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A Once-Defiant U.A.W. Local Now Focuses on G.M.’s Success

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

U.A.W. Local 1112, long a thorn in General Motors’ side, is now working with the automaker to ensure its success and protect union members’ jobs.

author By NICK BUNKLEY, source www.nytimes.com

Posted in General Motors, Chevrolet Division of General Motors Corp, Factories and Manufacturing, Labor and Jobs, United Automobile Workers, Organized Labor, Automobiles | Comments Off | Read more..

Two Actors’ Unions Fight as One Tries for a Deal

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

The dispute increases the likelihood of new labor strife in an entertainment industry still recovering from a writers’ strike that ended just four months ago.

author By MICHAEL CIEPLY, source www.nytimes.com

Posted in Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, Actors and Actresses, Demonstrations and Riots, Organized Labor, Strikes | Comments Off | Read more..

Union Takes Anti-Buyout Campaign Worldwide

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

The Service Employees International Union, one of the country’s biggest unions, will call upon people to attend protests against buyout firms in July in 100 cities in 25 countries.

author By MICHAEL J. de la MERCED, source www.nytimes.com

Posted in Service Employees International Union, Organized Labor, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures | Comments Off | Read more..

S.E.C. Backs Health Care Balloting

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

The Securities and Exchange Commission, shifting its position, has told companies they must allow shareholders to vote on a proposal for universal health insurance coverage.

author By ROBERT PEAR, source www.nytimes.com

Posted in Securities and Exchange Commission, Corporations, Labor Role In Politics, Pensions and Retirement Plans, Organized Labor, Stocks and Bonds, Health Insurance and Managed Care, Labor | Comments Off | Read more..

G.M. Reaches Pact in Kansas

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

General Motors reached a tentative labor agreement Tuesday evening at a critical assembly plant in Kansas City, Kan.

author By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, source www.nytimes.com

Posted in Organized Labor, Factories and Industrial Plants, General Motors Corp|GM|NYSE, United Automobile Workers, Automobiles, Labor, Strikes | Comments Off | Read more..

Ouster Opens Opportunity for Obama

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

Mark Penn’s resigning under fire as Hillary Rodham Clinton’s chief strategist threatens to put Mrs. Clinton on the defensive over trade.

author By STEVEN GREENHOUSE, source www.nytimes.com

Posted in Penn, Mark, Colombia, Clinton, Hillary Rodham, Burson-Marsteller Inc, Treaties, Hoffa, James P, Labor Role In Politics, Obama, Barack, North American Free Trade Agreement, Labor, International Trade and World Market, Pennsylvania, Presidential Election of 2008, Organized Labor, United States Politics and Government, United States Economy | Comments Off | Read more..

Rival Unions Battle in Ohio Over Workers at Hospitals

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

The California Nurses Association sent organizers to the state to break up an unusual deal between the Service Employees International Union and nine hospitals.

author By STEVEN GREENHOUSE, source www.nytimes.com

Posted in California Nurses Association, Service Employees International Union, Hospitals, Organized Labor, Medicine and Health | Comments Off | Read more..

Workers Sue Gulf Coast Company That Imported Them

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

A group of 500 foreign welders and pipefitters claimed they were lured with false promises of permanent-resident status and forced to live in inhumane conditions.

author By ADAM NOSSITER, source www.nytimes.com