Rescue workers on rubber boats could not reach them because of narrow alleyways, and two air force helicopters were deployed to drop water and food packs to the marooned villagers, the Associated Press reports.

BBC: Philippines recovers after Typhoons Nesat and Nalgae

Workers in apparel, rubber, plastics, furniture, primary metals and transportation equipment are especially hard hit by oil price increases.

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Kellogg also says FEMA didn't supply equipment--rubber gloves, boots and coveralls--to protect rescue workers as they washed down animals soaked in dirty floodwaters.

NPR: FEMA's Efforts to Help Pets Draw Criticism

Come on up, Mr. Mayor -- (applause) -- because I want to make sure that -- this is the kind of town where the rubber hits the road and I'm going to be having conversations with workers, small businesses, community colleges, and I want the mayor just to give a sense of what's going on and what you think would make the biggest difference in your town.

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But in recent years -- from "rubber rooms" for teachers who can't be fired in New York City to the prison workers unions in California that helped to drive prison spending to nearly the same level as all higher education in the state -- resentments have been stirring against the power and alleged abuses of public sector unions.

CNN: A victory for curbs on public worker unions

Pink-and-green rubber flaps hang on the freshly painted cars to guard against scratches, one of hundreds of thousands of ideas factory workers continually submit to improve Toyota, and one that is now a common feature in car factories worldwide.

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