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Two smaller unions agree deals with Lockheed - Reuters

2012-05-19
Two smaller unions agree deals with LockheedReutersN) said on Saturday it had negotiated new contracts with two smaller unions at its Fort Worth, Texas plant, even as a strike by the larger machinists union stretched into a fifth week. Lockheed said about 70 members of the International Brotherhood of ...Lockheed, 2 unions agree on contractsFort Worth Star TelegramLockheed Martin Aeronautics Reaches New Contracts With Two Unions at Fort ...MarketWatch (press release)all 39 news articles »

Colorado fails Gay community: Civil Union Bill fails - Washington Times

2012-05-19
Washington TimesColorado fails Gay community: Civil Union Bill failsWashington TimesCOLORADO, May 21, 2012—The Colorado legislative session expired on Wednesday, May 9 th with a civil unions bill and thirty others left unpassed by the House. Homosexual activists and the media focused on the civil unions bill, treating viewers and ...Gay Politicians: Colorado Civil Unions Debacle Will Galvanize VotersDaily BeastCOMMUNITY FORUM: Reader views on civil unions billColorado Springs GazetteApproving civil unions in Colorado the right thing to doDenver PostCanon City Daily Record -The Colorado Statesman -Our Colorado Newsall 19 news articles »

Unions launch $800000 WorkCover campaign - Sydney Morning Herald

2012-05-19
Unions launch $800000 WorkCover campaignSydney Morning HeraldAAP NSW Unions have launched an $800,0000 television and billboard campaign opposing state government plans to clamp down on workers' compensation payments. Unions NSW secretary Mark Lennon said the advertisements would run for five weeks in ...and more »

In Colorado, Same-Sex Unions Remains A Hot Issue - KMGH Denver

2012-05-19
Daily MailIn Colorado, Same-Sex Unions Remains A Hot IssueKMGH DenverDENVER -- Minutes after President Barack Obama announced he supported gay marriage, the Democratic governor of Colorado choked back tears in Denver as he ordered state lawmakers to reconsider a civil-unions measure that Republicans had defeated the day ...Gay marriage rises as issueAlbany Times UnionIn Colorado, same-sex marriage remains a hot issueHuffington PostGay marriage could be big voting issue in ColoradoSeattle Post Intelligencerall 933 news articles »

CREDIT UNIONS: John Tippets, leader of North Island Credit Union turnaround ... - North County Times

2012-05-19
CREDIT UNIONS: John Tippets, leader of North Island Credit Union turnaround ...North County TimesJohn Tippets, president and chief executive of the North Island Credit Union, is planning to retire by autumn, leaving the credit union on solid financial footing after it nearly slipped into insolvency three years ago. His San Diego-based credit union ...

Union pledges to help sacked workers - Gulf Daily News

2012-05-19
Bahrain News AgencyUnion pledges to help sacked workersGulf Daily NewsBy Sandeep Singh Grewal , Posted on » Sunday, May 20, 2012 BAHRAIN's biggest union body has pledged to help just over 300 people who allegedly still haven't returned to work after being dismissed or suspended in connection with unrest last year.Bahrain Marks International Workers' DayBahrain News Agencyall 3 news articles »

When will the unions catch on? - Pocono Record

2012-05-19
When will the unions catch on?Pocono RecordYet against all this history, school employee unions still think we're back in the 1990s. The union representing Stroudsburg teachers boasted that its last contract raised teachers' starting salaries 24 percent in five years — from $41846 in 2007 to ...

Paid union leave / Reimburse taxpayers - Press of Atlantic City

2012-05-19
Paid union leave / Reimburse taxpayersPress of Atlantic CityThe Christie administration is, of course, at war with the state's public employees and their unions. As part of that war, the governor or his legislative minions have raised one issue after another designed to undermine the power of the unions and to ...

ACTU Congress struggles to fix unions - ABC Online

2012-05-19
ABC OnlineACTU Congress struggles to fix unionsABC OnlineThis week the ACTU Congress heard issues surrounding the relevance of unions, the troubles with the HSU and MP Craig Thomson. GED KEARNEY, ACTU PRESIDENT: Welcome to the working people's parliament. CARRIE BICKMORE, PRESENTER, THE PROJECT: Today a ...and more »

Hostess, 10 unions face trial over labor deals - MarketWatch

2012-05-18
Buffalo NewsHostess, 10 unions face trial over labor dealsMarketWatchBy Jacqueline Palank Hostess Brands Inc. is moving to the next front in its bid to slash its labor costs: a trial on whether it can reject labor deals with its smaller unions. On Monday, a White Plains, NY, bankruptcy judge will hear arguments over the ...BANKRUPTCY WEEK AHEAD: Hostess, 10 Unions Face Trial Over Labor DealsWall Street Journalall 13 news articles »

Unions launch $800,000 WorkCover campaign

2012-05-19
A campaign by unions hopes to change the government's mind about planned changes to the state's workers compensation scheme.

Two smaller unions agree deals with Lockheed

2012-05-19
(Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp said on Saturday it had negotiated new contracts with two smaller unions at its Fort Worth, Texas plant, even as a strike by the larger machinists union stretched into a fifth week. Lockheed said about 70 members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) on Friday ratified a new contract that would extend for four years. On Saturday, a new ...

Unions call strike at BBC Wales

2012-05-18
Unions at BBC Wales call a 24-hour strike on the day the Olympic Torch Relay arrives in Wales over the dismissal of a member of staff.

SchoolBook: City, Unions Agree that Hiring Can Begin for 24 Schools

2012-05-18
The city can start hiring new teachers and administrators to fill positions at 24 schools that will be closed and reopened by September, under a deal reached with the teachers' and principals' unions and announced late Friday. An arbitrator, meanwhile, will work quickly to decide whether the city's shuffling of staff violates the unions' contract. If the city loses the arbitration, its new ...

