Union Pacific sued the city of Palestine, Texas, in 2019 to nullify a 152-year-old contract to keep a certain number of jobs in the town indefinitely. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) A Texas appeals court recently declared an 1872 jobs agreement between Palestine, Texas, and Union Pacific to be unenforceable. The ruling moves Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — As California prepares to enforce a new $20-per-hour minimum wage for fast food workers next month, an unusual exemption for eateries that bake their own bread has come under scrutiny due to allegations it was initially intended to benefit a wealthy donor to Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom‘s campaign. But details have […]
France signed a security pact with Ukraine on Friday, pledging more weapons and assistance to help the war-torn nation in its defence against Russia. “France will support Ukraine in the long term,” said President Emmanuel Macron after signing the agreement with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Élysée Palace in Paris on Friday evening. This […]
Germany and Ukraine have signed a bilateral security agreement as Kiev looks to bolster its long-term defences. The deal was signed in Berlin by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The agreement is intended to bridge the gap until Ukraine becomes a member of NATO. But admission to the Western defence alliance […]
Mamaroneck Village Manager Jerry Barberio, Westchester’s highest paid village administrator, has emptied his desk, turned in his cellphone, and retired to New Jersey with three years left on his $1 million contract. He told village officials in late December, following the surprise defeat of his key ally, Mayor Tom Murphy, in the November election, that […]
Ukraine may sign a security agreement with Germany in February, European Pravda reported on Feb. 3, citing the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. The draft document has already been finalized. The agreement is scheduled to be signed on Feb. 16. German news agency DPA added that the talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and German […]
Planned new $2 billion terminal at John Glenn Columbis International Airport Members of the Columbus Building and Construction Trades Council reiterated their concerns Tuesday to the Columbus Regional Airport Authority about Hensel Phelps’ failure to negotiate a labor contract for construction of the planned $2 billion terminal at John Glenn Columbus International slated to begin […]
Ukraine managed to maintain international attention in the “battle for its independence” in January, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during his evening video address published on Telegram on Jan. 27. Read also: Zelenskyy announces industry leaders’ summit The security agreement signed in January with the United Kingdom is a “basic benchmark” to be followed […]
(Bloomberg) — The Philippines and Vietnam are set to sign a cooperation agreement between their coast guards as Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. boosts partnerships in the region amid lingering tensions with Beijing in the South China Sea. Most Read from Bloomberg Marcos, who’s scheduled to make a short visit to Vietnam from Monday, will […]
(Bloomberg) — Two of Indonesia’s presidential contenders are in intensive talks to form an alliance to beat frontrunner Prabowo Subianto, showing how policy differences come second to winning in the race to lead Southeast Asia’s largest economy. Most Read from Bloomberg In recent weeks, officials backing former Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo and former Jakarta […]
Reform UK has ruled out entering into any electoral pacts with the “terrified” Tories as Rishi Sunak came under fresh pressure from his political opponents to call a general election. Richard Tice, the leader of the Nigel Farage-linked party, said he could be “absolutely categoric” there will be no deals despite the alleged pleading of […]
Dubai, United Arab Emirates — United Nations climate negotiators directed the world on Wednesday to transition away from planet-warming fossil fuels in a move the talks’ chief called “historic,” despite critics’ worries about loopholes. Within minutes of opening Wednesday’ session, COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber gaveled approval of the central document, which says how far the […]