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NBA players' association director Billy Hunter plans another negotiating session soon with commissioner David Stern, and here's something that might come up.
Metro's largest union has filed a federal lawsuit asking a court to enforce wage increases for bus and train operators.
A machinists union avoided a possible strike at Raytheon Missile Systems Inc. by approving a new three-year contract with the company.
Workers at U.S. airlines and railroads would have an easier time forming unions if the National Mediation Board succeeds in changing a 75-year-old rule on union organizing.
The president of a national railroad employees union was arrested at his Ohio home on Tuesday and charged with bribery.
About 30 unions will run a full-page ad in newspapers Wednesday announcing their opposition to the Senate Finance Committee's health overhaul bill, a top labor lobbyist said.
The pilots' union at American Airlines said Friday it opposed antitrust immunity for the carrier's proposed joint venture with British Airways and Iberia.
The Kroger Co.'s chief executive says he remains confident of working out a settlement with grocery workers in Colorado.
Margarito Martinez says he was fired from the eastern Washington dairy that employed him for more than a year because he tried to unionize the company. Nine co-workers say they also were let go for affiliations with the budding union.
The New York Times told its main union this week that it is open to offering voluntary buyouts in a move that could avert additional layoffs as the newspaper seeks to further cut costs.
The executive board of The Boston Globe's largest union says union president Daniel Totten appears to have violated its financial rules.
Southwest Airlines Co. said Thursday the board of its pilots' union has voted to send a new tentative contract agreement to membership for a ratification vote. The low-cost carrier's pilots in June narrowly rejected a previous deal.
More than 500 dealers and supporters rallied on the Las Vegas Strip on Thursday in hopes of a contract with the Caesars Palace hotel-casino, but union leaders said they are no closer to a deal with owner Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. after nearly two years of talks.
Brian Babin threw for 286 yards and five touchdowns to lead Southeastern Louisiana to a 69-20 win over Union of Kentucky on Thursday night.
Ford Motor Co.'s Canadian division and the Canadian Auto Workers union began labor talks on Tuesday after the union made substantial concessions to both General Motors and Chrysler earlier this year.
Former NHL star and union executive Vincent Damphousse says the next leader of the NHL Players' Association must be free to make decisions without the fear of being fired.
The union representing newsroom and other employees at The Indianapolis Star has ratified a two-year contract that includes a 10 percent pay cut.
The National Education Association pointedly criticized the Obama administration, saying the president is relying too heavily on charter schools and standardized tests in his attempt to overhaul the nation's schools.
The national carpenters' union has fired three New York City labor officials facing corruption charges and has placed its local chapter under emergency supervision.
Union workers at trucking company YRC Worldwide have ratified a plan to cut their wages by an additional 5 percent and gave up company pension contributions for 18 months.
Disneyland hotel workers have rejected a contract offer from Walt Disney Co. because of a dispute over health care premiums.
Frontier Airlines has approved a long-term agreement on wage and benefit concessions from maintenance workers represented by International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 691.
The leader of a powerful labor union that recently endorsed Mayor Michael Bloomberg in his re-election campaign was charged Wednesday with taking bribes from contractors who were scheming to cut labor costs.
Two union-backed groups announced Friday they are merging so they can consolidate their efforts to pressure Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to provide higher pay and better benefits.
Engineering union members overwhelmingly rejected a contract offer from Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc. over proposed changes to the company's overtime policy and health care premiums, and a lack of guaranteed wage increases, a union official said Friday.
Texas marriages in legal limbo due to 2005 error, Democrat saysThe 2005 Texas constitutional amendment banning gay marriage included the language, "This state or a political subdivision of this state may not create or recognize any legal status identical or similar to marriage."
Steelworkers plan worker-owned cooperatives in North AmericaThe United Steelworkers (USW) and MONDRAGON Internacional, S.A. have announced a framework agreement for collaboration in establishing worker-owned cooperatives in the manufacturing sector within the United States and Canada.
Union Bullies Boy Scout for Dastardly Good DeedA 17-year-old Boy Scout worked more than 200 hours to clear a path in his local park so that people could enjoy walking and biking along the river.
Music union gets that syncing feelingThe peak union for Australian musicians says concert-goers must be told if they are buying tickets to a mimed gig.
Limbaugh smears women in organized labor: "Chickify the unions ... no good can come of that""Women on pace to become the majority of union workers... no good can come of that... My instincts never fail me.." What about his instincts to eat Oxy's, purchase the Rams, doctor shop, carry pills prescribed to somone else...
