260.00 2.70 ACL 32,900 93.00 92.90 93.80 92.60 93.30 0.30 ACME 1,800 25.60 25.70 26.30 25.10 26.30 0.70 Agalawatte 76,700 41.80 41.00 41.00 40.00 40.60 (1.20) Ahot Properties 199,600 183.00 ...

U.S. Intermodal Map Shifting East, Norfolk Southern Railway Begins Double-Stack Service on Heartland Corridor

Norfolk Southern Railway will open its Heartland Corridor intermodal corridor this week, capping an effort years in the making to cut a new path through the rugged Appalachian Mountains that supporters of freight rail transport believe will change the landscape of shipping in eastern United States and expand efforts to push highway freight onto rails.

Robert Hormats: The State Department's Jobs Agenda

Normally, my blog entries are short and succinct. (Or, at least, I hope so!) But I wanted to use this entry to provide a bit...