Articles tagged with union
Wed, May 23, 2012
Players union files collusion suit versus NFL
(Reuters) - The National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) filed a federal lawsuit on Wednesday accusing the NFL and its owners of collusion to establish ...
Tue, May 22, 2012
Labor union hopes of ousting Wisconsin Governor Walker fade
By Brendan O'Brien
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Democrats and unions hoping to turf Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker out of office over his efforts to tame ...
Fri, May 18, 2012
Judge rules union members must ask for dues to be taken from paychecks
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - A federal judge in Madison had bad news Friday for public employee unions that re-certified under the new collective bargaining limits ...
Thu, May 17, 2012
Leaders of UAL pilots' union call for strike vote
By John Crawley
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pilots' union leaders at United Continental Holdings
Tue, May 15, 2012
AMR wins labor deals with five union work groups
By Kyle Peterson and Nick Brown
(Reuters) - Five out of seven work groups represented by the largest labor union at AMR Corp's American ...
Sun, May 13, 2012
Saudi and Bahrain expected to seek union: minister
By Andrew Hammond and Angus McDowall
DUBAI/RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia and Bahrain are expected to announce closer political union at a meeting of ...
Fri, May 11, 2012
Walker hints at 'divide and conquer' union strategy in documentary video
UNDATED (WSAU) A month before he introduced his public union bargaining limits, Governor Scott Walker told a Beloit businesswoman he would use a “divide ...
Thu, May 10, 2012
Starbucks baristas can't be union billboards: court
By Grant McCool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Starbucks baristas were out of line sticking Industrial Workers of the World pins all over their clothing in ...
Tue, May 08, 2012
Hyundai Motor, union to start wage talks
SEOUL (Reuters) - Hyundai Motor <005830.KS>, South Korea's top automaker, and its staff labor union start annual wage talks on Thursday, with the union calling ...
Mon, May 07, 2012
Union warns Verizon cable deal could end competition
By Jasmin Melvin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Allowing proposed multibillion-dollar airwave deals between Verizon Wireless and several cable operators could mean the end of a competitive ...
Mon, May 07, 2012
Brazil judge nixes union lawsuit against Chevron
(Reuters) - A Brazilian judge threw out a civil lawsuit seeking to ban U.S. oil company Chevron
Sun, April 29, 2012
IG Metall plans more partial walk-outs on Wednesday: union
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's IG Metall union plans more partial walk-outs on Wednesday after about 2,500 workers walked off the job in Berlin ...
Fri, April 27, 2012
Union pact with U.S. Air touts job savings vs. AMR plan
(Reuters) - An agreement between US Airways Group
Fri, April 27, 2012
Union, Exxon scrap over refinery contract, safety
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Negotiations for a new contract covering hourly workers at Exxon Mobil Corp's refinery in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has become a scrap ...
Fri, April 27, 2012
European Union to shine light on shadow banking
By John O'Donnell
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission pledged to tighten control of so-called shadow banking on Friday, answering central bank calls for ...
Tue, April 24, 2012
Lockheed F-35 workers ready for long strike, union says
By Andrea Shalal-Esa
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Unionized workers on strike against Lockheed Martin Corp
Tue, April 24, 2012
Wisconsin police union endorses Walker rival
By Brendan O'Brien
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Wisconsin's largest police union on Tuesday endorsed Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett for governor, delivering a rebuke to ...
Mon, April 23, 2012
AMR union to vote next week on proposal: sources
By Kyle Peterson
(Reuters) - The union representing seven work groups at bankrupt American Airlines will vote starting next week on the carrier's best ...
Thu, April 19, 2012
Union urges young brides to take a moment to get to know their man
The once-divorced star, who is currently dating basketball player Dwayne Wade, insists wedding-giddy girls should spend less time fretting about dresses and seating arrangements ...
Wed, April 18, 2012
Union urges young brides to take a moment to get to know their man
The once-divorced star, who is currently dating basketball player Dwayne Wade, insists wedding-giddy girls should spend less time fretting about dresses and seating arrangements ...
Wed, April 18, 2012
American Air plans to cut 1,200 non-union jobs
(Reuters) - American Airlines plans to eliminate another 1,200 jobs as part of its plan to cut costs in bankruptcy, the company said in ...
Tue, April 17, 2012
Union rift with U.S. Democrats? That is so last year
By Patricia Zengerle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A year ago, organized labor was threatening a break with President Barack Obama for being too willing to compromise ...
Fri, April 13, 2012
Walker sends letter to teachers union: reforms are working
MADISON (WSAU) Wisconsin teachers and school administrators say Governor Scott Walker is wrong in trying to compare results from surveys the two groups have ...
