... manufacturer in the world. Bombardier's customers are spread out over the globe. They range from government and private commercial airlines to wealthy individuals and corporations in need of private jets. The products that are driving the growth in this division are the RJ, the Global Express, and the Lear-45. De Havilland, which was recently purchased with help from the Ontario government, produces the Dash-8 series of airplanes. The Dash-8 has had its production rate increased to 48 planes a year with about 81 on order. Modified versions of the Dash-8 are in the works that could enable an even bigger increase in production. Bombardier has cut costs and ...
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... 65 have no pension other than Social Security. The problem is that Social Security was meant to provide only a bare minimum of a "floor of protection" in 1996, the average Social Security benefit for retired female workers was $7452 a year, ($621 per month) – $143 above the official poverty level of older adults and almost $1,400 less than a minimum-wage income. The fact that so many elderly women rely on Social Security as their only source of income is one of the major reasons why so many elderly women are poor. Private pensions --the second leg of the retirement stool can provide an important source of income to women. However, only 13 percent of women age 65 a ...
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... multibillion-dollar overhang, Thai business remains paralyzed with frozen cash flow. Also affected are the private sectors and the countries banking system. The private sector carries huge debt because of the crisis. Andrew Maule a banking analyst at ABN Amro Asia Securities states, "It's quite realistic to assume that non-performing loans will hit 50 percent. Ultimately there will have to be a bailout." 1 The banks are looking at the government to bail them out but as of December 30, 1998 no banks had requested government aid. At the beginning of the crisis in July, the baht was at B25.90/US$ and is currently at B36.90/US$ signifying a decrease of 29.81%. M ...
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... the US. It also produces 80% of all of the farm outputs or products in the US. The farms in this sector produce nearly all of the farm products produced the US but are only contribute to small parts of the farms in the US. The expanding sector of agriculture numbered 271,000 farms in the 1980's. This number increased to 326,000 farms by 1991. The off of the farm income of this sector is only $20,847 per farm. The total income per farm averaged $180,276 per year. This sectors main income comes from farming and very little of its income comes from off of the farm jobs. This sector is growing because there is becoming more big farms that produce most of our ...
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... five member Fair Labor Standard Board, 2. A of not more than 80 cents an hour or $1,200 per year, 3. The general initiation of a 40 cents-an-hour, 40 hour workweek except in exceptional circumstances, 4. The prohibition of interstate shipment of goods produced with “oppressive child labor,” 5. The exception of agricultural workers and executives, administrative, supervisory and professional employees, and 6. Authorization of the Fair Labor Standard Board to appoint advisory committees to consider conditions in industries or occupations before establishing specific wage and hour standards (Ayres, Online). On June 25, 1938, President Roosevelt signed into law th ...
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... the WTO, the increased competition of the Chinese Industries will feel from the influx of more foreign imports and deeper foreign investments, will become the acid test for coddled industries. Those that can meet the challenge will ultimately survive and prosper. Many others will fail to navigate in the new climate. The expected business expansion will in time help create new jobs to absorb displaced workers, including many in the farming sector, as well as providing new opportunities for the countless younger workers who will be coming of age. (~{!0~}Membership will help change China~{!/~}s society--and the WTO itself.~{!1~} Asiaweek.) The agreement between China ...
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... and profitability declines an the scale economy disadvantages in technology, distribution, and manufacturing. The BCG report showed that success of the Japanese manufacturers started with the growth of their own domestic markets. The high production for domestic demand led to Honda experiencing economies of scale as the cost of producing motorbikes declined with the level of output. This provided Honda to achieve a highly competitive cost position which they used to penetrate into the US market. " The basic philosophy of the Japanese manufacture is that high volumes per model provide the potential for high productivity as a result of using capital intensive and ...
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... shows that the College Bookstore has a definite issue in merchandise selection. Of those sureveyed, the individuals that chose the competition did so because they claimed that they had a better selection and that by going there they can get everything that they need in one stop. My independent observation shows that there are a number of items carried by the competition that the bookstore does not carry. These are insignia clothing, gift items, greeting cards, magaines, and candy and snacks. Also, although the bookstore does carry a selection of paperback books, the selection is small and limited. Of those carried, categories of science fiction, best- ...
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... UFW with the AFL-CIO led a five-year boycott of table grapes, urging shoppers throughout the country not to buy or eat grapes. In 1970, as a result of the boycott, many growers signed contracts with the UFW. However, vegetable growers signed contracts with the Teamsters in order to limit UFW power and, in 1973 when the grape contracts expired, grape growers also signed with the Teamsters. In protest, more than 10,000 farm workers walked out of the fields. As a result of the strike and further boycotts against lettuce and Gallo wine, California Governor Jerry Brown established a collective bargaining law for farm workers in 1975. In 1977, the UFW and the Teamst ...
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... of inmate's children. This is an area in which government money is being improperly spent. Money that is being used in these areas should be being put to better use in areas such as health and welfare. People who are free and law abiding should be receiving this money to better their lives not someone who has had no previous respect for the laws of our country. Most inmates have free access to physical training facilities that would cost us three hundred to four hundred dollars per year. All inmates are guaranteed a meal, three time a day, when a large portion of the free population can barely afford one meal a day. The prison facilities get thousands of ta ...
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