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 Reasons Baseball's 
 Hot Stove Is So Chilly 

No surprise here: bad economy has slowed activity to a crawl

Boston Globe Boston Globe Dec 2, 08 3:00 PM CST
(Newser) - December is usually prime time in baseball's hot-stove league, but with the market seemingly frozen, Tony Massarotti lists reasons why for the Boston Globe : The economy. With the possibility of dipping revenue over the next year (or years), teams are reluctant to jump into long-term, expensive player contracts. CC Sabathia. “Pitching still wins,” writes Massarotti, meaning that a big prize like left-hander Sabathia has huge sway over the free-agent market. Teams are waiting to see where he goes before pursuing the next-best thing. More »

More about:  baseball • sports • C.C. Sabathia • contract negotiations • Scott Boras • offseason

 Boeing Union to
 Strike at Midnight

Workers, company fail to reach deal after 2 extra days of negotiations

Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal Sep 5, 08 7:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Boeing’s biggest union opted today to strike at midnight after failing to reach a last-minute contract deal, the Wall Street Journal reports. Nearly 27,000 Seattle-area machinists and aerospace workers will walk off the job over health, job security, and pay raise issues in Boeing's latest offer. The union voted to strike earlier this week but held off for 2 days of talks at a federal mediator's request. More »

More about:  Boeing • strike • 787 Dreamliner • union • contract negotiations • International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers

Boeing Union Slams Offer, Urges Workers to Strike

Union recommends workers vote against contract; some see $120M a day losses

Seattle Post-Intelligencer Seattle Post-Intelligencer Aug 29, 08 9:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Boeing union leaders are urging members to turn down the company’s latest offer and go on strike, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. Union chiefs have also filed a charge of unfair labor practice against management for "direct dealing with our members." Machinists plan to vote on Boeing's offer Wednesday and will need a two-thirds majority ballot to walk off the job. More »

More about:  Boeing • 787 Dreamliner • union • contract negotiations • machinists union • mediators

Actors Guild Suffers Blow as Smaller Union OKs Contract

AFTRA approval weakens strike chance

Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Jul 9, 08 9:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Despite a campaign by the larger Screen Actors Guild to convince them otherwise, members of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists yesterday approved a new contract with Hollywood studios, the Los Angeles Times reports. The ratification is seen as signaling weak support for an actors strike as SAG continues negotiations on its own deal with studios. More »

Phillies' Howard Wins $10M
in Arbitration

First baseman gets record amount after rejecting smaller deal

Associated Press Associated Press Feb 21, 08 7:45 PM CST
(Newser) - Philadelphia Phillies’ Ryan Howard won big in his salary arbitration case today, getting $10 million instead of the $7 million his team had offered, the AP reports. The figure is the highest salary a player has scooped in an arbitration victory. “We negotiated right up to the courthouse steps,” said a Phillies official, but “we couldn’t get it done.” More »

More about:  MLB • Philadelphia Phillies • salary • Ryan Howard • contract negotiations • arbitration

Scribes, Studios Close to Accord

Advance in contract talks may mean tentative deal next week

New York Times New York Times Feb 2, 08 7:13 PM CST
(Newser) - Hollywood writers and studios made a breakthrough in contract talks yesterday and may forge an agreement to end the 4-month-old writers strike next week, the New York Times reports. The sides agreed on tricky issues regarding Internet compensation, but still need to work out details and let the guild's 10,000 members vote on the agreement. More »

More about:  Internet • television • movie • Hollywood • Hollywood writers' strike • CBS • contract negotiations • Walt Disney

Dave, Jay, Conan Back Tonight

Leno will be hindered by picket lines and restrictions on scripted materials

Reuters Reuters Jan 2, 08 5:27 PM CST
(Newser) - The nation's late-night hosts return tonight after a two-month hiatus because of the writers' strike, with a decided advantage going to David Letterman, reports Reuters. He will return with his writers and top 10 lists intact after negotiating his own deal. Not so for Jay and Conan, who also may struggle getting A-list celebrities. Hillary Clinton taped a cameo for Letterman tonight, while Mike Huckabee will make a full appearance on Leno. More »

More about:  Hollywood writers' strike • David Letterman • Jay Leno • late night talk show • contract negotiations

Hollywood Writers Call Strike

'Feels like Armegeddon,' says one industry insider

Associated Press Associated Press Nov 2, 07 2:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Setting the stage for the first walkout in nearly 20 years, Hollywood writers voted yesterday to go on strike, reports Associated Press. The union's president announced the decision in a closed-door meeting yesterday, drawing raucous cheers from the assembly. "There was a unified feeling. I don't think anyone wants the strike, but people are behind the negotiation committee," said one writer. More »

More about:  Hollywood • Hollywood writers' strike • Writers Guild of America • strike • contract negotiations • producers

UAW Shifts to Hard-Up Ford

As Chrysler ratification nears, toughest talks yet to come

Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal Oct 26, 07 4:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - With the United Auto Workers close to ratifying their contract with Chrysler, the union is shifting focus to hammering out a deal with Ford. Negotiations with Ford may prove the toughest of all because Ford is the domestic car maker most in need of cuts, reports the Wall Street Journal . Ford posted a net loss of $12.6 billion in 2006. More »

More about:  General Motors • Ford • Chrysler • United Auto Workers • retirees • contract negotiations • Ron Gettelfinger

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