Archive for December, 2008
Union membership rises for second straight year
By admin on December 3rd, 2008
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Union membership jumped to 12.4 percent of the nation’s work force last year, amid widespread job losses and credit woes in a troubled economy. The ranks of organized labor rose by 428,000 workers in 2008, the biggest annual gain since the government began…
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Credit card breach could affect Vermonters (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
By admin on December 1st, 2008
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Vermonters credit and debit card accounts may be at risk from a security breach at major processing company. The breach happened at Heartland Payment, in Princeton, N.J., which said it did not involve merchant data, Social Security numbers, unencrypted personal identification numbers, addresses or telephone numbers.
GE closer to losing its sterling credit rating (Market Watch)
Moodys Investors Service is a step closer to downgrading the coveted Triple-A credit rating assigned to General Electric Co.