Sep 4, 2006

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Airbus takes workers for a ride

by Sam Eaton

Sep 4, 2006

The world's largest passenger jet, the Airbus A380, took off with a full load of passengers for the first time today — about 470 of its own employees. San Eaton reports.

Selling in a soft market

by Janet Babin

Sep 4, 2006

You want to sell your home, but you don't want the price to sink in the softening market. How do you protect yourself? Janet Babin tells her story.

A rebirth of organized labor?

by Marketplace Staff

Sep 4, 2006

The massive immigrant rights marches this past May Day — Labor Day in the rest of the world — just might signal the rebirth of organized labor in this country, says sociologist and commentator Ruth Milkman.

Blue collar blues

by Hillary Wicai

Sep 4, 2006

Hourly workers with children often struggle to balance job requirements and family needs. Putting family first can sometimes cost them a job. Businesses would be wise to change such policies, Hillary Wicai reports.

Preventing piracy on the high seas

by Miranda Kennedy

Sep 4, 2006

Pirates attacked over 250 ships off the coasts of Asia and Africa last year. Today an agreement goes into effect to try to combat the modern-day outlaws equipped with ship-tracking systems and machine guns. Miranda Kennedy reports.