| Harman lobbied over gender pay gap
Union activists have lobbied a Government minister as part of a campaign to close the gender pay gap. Officials from Unison delivered a strong message that women deserve as much pay as men to Labour's deputy leader Harriet Harman at the party's Spring conference in Birmingham. The union's head of local government Heather Wakefield, women's officer Sharon Green and other female officials pointed out that women's average pay was still "scandalously" 17% less than men's. Unison's general secretary Dave Prentis said: "Thirty years on, the Equal Pay Act is still seen by many employers as a take-it-or-leave-it bit of legislation. "But we want to see it implemented robustly across the UK. "Local authorities have dragged their feet in implementing equal pay, blaming the lack of cash.
Edwin Coppock, Fed Fund Rates and The Dow
Aha there you are readers, I couldn't see you, hidden behind all that steam rising from the cups of mulled wine. A warm welcome to the last letter for 2007 - did I hear cheers and whoops of delight? Well its to be expected I suppose, I have been a rather grizzly writer over the past 2 years and I know you would prefer to see a more positive outlook. However, a positive outlook requires positive action to happen now that will help further ahead on the economic road. Alas, I am not seeing too much that gives me cause for hope. I hope you found time to visit http://www.livecharts.co.uk/livewire/ and read the articles posted. As well as shorter articles covering topical subjects by myself you will find articles written by others too. Its well worth a visit. As you know I try to peer into the future and divine what the economic outlook has in store for us.
Henry K. Lee
Jurors have long been sent home. Under questioning by defense attorney William Du Bois, Fraga said he was surprised that Alameda County didn't have a more structured process to interview children that would avoid common pitfalls and the risk of traumatizing them. Fraga continued to testify at a rapid clip at times, or in a monotone that made his answers disappear into the mike. Court reporter Annie Mendiola again told him to slow down. "I'm still talking fast?" asked Fraga, sounding surprised. Moments later, as he read from something, he read super-fast. "Please, please, please, slow down," Du Bois told him. "It's in the record," Fraga said, referring to the text. But the judge told him Mendiola didn't have access to what he was reading from and that if she didn't take down what he was saying, no one would.
Tribe banking on grant money to save chinook run
Chris Gregoire recently awarded, most of it tagged for habitat restoration in the Puget Sound region. The Stillaguamish River effort is expected to get $3.7 million, to be spent over two years, including $1.3 million for the south fork alone. The money comes from the state's Salmon Recovery Funding Board and an appropriation from the Legislature. So far, Snohomish County has received nearly $326,000 in grant money to build shelters made of giant stumps and logs to help the fish survive what can be a tough journey to sea. The county will use an additional $200,000 grant to figure out what more can be done to preserve chinook. Key needs include reducing the amount of sediment that flows into the river, which robs it of oxygen that the salmon and eggs need to survive.
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