Thu, April 12, 2012
Barrett receives first union endorsements in bid for Governor
MILWAUKEE, WI (WTAQ) - Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett received his first union endorsements in his Democratic bid for governor. Barrett said he got the backing ...
Fri, April 06, 2012
Police union head takes shot at AFSCME for Barrett video
MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) - The head of Wisconsin’s police union is criticizing another large public union, for making it look like Democrat Tom Barrett supported ...
Wed, April 04, 2012
BHP coal mines to be hit by new stoppages April 12: union
By James Regan
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian coal mines owned by BHP Billiton
Wed, April 04, 2012
Dane Co. voters approve returning collective bargaining to union employees
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Voters in Dane County have overwhelmingly called for a return to collective bargaining between state and local governments and their union ...
Fri, March 30, 2012
Wisconsin's Walker faces recall vote over union curbs
By Brendan O'Brien
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Wisconsin's controversial Republican Governor Scott Walker will face a recall election on June 5 over a new ...
Fri, March 30, 2012
Federal judge strikes down part of Wisconsin union law
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - A federal judge in Wisconsin on Friday struck down parts of a law restricting public sector union power in the state just ...
Wed, March 28, 2012
Goldman's deal with union: something for everyone
By Ross Kerber and Lauren Tara LaCapra
BOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs'
Wed, March 28, 2012
Strike actions at BHP coal mines to escalate: union
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Union workers will step up industrial action against seven Australian coal mines operated by BHP Billiton
Tue, March 27, 2012
Goldman weighs leadership change, strikes union deal
By Lauren Tara LaCapra
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Senior executives within Goldman Sachs
Tue, March 27, 2012
Wausau, police union reach new contract
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Wausau police officers will move to a 12-hour shift under a new three-year labor agreement the City Council approved Tuesday night ...
Fri, March 23, 2012
Detroit gets union deal, but state oversight looms
DETROIT (Reuters) - Roughly half of Detroit's unionized public employees accepted pay cuts and other concessions designed to save the cash-strapped city $68 million ...
Thu, March 22, 2012
American Airlines parent may reject union pacts
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The parent of American Airlines Inc was preparing to void union contracts through the bankruptcy process within one week unless there ...
Wed, March 21, 2012
AMR to seek termination of union contracts: Bloomberg
NEW YORK (Reuters) - AMR Corp
Wed, March 21, 2012
Union's doggy dilemma
The Bad Boys II star took to Twitter.com on Friday (16Mar12) to detail her doggy dilemma as vets treated the pooch, named Bubba ...
Thu, March 15, 2012
Walker raises campaign cash in Florida
PALM BEACH, Fl. (WSAU) – Ten people gave $200,000 to Governor Scott Walker’s recall campaign when he appeared at a luncheon yesterday in ...
Thu, March 08, 2012
Maysteel union workers plan strike this weekend
ALLENTON, WI (WTAQ) - Union employees at Maysteel in Allenton are planning a strike this weekend.
That’s after about 300 members of the International ...
Fri, March 02, 2012
Highlights: Leaders' comments from European Union summit
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders met for a second day of talks in Brussels on Friday, where 25 of the bloc's 27 countries ...
Thu, March 01, 2012
Leaders' comments from European Union summit
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders met on Thursday to discuss the right balance between budget austerity and reviving lost growth, at the first summit ...
Wed, February 29, 2012
Credit union robber to stand trial
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) - A judge has ordered a Green Bay man to stand trial on charges he robbed the Tower Credit Union in Wausau ...
Mon, February 20, 2012
Report: AFSCME endorses Falk in recall
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WSAU) – Wisconsin's largest public employee union is endorsing Democrat Kathleen Falk in the expected recall election against Governor Scott Walkr.
The ...
Mon, February 20, 2012
Kenosha credit union placed in conservatorship
KENOSHA, WI (WTAQ) - A federal agency has taken control of a struggling credit union in Kenosha. The AM Community Credit Union has become the ...
Fri, February 17, 2012
Union pushing U.S. companies to reveal auditor ties
By Dena Aubin
(Reuters) - The $40 billion United Brotherhood of Carpenters pension fund, a long-time investor rights activist, is asking more than a dozen ...
Wed, February 08, 2012
Indiana fines company, union in deadly stage collapse
By Mary Wisniewski
(Reuters) - Indiana officials fined and cited the State Fair Commission, a stagehands union and a private company for safety violations on ...
Sun, February 05, 2012
Small Super Bowl protest for anti-union law
By Susan Guyett
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - A small group of about 50 activists marched to Lucas Oil Stadium where the Super Bowl will be played ...
Fri, February 03, 2012
Siemens on look-out for new CEO for NSN: union rep
MUNICH (Reuters) - Siemens AG is on the look out for a new chief executive for its mobile phone network equipment joint venture Nokia Siemens ...
