BUSINESS NOTES UFW ENDS PROTEST OF UNION ELECTION.The United Farm Workers The United Farm Workers of America (UFW) is a labor union that evolved from unions founded in 1962 by César Chávez, Philip Vera Cruz, Dolores Huerta, and Larry Itliong. This union changed from a workers' rights organization that helped workers get unemployment insurance to that of on Wednesday withdrew nearly 100 objections to last June's union election at Coastal Berry, paving the way for it to represent the company's Ventura County workers. The state Agricultural Labor Relations Board will now be able to certify the UFW UFW United Farm Workers (union) UFW United Factory Warehouse to start negotiating a contract for the farmworkers in Oxnard. On April 26, the board affirmed an administrative law administrative law, law governing the powers and processes of administrative agencies. The term is sometimes used also of law (i.e., rules, regulations) developed by agencies in the course of their operation. judge's decision to have separate bargaining units for Coastal Berry workers in Oxnard and Watsonville. However, state law prevented the board from officially certifying the UFW for the Oxnard bargaining unit until all objections were resolved. ``Basically, what happened is that the workers are getting what they voted for,'' said UFW spokesman Marc Grossman Marc Grossman was the United States Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs from 2001 to 2005. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on March 23, 2001 and sworn in as Under Secretary for Political Affairs on March 26, 2001. . - Daily News Fed survey shows tight labor market labor market A place where labor is exchanged for wages; an LM is defined by geography, education and technical expertise, occupation, licensure or certification requirements, and job experience The record-breaking U.S. economy is putting pressure on employers to boost wages as they scramble to find scarce workers, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday in a national survey that sounded the central bank's strongest warning bells about potential inflation. The Fed's survey, based on reports from its 12 regional banks, said shortages of workers persisted in all areas, something Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan Alan Greenspan Dr. Greenspan is Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Dr. Greenspan also serves as Chairman of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the Fed's principal monetary policymaking body. and other economists fear could lead to future wage and price increases. Given the strong economic growth and the tight labor market conditions cited in the report, economists believe it lays the foundation for the Fed to boost interest rates on May 16 and in the coming months. - Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Credit card firms end fraud liability If someone steals your MasterCard or fraudulently misuses your card number, you may no longer be liable for the first $50 in losses. MasterCard International Inc. announced Wednesday that its customers will have ``zero dollar liability'' for fraudulent use of their credit or debit cards, even if they don't report the problem to their banks within 24 hours. Elimination of the 24-hour reporting requirement applies to all U.S.-issued MasterCard credit and debit cards and all types of purchases, including those over the Internet, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a statement from MasterCard, which is based in Purchase, N.Y. The move by MasterCard, the nation's second-largest credit card system, follows similar action by Visa, the nation's biggest card issuer. Visa, based in Foster City, Calif., announced earlier this year that it was eliminating its requirement that misuse of a card be reported within two days. - Associated Press |
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