Tens of thousands of unionized Verizon workers in the United States are set to return to work Monday after ending a 2-week strike, even though there is no agreement on a new contract. Unions representing 45,000 workers from in the eastern U.S. say the strike was called off after Verizon agreed to negotiations on key […]
Verizon Workers End Strike Without New Contract
Posted August 21st, 2011 at 3:35 am (UTC-5)
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Vice President Joe Biden Reassures China on U.S. Debt
Posted August 21st, 2011 at 3:35 am (UTC-5)
Vice President Joe Biden reassured China Sunday that the United States would never default on its debts. In a speech to students at Sichuan University, in the southwestern city of Chengdu, Biden pointed out that Americans still hold the vast majority of the ballooning U.S. debt. Therefore, he said, Washington has even larger domestic reason […]
