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  • May 2008

    • Big Unions Cut Secret Deals With Employers

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  May 10, 08 6:25 AM CDT

      Big Unions Cut Secret Deals With Employers

      Two of America's biggest unions have made secret deals with major employers that let the companies choose where workers can organize and how many of them can do so, the Wall Street Journal reports. The unions, SEIU and Unite Here, say the confidential agreements have gotten more workers into unions, and they defend not letting their members know about them. More »

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      labor unions  • union  • employers  • SEIU  • workers' rights

  • January 2008

    • Dems Spar Over Suit to Block Vegas Voters

      newser  |  Election Central  |  Jan 14, 08 5:57 PM CST

      Dems Spar Over Suit to Block Vegas Voters

      Barack Obama is among those who aren't happy about the Nevada lawsuit challenging at-large caucuses set up to enable Las Vegas Strip shift workers to vote Saturday. Obama pointed the finger at Hillary Clinton's campaign for challenging the rules only after the Culinary Workers Union endorsed him. "The rules were OK when other campaigns thought they would win the Culinary endorsement," he said; when they didn't, “lawyers decided to get involved.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • lawsuit  • endorsement  • Nevada caucus  • union  • Culinary Workers Union

  • November 2007

    • Hollywood Studios Strike Back

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Nov 7, 07 8:52 AM CST

      Hollywood Studios Strike Back

      Hollywood studios are moving quickly to spread the pain of the writers' strike, saying they'll start—as soon as today—suspending dozens of long-term deals with TV production companies and laying off assistants, development executives and production managers who work for striking writers. "Anyone who's not working on pilots or shows is going to get suspension letters," one top studio executive told the Los Angeles Times. More »

    • Scribe Strike May Last Months

      newser  |  ABC News  |  Nov 6, 07 7:23 PM CST

      Scribe Strike May Last Months

      The Hollywood writers strike could last for months, says ABC News, because negotiators will have trouble dividing profits that no one can predict.  "You can't slice a pie that isn't baked yet," a consultant tells ABC, referring to new media. "It's really poor timing on the part of the writers. And they're going to do mutual damage to themselves and the industry." Right now, no talks are scheduled between producers and writers. More »

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      Internet  • Hollywood  • cell phones  • Writers Guild of America  • labor  • strike  • Jay Leno  • union  • Ellen DeGeneres  • Steve Carell  • teamsters  • studios

  • September 2007

    • Still No Agreement in GM-UAW Talks

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Sep 16, 07 5:07 PM CDT

      Still No Agreement in GM-UAW Talks

      Tense talks continued between GM and workers today as outside parties were greeted with unusual silence, the Wall Street Journal reports. "I haven't heard much of anything and that's completely different" than before, says a union rep. Still at issue is a health care fund for retirees and how much GM will put in it. A strike appears remote, however, as GM plants told employees to be ready for work tomorrow. More »

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      auto industry  • General Motors  • United Auto Workers  • union

    • GM, UAW Still at the Table

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Sep 15, 07 5:24 PM CDT

      GM, UAW Still at the Table

      GM is back at the bargaining table with UAW reps today, but  agreement on the billion-dollar issues is not imminent, the AP reports. The UAW is said to be seeking job guarantees at US plants in exchange for agreeing to take over union members' health care liabilities via a trust to be funded in part by GM. Analysts say GM has offered to pay roughly two thirds of the $90 billion needed for health coverage. More »

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      General Motors  • health care  • Ford  • Chrysler  • United Auto Workers  • contract  • union

  • August 2007

    • Obama Does Housework

      newser  |  Chicago Tribune  |  Aug 9, 07 8:52 AM CDT

      Obama Does Housework

      Barack Obama mopped, dusted, and made breakfast for an elderly amputee yesterday as a precondition for gaining endorsement from the powerful Service Employees Union. Accompanied by a throng of photographers, Obama helped a caregiver perform her daily duties, and did his best to please. "Is this the way he likes it?" he asked when making the bed. More »

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      Barack Obama  • election 2008  • Democrats  • campaign fundraising  • union  • housework

    • Germany Steels for Rail Strike

      newser  |  Financial Times (UK)  |  Aug 7, 07 6:17 AM CDT

      Germany Steels for Rail Strike

      A rebellious union of German train drivers has voted overwhelmingly to strike on Thursday, setting the stage for the country's largest industrial action in over a decade, reports the Financial Times . Travelers began canceling trips as the railway dug in, refusing to negotiate with workers and insisting that it could withstand a strike. More »

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      Germany  • travel  • strike  • train  • wages  • union  • railway  • Deutsche Bahn

    • McDonald's Plans Raise for Chinese Workers

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Aug 6, 07 7:34 PM CDT

      McDonald's Plans Raise for Chinese Workers

      Bowing to pressure from the state labor union and attempting to counter negative publicity, McDonald's will raise wages for its Chinese employees. The fast-food megalith will boost the pay of 45,000 full- and part-time workers by an average of 30%, the Wall Street Journal reports, and issue counter workers new uniforms they chose themselves. More »

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      China  • McDonald's  • fast food  • wages  • union  • minimum wage

    • Bloggers of the World, Unite?

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Aug 6, 07 5:30 PM CDT

      Bloggers of the World, Unite?

      Some liberal bloggers are attempting to rally their keyboard-hammering brethren and form the first bloggers' union, an organization whose exact configuration is unclear. Some envision the group as a traditional labor faction that would fight for health benefits and recognition within the media, the AP reports, while others want a looser group of like-minded writers. More »

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      media  • journalism  • labor  • blogger  • blogosphere  • union

  • June 2007
  • May 2007

    • Unions Fire Warning Shots At Sarkozy

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  May 8, 07 6:00 AM CDT

      Unions Fire Warning Shots At Sarkozy

      Nicolas Sarkozy could be on a collision course with French labor unions over  his "economic evolution." The president-elect wooed voters with proposals to extend the 35-hour work week, slash welfare, curb the right to strike and cut taxes. But even as Sarkozy headed to Malta before taking office next week, union leaders were flexing muscles. More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • labor  • Jacques Chirac  • union  • French elections

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