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“The long-running dispute between BA and Unite cabin crew members centres on jobs, pay and working conditions.”
“Unite says the removal of travel concessions for members who went on strike in March is one of the core reasons behind the latest series of four planned walkouts.”
“Entries on Mr Simpson's Twitter page, dereksimpsonjgs, on Saturday included "Arguments over the 8 sacked workers," and "Fear of more sackings to come".”
“Mr Salim estimates that he and his team have replaced 2,700 sq m (29,000 sq ft) of glass so far.”
“He and his team of glaziers have been working here every day for four months now.”
“At first we were working 24 hours a day,”
“Business has been good for me since 2003,”
“He reckons it will take him about another month to finish the job.”
“He runs his own business and employs about 15 workers to help him.”
“Air India Express began operations about five years ago”
“with the housing market struggling to return to where it was a couple of years ago”
“Feedback from the housing industry is that Home Reports have helped to increase buyer inquiries during this difficult time for the housing market.”
“The driver of the X77 service, which was carrying around 85 passengers, suffered a head injury.”
“They have sold about 30 million albums around the world.”
“A study by Cardiff council study in 2003 estimated that gaining entry into the Premier League would have put the club among the top 25 businesses in the capital, generate around £10m and create around 400 jobs.”
“Air India Express began operations about five years ago as an offshoot of the state-run Air India.”
“The seminar is taking place as part of the Fishing 2010 exhibition.”
“The index points to economic recovery in the private sector of the Scottish economy up to the end of August, with a moderation in the rate of improvement in the second half of the year.”
“The volume of new orders received by private companies in Scotland increased for the third month in a row during April.”
“In Bank of Scotland data on jobs, recruitment agencies reported that demand for permanent workers in Scotland increased for the fifth month in a row during April, despite rising unemployment.”
“Touts are selling tickets for major sports and music events on online auction sites with a typical profit of 59%, research has claimed.”
“It said a "committed tout" could earn more than £28,000 a year. This is more than the average UK salary and can be achieved by selling about 10 tickets a week.”
“The average mark-up on online black market tickets has fallen from 64% in 2009 and 71% in 2008 owing to a better supply of tickets on the internet, according to the G4S Events' 2010 Ticket Tout Index.”
“Tickets for music festivals - including headline events such as the Reading Festival - are being offered online with an average mark-up of 32%.”
“A pair of Paul McCartney tickets sold for £450 - some 235% over face value”
“Two tickets for the V Festival sold for £430. The pair had a face value of £162.50”
“A £35 international rugby ticket selling for £85.”
“with a typical profit of 59%, research has claimed.”
“Tickets for music festivals ... are being offered online with an average mark-up of 32%.”
“It said a 'committed tout' could earn more than £28,000 a year. This is more than the average UK salary and can be achieved by selling about 10 tickets a week.”
“The average mark-up was higher than the average during the previous two years. According to the G4S Events' 2010 Ticket Tout Index, the average mark-up on online black market tickets has fallen from 64% in 2009 and 71% in 2008 owing to a b…”
“But, fans should be aware that in buying tickets from unauthorised outlets, they could find themselves barred from entering events if their tickets are found to be fraudulent, or their identification does not match up with the ticket purch…”
“The average mark-up was higher than the average during the previous two years. The average mark-up on online black market tickets has fallen from 64% in 2009 and 71% in 2008 owing to a better supply of tickets on the internet, according to…”
“But, fans should be aware that in buying tickets from unauthorised outlets, they could find themselves barred from entering events if their tickets are found to be fraudulent, or their identification does not match up with the ticket purch…”
“disciplinary action which has been taken against more than 50 of its members.”
“worked in cabin crews for 34 years”
“Mr Walsh had never agreed to negotiate with his 12,000 members.”
“we represent a third of his workforce”
“BA plans to fly more than 60,000 customers a day next week, operating 60% of long-haul flights and 50% of short-haul services from Heathrow.”
“disciplinary action which has been taken against more than 50 of its members”
“BA plans to fly more than 60,000 customers a day next week, operating 60% of long-haul flights and 50% of short-haul services from Heathrow”
“The airline is intending to lease up to eight aircraft with pilots and crew from other UK or European carriers”
“The airline lost £531m ($766m) in the 12 months to March - BA's biggest loss since it was privatised in 1987”
“The two sides sat around the negotiating table for more five hours on Saturday before the protesters interrupted the meeting.”
“BA cabin crew who are Unite members are set to begin a five-day strike on Monday, with more strikes to follow from 30 May and 5 June.”
“If the strike goes ahead, BA plans to fly more than 60,000 customers a day next week, operating 60% of long-haul flights and 50% of short-haul services from Heathrow.”
“The airline is intending to lease up to eight aircraft with pilots and crew from other UK or European carriers.”
“Unite say the main stumbling blocks now are the travel perks that were taken away from members who went on strike in March and disciplinary action which has been taken against more than 50 of its members.”
“He keeps talking about us being dysfunctional - we actually are the biggest branch in the country; we represent a third of his workforce.”
“He keeps talking about us being dysfunctional - we actually are the biggest branch in the country; we represent a third of his workforce”
“it was causing disruption to the band's 400-strong crew.”
