In advance of President Obama's meeting this week with BP executives, the government is in discussions with the company on a multi-billion-dollar fund that would pay out on claims filed by individuals and businesses.
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Meaning that a single unit owner or a multi unit owner pay the same price for their cost of goods.
This week's strikes are probably a blip: multi-year pay deals have settled most of the tricky public-sector pay questions and there is scant sign of wage pressures in the private sector.