Democrats May Use Budget Reconciliation to Push Through Health Care Reform"....politically speaking, the Republicans would like to see Obama and the Democrats fail.
Jon Stewart's Brilliant Glenn Beck Parody "Jon Stewart has done it again, and this time he even brought out his acting chops. In what will probably become a historic Glenn Beck impression, Stewart uses Beck's recent appendicitis operation to concoct a conspiracy theory of his own.
Thousands of Right-Wingers Rally at Capitol to Hear Lies About Health-Care Reform, Courtesy of Bachmann and GOP Leaders"Days before a health bill is expected to pass the House, Republicans rallied their flock with the help of FOX News, Michele Bachmann and leading conservative groups."
In America, the love of labor is lost - St. Petersburg TimesDoes anyone care about labor anymore?
Boehner Cooks Up Excuses for a Really Bad Bill "Yesterday, hours after the House Republicans healthcare "reform" plan was released and universally mocked, Rep. Boehner cried foul, insisting that this unauthorized leak was of a draft bill that wasn't finalized and hadn't been seen by members."
Have the Very Wealthy Achieved Victory in Their Class-War?"In 2007, the most recent year with stats, households in America's top 1% averaged $1.4 million, well over triple what top 1% households averaged back in 1974—and, remember, this tripling came after adjusting for inflation.
Conservative Loses Upstate House Race in Blow to Right "Democrats won a special election in New York State's northernmost Congressional district Tuesday, a setback for national conservatives who heavily promoted a third candidate in what became an intense debate over the direction of the Republican Party."
Deputy prosecutors sue L.A. County over alleged union retaliation -- latimes.comA union representing deputy district attorneys filed a lawsuit last week against Los Angeles County and Dist. Atty. Steve Cooley alleging the department's senior managers retaliated against employees for unionizing last year.
Try A Little "ism"THIS IS A GREAT CARTOON VIDEO ABOUT WHAT MADE OUR COUNTRY GREAT AND WHAT WILL TEAR IT DOWN. Please folks...watch this whole thing & remember it was made in 1948, over Sixty years ago !! This sure looks like what is going on today...or what has already happened.
ING to Spin Off Units - WSJ.comAMSTERDAM -- Dutch financial-services company ING Groep NV said Monday it will spin off its insurance and investment-management businesses and repay half the €10 billion ($15 billion) it owes the government in a bid to assuage European Union concerns over the state-aid package …
Millions of Federal Employees Might Be Exempt from Health TaxDemocrats are looking for ways to exclude a bevy of big groups from their proposal to tax so-called Cadillac health insurance plans. So far the list of groups seeking exclusions include labor unions, firefighters, coal miners and other high risk occupations.
The Untouchables: Right-Wingers Put Themselves in an Uncompromising 'World Apart'"The self-identifying conservative Republicans who make up the base of the Republican Party stand a world apart from the rest of America," the report says, not because they stand in fervent ideological disagreement with President Obama and the mainstream of the Democratic Party b …
Aldermen urge firefighters to take pay freeze rather than cutsMayor Tom Barrett's proposed 2010 budget calls for cutting ladder truck crews from five firefighters to four in the last eight ladder companies that still have five-member crews, and for closing one ladder company and one pumper engine company.
When I was growing up I grew up in a Teamster family. My dad was a Teamster and his father (my namesake) was a founding member of Local 406 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. My uncles were members of the UAW.
French farmers block Champs Elysees over price fall Abundance of food causes misery in France. Also, many farmers blame deregulation and the phasing out of quotas for their woes. Competition lowers prices for consumers on one end but they end up subsidizing the farmers on the other.
China-Bound Ex-Ford Engineer Charged With Stealing An engineer copied thousands of electronic documents and stole trade secrets before quitting Ford Motor Co. for a new job in China, authorities said Thursday in announcing criminal charges.
NFL players' union opposes Limbaugh's bid for Rams, says football "overcomes division and rejects discrimination and hatred"" NFL Players Executive Director DeMaurice Smith on Saturday made a move to solidify the union against a bid by conservative talk show radio host Rush Limbaugh as part of a group that aims to purchase the St. Louis Rams.
Union opposes Rush Limbaugh's bid to buy St. Louis Rams - ESPNNFL Players executive director DeMaurice Smith on Saturday made a move to solidify the union against a bid by conservative talk show radio host Rush Limbaugh as part of a group that aims to purchase the St. Louis Rams.
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