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It's a shift from defensive strategy in first half of year of preserving jobs. -ST --></TD></TR><TR>
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</TD></TR><TR><TD class=content_subtitle align=left>Thu, Aug 27, 2009
The Straits Times </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD><TD width=400 align=right><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right> </TD><TD height=15>
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SINGAPORE'S unions are embarking on a new course in battling the downturn, in a move to put the country in the lead for take-off when the global economy recovers.
They are going on the offensive to help companies tackle the longstanding problem of declining productivity.
<TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=2 width=300 align=right><TBODY><TR><TD><SCRIPT language=JavaScript src="/static/ads/scripts/adsimu.js"></SCRIPT><!-- AdSpace 300X250 A1-STI IMU --><SCRIPT language=JavaScript1.1 type=text/javascript src="http://ads.asia1.com.sg/js.ng/site=tasiaonebiz&sec=a1_biz&pagepos=1&size=300X250"></SCRIPT><NOSCRIPT></NOSCRIPT><!-- /AdSpace --></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>In announcing the new focus yesterday, labour chief Lim Swee Say said: 'We must become cheaper not by cutting wages but by improving productivity.
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=> How about applying this principle to the billion $ PAPee cabinet to begin with?
It's a shift from defensive strategy in first half of year of preserving jobs. -ST --></TD></TR><TR>
The Straits Times </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD><TD width=400 align=right><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right> </TD><TD height=15>
SINGAPORE'S unions are embarking on a new course in battling the downturn, in a move to put the country in the lead for take-off when the global economy recovers.
They are going on the offensive to help companies tackle the longstanding problem of declining productivity.
<TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=2 width=300 align=right><TBODY><TR><TD><SCRIPT language=JavaScript src="/static/ads/scripts/adsimu.js"></SCRIPT><!-- AdSpace 300X250 A1-STI IMU --><SCRIPT language=JavaScript1.1 type=text/javascript src="http://ads.asia1.com.sg/js.ng/site=tasiaonebiz&sec=a1_biz&pagepos=1&size=300X250"></SCRIPT><NOSCRIPT></NOSCRIPT><!-- /AdSpace --></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>In announcing the new focus yesterday, labour chief Lim Swee Say said: 'We must become cheaper not by cutting wages but by improving productivity.
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=> How about applying this principle to the billion $ PAPee cabinet to begin with?