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NEWS ABOUT: contract negotiations

contract negotiations stories: 12 news summaries

(Newser) - Manny Ramirez will be back with the Los Angeles Dodgers for at least a year after contentious contract negotiations, the Los Angeles Times reports. The 37-year-old slugger, pending a physical, will sign a $45 million contract for 2 years, with an opt-out clause after the first year and a... More »

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MLB • Manny Ramirez • Los Angeles Dodgers • contract negotiations • Scott Boras • Frank McCourt • baseball

 AC Milan Haggles for Beckham 

Italian club to offer Galaxy $12.7m to free him

Feb 19, 09 11:55 AM CST
(Newser) - With David Beckham hesitant to return stateside next month and AC Milan as eager to keep him, the Italian club is sending a rep to Los Angeles to broker a deal for the midfielder, the Guardian reports. LA Galaxy remains adamant that Beckham return unless a $15 million fee is... More »

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soccer • AC Milan • David Beckham • Los Angeles Galaxy • contract negotiations

 SAG Postpones Strike Vote  

Union schedules meeting to iron out division

Dec 23, 08 11:27 AM CST
(Newser) - Facing dissent in the rank-and-file, the Screen Actors Guild is delaying a member vote to authorize a strike, the Los Angeles Times reports. The union’s board will push back balloting slated to begin January 2 to “address the unfortunate division and restore consensus” at a special meeting January... More »

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television • film • union • vote • contract negotiations • studios • referendum • Screen Actors Guild • actors' strike • meeting

ANALYSIS

 Reasons Baseball's 
 Hot Stove Is So Chilly 

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

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:
  1. 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.
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sports • C.C. Sabathia • contract negotiations • Scott Boras • baseball • offseason

 Boeing Union to
 Strike at Midnight

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

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... More »

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Boeing • Boeing 787 Dreamliner • union • strike • 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

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... More »

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Boeing • Boeing 787 Dreamliner • union • contract negotiations • machinists union • mediators

Actors Guild Suffers Blow as Smaller Union OKs Contract

AFTRA approval weakens strike chance

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... More »

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contract negotiations • Writers Guild of America • Screen Actors Guild • actors' strike • American Federation of Television and Radio Artists

Phillies' Howard Wins $10M
in Arbitration

First baseman gets record amount after rejecting smaller deal

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,... More »

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MLB • Philadelphia Phillies • Ryan Howard • salary • contract negotiations • arbitration • sports salaries

Scribes, Studios Close to Accord

Advance in contract talks may mean tentative deal next week

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,... More »

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television • Internet • Hollywood • CBS • Walt Disney • contract negotiations • Hollywood writers' strike • movies

Dave, Jay, Conan Back Tonight

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

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... More »

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

Hollywood Writers Call Strike

'Feels like Armegeddon,' says one industry insider

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... More »

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

UAW Shifts to Hard-Up Ford

As Chrysler ratification nears, toughest talks yet to come

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.... More »

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Chrysler • United Auto Workers • General Motors • retirees • Ford • Ron Gettelfinger • contract negotiations • UAW Local 600 • voluntary employees' beneficiary associations

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