Japanese electronics conglomerate Sony Corp said on Sunday it has developed dye-sensitized solar cells with an energy conversion efficiency of 10 percent, a level seen necessary for commercial use. Dye-sensitized solar cells, which use photosensitive dye and do not require costly and large-scale production equipment, are seen as a promising next-generation solar cell variety and […]
Airline Workers Demand Place at Table in Northwest-Delta Merger
– by James Parks For the past several years, flight attendants, pilots and other airline workers have sacrificed pay, benefits and working conditions through a long series of bankruptcies, restructurings, mergers, layoffs and threatened liquidations. And on Thursday, airline unions told Congress workers must have a voice at the table when the biggest merger in the industry […]
13,000 Delta Air Lines Flight Attendants Get Date to Vote on Union
by May Silverstein, Mar 31, 2008 The National Mediation Board (NMB) set April 23–June 3, 2008, for the mail/telephone ballot elections in which 13,000 Delta Air Lines flight attendants will vote on whether to join a union, and more from the “Bargaining Digest Weekly.” The AFL-CIO Collective Bargaining Department delivers daily bargaining-related news and research […]
Toyota Motors records in quarterly profits
Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday that its third-quarter net profit rose 7.5 percent to a record high on the back of fast-growing sales overseas, particularly in emerging markets. But Toyota, which is in a tight race with Detroit giant General Motors for the rank of the world’s top automaker, maintained its cautious outlook for […]
Treasonable Sex! You slept with my wife
First son of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Gbenga, has sensationally accused him and his father-in-law, Otunba Alex Onabanjo, of sleeping with his wife, Mojisola. Gbenga, presently asking Lagos High Court to dissolve the seven-year-old marriage, doubts the paternity of the fruits of the wedlock. The shocking revelation is contained in a fresh affidavit deposited to […]
hottest car!!!!!!!!2008
McLaren Roadster Sales of sports cars in 2007 show that the rich are getting richer, and as the average age of sports-car buyers steadily creeps up, more models with added luxury and amenities are rolling into showrooms. The healthiest segment of the small but highly profitable sports-car market is at the extreme upper end. […]