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Labor Showdown Looms Ominously for the NHLNew York Times (blog)?We received the owners' notice of termination of the agreement,? Donald Fehr, executive director of the union, said by telephone Friday. ?That means that the agreement will expire on Sept. 15, and we look forward to negotiating a successor agreement ...and more » |
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Montana labor board backs Legislature in disputeCBS NewsA state board on Thursday backed the 2011 Montana Legislature's pay freeze for state employees, rebuffing a complaint from unions that the Republican-led move to spurn a deal negotiated with the governor violated fair labor practice standards.and more » |
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Kansas Labor Bill: Lawmakers Overhauling State Labor LawsHuffington PostKansas lawmakers are in the process of drafting a sweeping overhaul of the state's labor laws that opponents fear could hurt all non-white collar workers in the state. State lawmakers have been in conference committee meetings all week writing a final ... |
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"Right-To-Work" And Labor's WrongsThe IndypendentOn January 31, 2012, as is commonly known, after a fierce battle against proposed ?right-to-work? legislation in Indiana that pitted Indiana's labor unions and their supporters, mobilized in the tens of thousands at the Statehouse during the sessions ...and more » |
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New Pro-Union Group Jumps Into Mayoral RaceNew York TimesWhile they duke it out at the policy level, the unions are also hoping to kick it up on the political front, and a new coalition of labor unions and liberal advocacy groups will announce its intention to weigh in on the 2013 mayoral race, ...and more » |
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UFT sex coverupNew York PostOstrowsky, 35, names Mayor Bloomberg, Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott, Mulgrew and the UFT, claiming the teachers union conspired with school officials to quash the scandal. It accuses the city of using the favor to ?extort? labor concessions. |
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Grace Meng Gets Bus Worker Union, Staffs UpNew York Daily News (blog)BY Celeste Katz The scramble for labor support in the Democratic primary for the Sixth Congressional District continues unabated, and state Assemblywoman Grace Meng has chalked up another union. Amalgamated Transportation Union Local No.and more » |
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Two smaller unions agree deals with LockheedCNBC.com(Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp said on Saturday it had negotiated new contracts with two smaller unions at its Fort Worth, Texas plant, even as a strike by the larger machinists union stretched into a fifth week. Lockheed said about 70 members of the ...and more » |
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Paid union leave / Reimburse taxpayersPress of Atlantic CityApplying the state pay-to-play ban to labor unions in an attempt to curtail union campaign contributions to Democrats? Another miss. Competitive contracts for government services, which are the target of the pay-to-play ban, are completely different ... |
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Montana labor board backs Legislature in disputeCNBC.comA state board on Thursday backed the 2011 Montana Legislature's pay freeze for state employees, rebuffing a complaint from unions that the Republican-led move to spurn a deal negotiated with the governor violated fair labor practice standards.and more » |
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AMR wins labor deals with five union work groupsCNBC.com(Reuters) - Five out of seven work groups represented by the largest labor union at AMR Corp's American Airlines voted to accept contract terms offered by the bankrupt airline that will cut thousands of jobs, the Transport Workers Union (TWU) said on ...and more » |
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Labor union officer pleads guilty to embezzling fundsEast Brunswick SentinelMONROE ? A township man who served as a labor union official admitted May 8 to demanding and receiving unlawful payments from a contractor and embezzling funds from a labor organization bank account. Peter A. LoMauro, 42, pleaded guilty before US ... |
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CP gets 72-hour strike notice from unionMarketWatchT) said Saturday it may be forced to shut down its railroad operations in Canada as early as Wednesday if it fails to end a labor dispute with 4800 engineers, conductors and rail traffic controllers. A shut down of the Calgary company's railroad ...and more » |
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Budget Crisis Sparks Fight Among UnionsWall Street JournalBy JOSEPH DE AVILA The ranks of Connecticut's public-sector unions are being roiled by a labor brawl amid lingering anger over more than $1 billion in concessions made during last year's state budget crisis. A pair of outside unions have made bids to ... |
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Labor board backs 2011 Legislature in pay deal disputeThe MissoulianHELENA ? A state board Thursday dismissed a complaint filed by public employee unions against the 2011 Legislature over the latter's rejection of negotiated pay raises for state workers. The 3-2 decision by the state Board of Personnel Appeals may not ...and more » |
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