Thursday, March 4, 2021
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New FTC officials announced.
On Jan. 21, 2021, President Joseph Biden designated Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter as acting chair of the FTC. Slaughter, a Democrat, has served as an FTC commissioner since May 2018.
On Jan. 25, 2021, FTC Chairwoman Slaughter announced a number of FTC staff leadership changes, including replacement appointments of the acting general counsel, acting directors of the FTC’s three operating bureaus (the Bureau of Consumer Protection, the Bureau of Competition, and the Bureau of Economics), as well as the acting director of the Office of Policy & Planning. The previous leaders in those offices resigned effective Jan. 29, along with departing FTC Chairman Joseph Simons.
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Work stoppage at Isla Mujeres Ultramar leaves hundreds stranded
December 17, 2020 |
Isla Mujeres, Q.R. Hundreds were affected Wednesday when Ultramar employees stopped work due to unpaid wages. The work stoppage began first thing in the morning and continued throughout the day as lines lengthened and people were left stranded at both the Cancun and Isla Mujeres terminals for more than five hours.
Isla Mujeres mayor Juan Carrillo asked islanders to take precautions due to the inconveniences caused by the strike carried out by Ultramar workers. I clarify that, “it is an internal issue of the company that is affecting mobility with the mainland (from Isla Mujeres),” he said.