City, Unions Agree that Hiring Can Begin for 24 Schools

2012-05-18
The city can start hiring new teachers and administrators to fill positions at 24 schools that will be closed and reopened by September, under a deal reached with the teachers' and principals' unions and announced late Friday. An arbitrator, meanwhile, will work quickly to decide whether the city's shuffling of staff violates the unions' contract. If the city loses the arbitration, its new ...

GOP kills civil unions in Colorado special session

2012-05-15
Gay couples who watched as Colorado lawmakers rejected a civil unions measure are taking comfort in the bill sponsor's mantra: It's not a matter of if, but a matter of when civil unions become law.The ...

Unions warn of more job cuts

2012-05-17
Public sector unions in Tasmania are expecting hundreds of job cuts to flow from this year's state budget.

MAS unions: ‘Hear us out’

2012-05-18
THE biggest fear the eight employees unions and associations at Malaysia Airlines (MAS) have after rushing for two days to prepare a 48-page document outlining a plausible way they think could reverse the fortunes of the airline is that their effort will count for naught.

In Colorado, Same-Sex Unions Remains A Hot Issue

2012-05-19
The debate of civil unions and same sex marriages continues to be a hot button issue in Colorado.

Bill to legalize same-sex civil unions defeated in Colorado

2012-05-15
DENVER (Reuters) - A same-sex civil unions bill was defeated in a Colorado legislative committee on Monday, marking the second time in a week that Republican lawmakers blocked an up-or-down vote on the issue by the state's full House of Representatives. The bill's demise came at the start of a special legislative session ordered by Democratic Governor John Hickenlooper to push for the measure a ...

Lockheed, 2 unions agree on contracts: About 500 union workers at Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth have ratified ne... http://t.co/loljDke6

2012-05-20
Lockheed, 2 unions agree on contracts: About 500 union workers at Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth have ratified ne... http://t.co/loljDke6

RT @pari_passu: If you support abolishing unions, you're probably the reason they're necessary. #p2 #p21 #RecallWalker #WI

2012-05-20
RT @pari_passu: If you support abolishing unions, you're probably the reason they're necessary. #p2 #p21 #RecallWalker #WI

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2012-05-20
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Citizens' Assembly concerned with "irrationality of power": ... that the health unions are facing the meeting di... http://t.co/cn3ggjw0

2012-05-20
Citizens' Assembly concerned with "irrationality of power": ... that the health unions are facing the meeting di... http://t.co/cn3ggjw0

RT @BlueLantern02: @Jarjarbug Moonbeam is owned by the #unions; he's going down with the state. #irony

2012-05-20
RT @BlueLantern02: @Jarjarbug Moonbeam is owned by the #unions; he's going down with the state. #irony

Education sector trade unions of Sri Lanka to take action demanding solutions for long standing issues: May 20, ... http://t.co/dZ46J8FN

2012-05-20
Education sector trade unions of Sri Lanka to take action demanding solutions for long standing issues: May 20, ... http://t.co/dZ46J8FN

RT @__Roscoe RT @Bill_Bixby I used to respect D. Wade...he's fuck nigga in reality. Maybe its Gabrielle Unions box thats fucked him up

2012-05-20
RT @__Roscoe RT @Bill_Bixby I used to respect D. Wade...he's fuck nigga in reality. Maybe its Gabrielle Unions box thats fucked him up

Affluent Opening Deposit Accounts at Banks, Credit Unions lose http://t.co/fvYyU1Ne #in

2012-05-20
Affluent Opening Deposit Accounts at Banks, Credit Unions lose http://t.co/fvYyU1Ne #in

Thank a Union: 36 Ways Unions Have Improved Your Life #p2 #occupycongress #union http://t.co/a3ZqNrzS

2012-05-20
Thank a Union: 36 Ways Unions Have Improved Your Life #p2 #occupycongress #union http://t.co/a3ZqNrzS

Two smaller unions agree deals with Lockheed http://t.co/VTRkOIim

2012-05-20
Two smaller unions agree deals with Lockheed http://t.co/VTRkOIim

RT @pari_passu: If you support abolishing unions, you're probably the reason they're necessary. #p2 #p21 #RecallWalker #WI

2012-05-20
RT @pari_passu: If you support abolishing unions, you're probably the reason they're necessary. #p2 #p21 #RecallWalker #WI

RT @pari_passu: If you support abolishing unions, you're probably the reason they're necessary. #p2 #p21 #RecallWalker #WI

2012-05-20
RT @pari_passu: If you support abolishing unions, you're probably the reason they're necessary. #p2 #p21 #RecallWalker #WI

RT @darrenhayes: RT @mattheworbit: @darrenhayes I could use yr support to save Civil Unions in QLD http://t.co/IbAmCPC6

2012-05-20
RT @darrenhayes: RT @mattheworbit: @darrenhayes I could use yr support to save Civil Unions in QLD http://t.co/IbAmCPC6

RT @pari_passu: If you support abolishing unions, you're probably the reason they're necessary. #p2 #p21 #RecallWalker #WI

2012-05-20
RT @pari_passu: If you support abolishing unions, you're probably the reason they're necessary. #p2 #p21 #RecallWalker #WI

RT @Bill_Bixby: I used to respect D. Wade...he's fuck nigga in reality. Maybe its Gabrielle Unions box thats fucked him up

2012-05-20
RT @Bill_Bixby: I used to respect D. Wade...he's fuck nigga in reality. Maybe its Gabrielle Unions box thats fucked him up