VOA News: Labor http://www.voanews.com/ Up to the minute news from Voice of America Boeing Workers Vote to Strike Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:46:44 +0200 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:46:44 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-09-05-voa30.cfm?rss=labor Machinists union gives Boeing 48 hours to come up with a better offer D0CA95C6-F369-5931-F734C238D612C0DB Cameroon’s Economic Capital is One of Africa’s Most Expensive Cities Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:37:30 +0200 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:37:30 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-09-11-voa35.cfm?rss=labor Residents say government efforts to check soaring prices have failed D0CA95D5-DF02-8BD2-806C1E4C6F8535B1 Micro-Lending Comes to New York City Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:31:28 +0200 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:31:28 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-09-12-voa28.cfm?rss=labor Bangladesh's Grameen Bank opens New York branch to help lift the poor out of poverty D0CA95E5-DA76-B684-64C667A644534DAD China Raises Death Toll From Mudslide to 254 Sat, 13 Sep 2008 19:22:34 +0200 Sat, 13 Sep 2008 19:22:34 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-09-13-voa21.cfm?rss=labor More bodies found in Shanxi D0CA95F4-D90B-D318-53EEF1A4D898423E Despite Political Pact, Zimbabwe Police Arrest Union Leader, Students Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:12:42 +0200 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:12:42 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-09-18-voa64.cfm?rss=labor A teachers union officials said that although labor leader Zhou is accused of riotous behavior, police have been interrogating him about the ongoing national teachers strike D0CA9604-E212-7B59-68A1152C7EB52BFB World Bank Moves to Help Leasing Companies in Central Africa Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:47:57 +0200 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:47:57 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-09-19-voa24.cfm?rss=labor Leasing seen as an answer to businesses that do not have enough money to purchase property and equipment D0CA9613-DF30-1A4E-DAFF7AAC2ADFDCEF Trade Union Sets Ultimatum For Zimbabwe Central Bank Over Cash Crunch Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:57:00 +0200 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:57:00 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-09-25-voa47.cfm?rss=labor Zimbabwe's main union warned Reserve Bank Governor Gideon Gono that it would call a "national action" if the central bank did not act on the cash crunch by October 1 D0CA9622-AC7A-4937-0727DDC270F4E027 Generations Hold Different Views on Financial Crisis Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:08:58 +0200 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:08:58 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-10-01-voa24.cfm?rss=labor The younger are more optimistic D0CA9632-CF0B-BD6C-C72424342DDBD23A Argentine Farmers to Launch New Strike Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:14:58 +0200 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:14:58 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-10-01-voa61.cfm?rss=labor Farmers say new strike this Friday is over government's agriculture policy, renewing bitter conflict with administration of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner D0CA9641-E7F7-BB20-50B53BEB40B58310 Tight Credit Hurts Small Businesses Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:36:54 +0200 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:36:54 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-10-02-voa23.cfm?rss=labor Wall Street troubles trickle down to 'Main Street' as small businesses find credit tightening up D0CA9651-A9D0-A6C1-C027B6A0F73135F9