My office in Union Square was closed for the whole week due to no power and our seven Little Pim-ers were scattered all over from Montclair, New Jersey to Williamsburg, Brooklyn to Queens.
One reason is Mexico's labour laws, and in particular the closed shop, whereby only one union is recognised in each company.
ECONOMIST: Mexico��s trade unions stick to the same old tune
Taft Union High School will be closed for classes on Friday, but will have counsellors on campus to talk to worried students.
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And one great advantage is that partly because most are free of union control, they can be closed down more easily if they are failing.
Writers Guild of America President Patric Verrone drew loud cheers when he announced in a closed-door session Thursday night that the union could strike as early as Sunday, several writers told The Associated Press.
However, it failed to ratify the customs union and its ports and airports remain closed to Cypriot traffic.
The Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Credit Union, which had 2, 100 members, closed on Friday following a High Court order.
He says union members reading the list of plants to be closed or sold by Delphi may feel they have little to lose by going on strike.
Harsh words, including "betrayal, " were directed behind closed doors at Spanish Foreign Minister Javier Solana, representing the European Union, over France's decision to resume nuclear tests in the South Pacific.
Ohio is a "closed shop" state, which means workers can be forced to join a union whether they wish to or not.
Their union said it was a long-standing tradition that main post offices closed on Christmas Eve at 1230 GMT.
Earlier this year, the Supreme Court ruled that closed shops were unconstitutional, but in practice an end to them will depend on union consent.
ECONOMIST: Mexico��s trade unions stick to the same old tune
"It's rather misleading and a loophole we think must be closed, " said Dr Helen Ferrier, food science adviser to the National Farmers' Union.
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