"The number of union employees at Verizon has declined since the last strike, when it was at 87,000. Verizon Wireless, the company's big growth driver, has few union employees" When you read this kind of statement you can't but wonder why would they hire less and less union employees? Might it be because lately Unions take companies and consumers hostage of their so-called demands, also known as corporate bullying?
Never mind fair working conditions, unions get greedier and greedier, to benefit their leaders. Unions were created as positive entities necessary to protect employees from greedy employers, way back when. At some point, the tables turned and now we need to save employees and companies from greedy union leaders.
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Showing posts with label technology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label technology. Show all posts
2008/08/09
2008/06/18
Technology: New device makes mining safer
By: MATT HARTLEY
June 18, 2008 at 3:26 PM EDT
Believe it or not, the next evolution in mine safety technology has a lot to do with remote-control garage door openers.
Steve Barrett is president and chief executive officer of Active Control Technology Inc. (ACT), a company that until recently specialized in high-tech remote control garage door openers, but is now on the verge of rewriting the rulebook on mining safety.
If Mr. Barrett has his way, ACT's ActiveMine systems will help mining companies prevent tragedies such as the Sago Mine disaster that killed 12 miners in West Virginia in January, 2006.
Today the Burlington, Ont., company — which took the lead spot in the technology sector of the 2008 TSX Venture 50 ranking — is on its way to becoming one of Canada's rising technology stars by specializing in wireless mesh communications networks that work in the deep, dark recesses of coal mines.
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June 18, 2008 at 3:26 PM EDT
Believe it or not, the next evolution in mine safety technology has a lot to do with remote-control garage door openers.
Steve Barrett is president and chief executive officer of Active Control Technology Inc. (ACT), a company that until recently specialized in high-tech remote control garage door openers, but is now on the verge of rewriting the rulebook on mining safety.
If Mr. Barrett has his way, ACT's ActiveMine systems will help mining companies prevent tragedies such as the Sago Mine disaster that killed 12 miners in West Virginia in January, 2006.
Today the Burlington, Ont., company — which took the lead spot in the technology sector of the 2008 TSX Venture 50 ranking — is on its way to becoming one of Canada's rising technology stars by specializing in wireless mesh communications networks that work in the deep, dark recesses of coal mines.
Click here for more info
2008/06/12
Casino goers celebrate!
Casino debuts new touch-screen bar table
By Oskar Garcia
Associated Press Writer / June 11, 2008
LAS VEGAS—Microsoft Corp. and Harrah's Entertainment Inc. introduced a high-tech interactive bar table Wednesday that lets patrons order drinks, watch YouTube videos, play touch-screen games and even flirt with each other.
more stories like this
The tables offer Harrah's a new way to track its customers' habits and behaviors, adding to its sophisticated costumer rewards program that tracks users' gambling habits.
"Of all the goodies up our sleeves lately, this is one of the most dramatic," Tim Stanley, chief information officer of Harrah's, told The Associated Press. "The range of opportunities are fairly limitless."
More info at
By Oskar Garcia
Associated Press Writer / June 11, 2008
LAS VEGAS—Microsoft Corp. and Harrah's Entertainment Inc. introduced a high-tech interactive bar table Wednesday that lets patrons order drinks, watch YouTube videos, play touch-screen games and even flirt with each other.
more stories like this
The tables offer Harrah's a new way to track its customers' habits and behaviors, adding to its sophisticated costumer rewards program that tracks users' gambling habits.
"Of all the goodies up our sleeves lately, this is one of the most dramatic," Tim Stanley, chief information officer of Harrah's, told The Associated Press. "The range of opportunities are fairly limitless."
More info at
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