USW Says Jobs More Secure With Duties on China Tires Aug 16, 2008
Steven Vanderheyden, a maintenance worker at Titan's OTR factory in Freeport, IL and the USW Local 745 President representing 650 tire employees, said, "Union workers at the Freeport plant are very excited about the outcome this trade enforcement action provides by shoring up job security in our craft. Building the large tires for agricultural and mining equipment is physically heavy and demanding, but if fair trade laws are followed, we can compete." The final U.S. Commerce Dept. investigation... (PR Newswire)
Intel said to be facing U.S. antitrust investigation Jun 7, 2008
This week, the Korean Fair Trade Commission said it would order Intel to pay more than $25 million for violating its fair trade laws. The Korean commission found that Intel violated antitrust law when it offered $37 million in rebates to the personal computer makers, Samsung Electronics and the Trigem Company, from 2002 to 2005 in return for a pledge not to buy microprocessors from AMD Intel responded by saying it was disappointed with the decision and would probably appeal. (International Herald Tribune)
Too "Complex"?: Part III May 13, 2008
For a long time, there were so-called Fair Trade Laws designed to keep low-cost businesses in general from charging low prices that drive high-cost businesses out of business. Fortunately, enough sanity eventually prevailed that Fair Trade Laws were repealed. (Human Events Online)
What would Dr. King say? Jan 16, 2008
Would he demand fair trade laws that address the needs of the poor as well as the powerful. Would he, for example, call for an end to the dumping of our subsidized corn on foreign markets, a NAFTA-sanctioned practice that has destroyed the livelihoods of 1. (Stoneham Sun, MA)
Cuomo begins antitrust investigation of Intel Jan 11, 2008
Japans Fair Trade Commission said in 2005 that Intel violated fair trade laws a ruling the company accepted without admitting wrongdoing. In all cases, we denied we violated any laws, he said. (MSNBC -- Business)
'$28 billion fiasco' Dec 21, 2007
com: Letters To The Editor: '$28 billion fiasco. Call: (800) 877-3400. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Lawsuit filed over virtual theft in Second Life Oct 30, 2007
It is a tricky gray area because the wording in US fair trade laws say nothing about cases in which no physical product or service is provided. The facts of the case are also in question. (TG Daily)
Meister: Changing To Win? Oct 23, 2007
They also want an immigration system that fully protects the rights of foreign and domestic workers alike and fair trade laws that penalize countries that violate workers' union rights and other human rights and endanger the environment. . (Zmag.org)
Meister: Labor's Happy Day Aug 28, 2007
Ban the awarding of federal contracts to companies that outsource jobs and instead reward companies that provide jobs in this country, create an immigration system that fully protects the rights of foreign and domestic workers alike, and approve fair trade laws that penalize countries that violate workers' rights and other human rights and endanger the environment. . (Zmag.org)
Read the decision Jun 29, 2007
The state fair trade laws also appear to have been justified on similar grounds ... And while the Dr. Miles rule is longstanding, resale price maintenance was legal under fair trade laws in a majority of States for a large part of the past century up until 1975 ... 1-3 (1975) ("Without [the exemptions authorized by the Miller-Tydings and McGuire Acts,] the agreements they authorize would violate the antitrust laws. . . . [R]epeal of the fair trade laws generally will prohibit manufacturers from... (USA Today -- Money)
'Tied-house' law should be repealed for good Jun 18, 2007
Call: (800) 877-3400. Multimedia / Interactive. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Justices Hear Arguments About Pacts on Pricing Mar 27, 2007
New York Times Business Stories. 2007 11:00PM Published: March 27. (Shoals TimesDaily)
Mighty change offers a lesson Dec 29, 2006
Bob Casey, who won the Pennsylvania senate seat with a crushing 59 per cent, may be anti-abortion (although not in all cases) and unsympathetic to gun control, but according to his website he wants to "eliminate tax cuts for multimillionaires" and demands "fair trade laws that don't send our jobs overseas". He also heralds "school teachers and nurses", not chief executives and generals, as American heroes. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Meister: Payback Time Dec 7, 2006
Approve fair trade laws that "hold nations accountable when they violate workers' rights" and other human rights and endanger the environment. "Bring our troops home from Iraq rapidly" and develop "a real plan to fight the war on terror.". (Zmag.org)
Manufactured homes often more affordable but there can be drawbacks Nov 26, 2006
Ford said the Attorney General's Office pursues complaints f we think a business is violating the state's fair trade laws. Even if a lawsuit isn't filed, mediation also offered by the AG can resolve a dispute. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
* Yahoo-Kimo did not violate fair trade laws: FTC Nov 3, 2006
Yahoo-Kimo did not violate fair trade laws: FTC. ONLINE MARKET: The consumer watchdog said that PChome eBay Co and other sites are proof that Yahoo-Kimo was not capable of eliminating its competition By Jessie Ho STAFF REPORTER Friday, Nov 03, 2006, Page 12. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Meister: Labor & Democrats Oct 8, 2006
Unions also are seeking "more corporate accountability, such as limits on CEO pay and lavish pensions" and fair trade laws that "hold nations accountable when they violate workers' rights."Labor is especially seeking much tighter enforcement of the basic labor laws that are openly undermined by the Bush administration. The administration has done almost nothing to carry out its legal obligation to block employers from interfering in union organizing drives -- a major cause for the decline in... (Zmag.org)
FTC, FTC Watchdog Square Off Over Real Estate Persecution Jul 19, 2006
Online operators are alleging violations of fair trade laws. In the last year, the FTC and DOJ have either chastised or filed several lawsuits against real estate organizations. (RealtyTimes)
Evelyn Dubrow, 95; Longtime Lobbyist for International Ladies Garment Workers Union Jun 22, 2006
Dubrow, the 4-foot-11, throaty-voiced representative for the International Ladies Garment Workers Union and its successor union, advocated for a higher minimum wage, fair trade laws, family and medical leave policies and civil rights. ADVERTISEMENT "Working Americans have lost a great friend and champion, and all of America has lost a tireless advocate for social justice," Sen. (Los Angeles Times)
Hyundai Motor chairman quizzed Apr 24, 2006
Prosecution sources have said the Chungs will be punished for violating fair trade laws if suspicions of illicitly transferring wealth are also proven. Earlier this month, the chairman abruptly left for the United States raising suspicions that he had fled the country to avoid being investigated. (Korea Herald, Korea)
Microsoft appeals ROK antitrust body's rule Mar 27, 2006
SEOUL, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Microsoft Corp. said Monday it appealed to a South Korean court against an administrative ruling of the South Korean Fair Trade Commission (FTC) that it violated fair trade laws by bundling software with its Windows operating system. Last December, the FTC ordered Microsoft to strip its MSN instant messenger and Media Player programs from some versions of Windows to be sold later this year, citing the bundling practice as damaging the interests of consumers and... (Xinhua)
South Korean trade regulator questions Intel employees Feb 10, 2006
Japan's Fair Trade Commission said last year that Intel violated fair trade laws _ a ruling the company accepted without admitting wrongdoing. More News. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Taiwanese parliament votes against Microsoft Jan 17, 2006
Most recently, South Korean anti-trust regulators fined the company 33 billion won (58m) in December for violating fair trade laws, and ordered it to offer two versions of Windows in the country. Japan's Fair Trade Commission has also investigated Microsoft, and the Chinese government has expressed its support for wider adoption of Linux, both as an alternative to Windows and as a way to support the development of local software companies. (TechWord UK)
