British civil servants are striking for a second day, Tuesday 9 March, over cuts in redundancy pay, while Portugal’s government has announced austerity measures that could match those of Greece. In other world financial news, Aer Lingus announced losses for 2009 of €81 million that are four times the loss in 2008, just three days after cabin crrew rejected a negotiated €97 million plan to cut costs.
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Posted by Ellen Wallace on 9 March 2010 at 12:03 |
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News story, GenevaLunch, 9 March 2010.
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Tags: austerity plan, Britain, civil servants, cuts, Ireland, pay, Portugal, strikes
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