“causing disruption to the band's 400-strong crew”
“The 360 Degree tour earned the band around $109m (£75.3m) in 2009, making it the world's most profitable of the year, according to figures from Billboard magazine”
“PepsiCo Inc has announced it will invest $2.5bn (£1.72bn) in China over the next three years.”
“PepsiCo Inc says it will build 19 new plants”
“In 2008, Coke held a 15.7% market share, with Pepsi having 7.2%, Consumer Edge Research chief Bill Pecoriello was quoted by Reuters as saying.”
“Pepsi currently lags behind Coke in China, with less than half of its rival's market share.”
“"It's going to be life-changing," said the club's Malaysian investor and director Dato' Chan Tien Ghee. Dato' Chan, known as TG, added: "It's going to be a tremendous time for Wales."”
“For the wider economy in south Wales, a 2003 Cardiff council study estimated that having a Premier League club in the Welsh capital would generate around £10m and create around 400 jobs.”
“On Friday afternoon Cardiff City ticket office reported that it still had 30 tickets left of the 37,000 allocated.”
“So after 18 months of operation, the company has just started making a profit.”
“The hot, bustling market, which is about an hour's drive outside the capital”
“the BBC reported the most up-to-date accounts showed his Sheridan Millennium company owed more than £70m to the nationalised Anglo-Irish Bank in Dublin.”
“At the time Mr Curistan told the BBC it was worth £80m, but others put the value at nearer £20m.”
“Peter Curistan was instrumental in building the showpiece venue 12 years ago.”
“He owned the 150-year lease on the pavilion, under whose roof are several bars and restaurants.”
“Anglo-Irish Bank has been trying to broker a sale for the past year, but without success.”
“As part of negotiations, Sheridan transferred the lease to Odyssey Pavilion LLP last year and it is they who have been forced into administration.”
“A spokesperson for the Odyssey Trust, which is the ultimate owner of the Odyssey complex including the Arena, W5, the Pavilion and the car parks”
“It is important to stress that this news does not affect the Arena or W5”
“Winning the Uefa Champions League will be worth 120m euros (£104m; $151m) to the victorious club”
“Either Bayern Munich or Inter Milan will net that sum by winning Saturday's final”
“The loser will not go home empty-handed either, gaining 70m euros.”
“The final match alone is expected to be worth upwards of 351.5m euros to the European economy as a whole.”
“The host city, Madrid, is expected to benefit to the tune of 50m euros.”
“Toyota is to invest $50m (£35m) in US electric car company Tesla Motors, as the two firms announced a joint partnership to build electric vehicles.”
“The deal will give the Japanese giant a stake of about 2.5% in Tesla, which will build its new saloon model at a Toyota factory near San Francisco.”
“Tesla has only 500 employees and makes just 15 cars per week.”
“he left the NIH in 1992 and set up a private research institute, The Institute for Genomic Research.”
“Workers at Vauxhall's plants in Ellesmere Port and Luton have agreed to a two-year pay freeze as part of a Europe-wide restructuring deal.”
“GM said the UK agreement would save it 26.5m euros (£23.1m), with cuts worth 265m euros planned across Europe.”
“The two-year pay freeze in the UK has already begun, GM said, starting at the beginning of 2010.”
“a total of 519 jobs have gone from the Luton plant, which makes the Vivaro van, and at the company's headquarters.”
“In Germany, Vauxhall's sister brand Opel has agreed cuts worth 177m euros with its workers, with about 4,000 jobs expected to be lost.”
“Opel/Vauxhall's chief executive Nick Reilly said the European agreements with workers were 'important steps' in the process of creating a new sustainable company.”
“General Motors initially planned to sell off Opel/Vauxhall last year as it sought to streamline its operations following the global collapse of the car market. However, it cancelled the planned sale in November, pledging instead to restruc…”
“Highland's planning, environment and development committee will be asked to agree to underwrite the board by up to £100,000.”
“About 50 "green" properties are being built on the outskirts of Inverness for August's Scottish Housing Expo.”
“Its board has forecast the exhibition will attract 30,000 visitors.”
“Tickets have been priced at £9 for adults and £4.50 for school age children, but discounted tickets are also available.”
“A ninth employee has jumped to his death at Taiwanese iPhone manufacturer Foxconn, China's state media reports.”
“Xinhua said 21-year-old Nan Gang leapt from a four-storey factory in China's Shenzhen in the early hours.”
“Apple said it had investigated accusations of bad employment practices by Foxconn stemming from a June 2006 complaint, and found the claims to be largely unfounded.”
“However, it concluded that some employees were working more than Foxconn's mandated maximum during peak production times, and as many as a quarter of them were not taking at least one day off a week.”
“Foxconn says it has hired 100 counsellors and invited monks to help workers at a new Employee Care Centre and trained its medical staff to provide emotional support.”
“Ninth employee has jumped to his death at Taiwanese iPhone manufacturer Foxconn”
“21-year-old Nan Gang leapt from a four-storey factory in China's Shenzhen in the early hours”
“A total of 11 Foxconn employees in China have tried to kill themselves this year - two have survived”
“Ten of the employees worked at Foxconn's campuses in Shenzhen”
“Foxconn is part of Hon Hai Precision, the world's largest maker of consumer electronics, and employs 800,000 workers worldwide, mostly in China”
