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***FirstGroup vows ‘deep review’ of pay after investor revolt John McFarlane bows to pressure after more than 25pc of shareholders reject remuneration report Earlier this month activist shareholder Sandell Asset Management published a letter criticising FirstGroup management and saying the Далее

***Oshawa sailors strike defused for now as crew gets paid Eighteen Romanian sailors docked in the Oshawa harbour have put their strike on hold and allowed the offloading of cargo after receiving months of back pay Tuesday, at least temporarily Далее

***Transport unions condemn Gaza airstrikes and launch appeal to aid victims An ITF aid shipment to Gaza in 2009 The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) has condemned the growing number of deaths resulting from Israeli military strikes against Gaza in Далее

***ITF demands freedom for Iranian unionist Reza Shahabi THE International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) demanded the release of imprisoned Iranian trade unionist Reza Shahabi today. Mr Shahabi, who is treasurer of ITF-affiliated Syndicate of Workers of Tehran and Suburbs Bus Далее

***Maltese authorities asked to intervene in ‘kidnapping’ case The Egyptian captain, a Croatian chief engineer and a Croatian officer of the deck have been held hostage on board the Togo-flagged ship at the western port city of Zuwara, Libya, for Далее

***Tarifverträge bei Amazon: Gemeinsam über Grenzen hinweg für gute Arbeit und existenzsichernde Einkommen Nachrichten: Home » Wirtschaft » Tarifverträge bei Amazon: Gemeinsam über Grenzen hinweg für gute Arbeit und existenzsichernde Einkommen Gewerkschafterinnen und Gewerkschafter aus fünf Ländern vernetzen sich (Berlin) Далее

***Norwegian’s low-cost transatlantic service takes off from Gatwick Airport says low-cost carrier’s twice-weekly flight to LA is a ‘game-changer’ in the debate over a new runway for London Are Norwegian’s low-cost fares too good to be true? Norwegian Air Shuttle’s Далее

***Abgeordnete sollen nicht mit Qatar Airways fliegen Fünfjährige Heiratssperren, Ausgangssperren und Überwachung in der Freizeit! Ein Klima der Angst herrscht unter den Beschäftigten bei der staatlichen Fluggesellschaft Qatar Airways. Der ver.di-Vorsitzende, Frank Bsirske, hat in einem Brief die Abgeordneten des Далее

***Thai government condemned in annual US human trafficking report US downgrades Thailand to lowest ranking in human trafficking index for ‘systematic failure’ to prosecute slavers Despite frequent media reports of slavery in the Thai fishing industry the Thai government is Далее

***USS names 2014 AOTOS honorees The United Seamen’s Service says that its 2014 Admiral of the Ocean Sea Awards (AOTOS) will be presented to Stephen Cotton, General Secretary of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF); Joseph J. Cox, President/CEO, Chamber Далее