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UPS: Pilots must agree to more cost savings
By HARRY R. WEBER AP Business Writer ATLANTA (AP) - Shipping giant UPS is again telling its pilots they need to agree to more cost savings or the company will have to furlough at least 300 of them.

January unemployment rate drops to 9.7 percent
By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The unemployment rate dropped unexpectedly in January to 9.7 percent from 10 percent while employers shed 20,000 jobs, the government said Friday.

Job losses from Great Recession about to get worse
By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Job losses during the Great Recession have been huge and they're about to get bigger.

Boston skycap suit goes national after ruling
BOSTON (AP) - Skycaps across the country who claim they lost tips after American Airlines imposed $2 curbside baggage fees can now join a Boston lawsuit. U.S. District Court Judge William Young on Thursday certified a national class-action suit against the airline.

First-time jobless claims rise unexpectedly
By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of newly laid-off workers filing initial claims for jobless benefits rose unexpectedly last week, evidence that layoffs are continuing and jobs remain scarce.

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