Thu, February 02, 2012
NFL players will not be "bullied" into HGH test: union
By Larry Fine
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - National Football League players will not be bullied into human growth hormone (HGH) testing and want further assurances of ...
Wed, February 01, 2012
IBM planning major job cuts in Germany: union
(Reuters) - International Business Machines is sounding out plans to cut thousands of jobs in Germany and other countries to reduce costs and raise earnings ...
Wed, February 01, 2012
Indiana senate OKs anti-union "right-to-work" bill
By Susan Guyett
(Reuters) - The Indiana state Senate on Wednesday gave final approval to a new law allowing workers at unionized businesses to avoid ...
Wed, February 01, 2012
Indiana becomes 23rd "right-to-work" state
By Susan Guyett
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Indiana became the 23rd state to pass anti-union "right-to-work" legislation on Wednesday and the first in the nation's ...
Sat, January 28, 2012
Union says refinery workers strike more likely
By Erwin Seba
HOUSTON (Reuters) - The United Steelworkers union warned on Saturday that a strike by U.S. refinery workers as early as 12 ...
Fri, January 27, 2012
Union membership slipped further as attacks came in 2011
By James B. Kelleher
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The percentage of workers represented by a union dipped slightly in 2011, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said ...
Wed, January 25, 2012
TV audience drops for Obama's State of Union speech
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Almost 38 million Americans watched President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech live on television - about 5 million fewer ...
Wed, January 25, 2012
What the State of the Union means for your wallet
By John Wasik
(Reuters) - While Americans might get a little break in their payroll taxes through the end of this year, greater financial relief ...
Wed, January 25, 2012
Wisconsin lawmakers react to President's State of the Union address
WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin's congressional Democrats said they appreciated President Obama's vow to revive manufacturing in his State of the Union ...
Wed, January 25, 2012
Former anti-doping chief accuses union of stalling
By Julian Linden
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dick Pound, the former head of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), has accused the National Football League Players ...
Tue, January 24, 2012
Employee honored for catching robber
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – A credit union employee who helped Wausau police catch an armed robber two weeks ago received a hero's honor Tuesday ...
Tue, January 24, 2012
Instant view: Reaction to State of the Union Address
By JoAnne Allen
(Reuters) - President Barack Obama put the spotlight on economic fairness and tax reform in an election-year State of the Union address ...
Tue, January 24, 2012
Factbox: Key quotes from Obama's State of the Union address
(Reuters) - President Barack Obama laid out a vision for strengthening the U.S. economy on Tuesday in an election-year State of the Union address ...
Tue, January 24, 2012
Obama to contrast tax inequality in State of the Union
(Reuters) - President Barack Obama will seek to frame an election-year State of the Union address on Tuesday in starkly populist terms by emphasizing the ...
Tue, January 24, 2012
Obama pitches tax, jobs ideas on campaign-style tour
By Caren Bohan
CHANDLER, Arizona (Reuters) - President Barack Obama took his State of the Union tax and job ideas on the road on Wednesday ...
Mon, January 23, 2012
Obama to tout natural gas benefits in State of Union
By Ayesha Rascoe and Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will encourage the country's booming natural gas output in his State of ...
Mon, January 23, 2012
Obama to tout natural gas benefits in State of Union
By Ayesha Rascoe and Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will encourage the country's booming natural gas output in his State of ...
Mon, January 23, 2012
Patriotic teen picked to watch president's speech
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – A Russian orphan who has become one of Wausau's most patriotic citizens will get to watch President Obama deliver his ...
Sat, January 21, 2012
Obama signals State of Union a campaign rallying call
By Alister Bull
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, offering a glimpse of next week's State of the Union address, made clear on Saturday ...
Fri, January 20, 2012
Local Boy Scout to attend State of the Union Address
UNDATED (WSAU) John Weber, a 15-year-old boy scout from Wausau, has been invited to attend Tuesday night’s State of the Union address in ...
Thu, January 19, 2012
Indiana's Daniels to give Republican State of Union response
By Susan Guyett
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels, who last year opted not to run for president in 2012, will deliver the Republican ...
Thu, January 19, 2012
Indiana governor to give GOP State of the Union response
By Susan Guyett
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels, who once considered running for president in 2012, has been tapped by Republicans to deliver ...
Tue, January 17, 2012
Exclusive: Union targets dual chairman-CEO roles
By Ross Kerber
(Reuters) - An influential public-sector labor union has filed proxy proposals aimed at separating the roles of chairman and chief executive at ...
Fri, January 13, 2012
Group discriminated in same sex civil union, judge says
(Reuters) - By Jennifer Golson
Jan 13 (Reuters) - Advocates of same-sex marriage won a victory in New Jersey with a ruling that a religious organization ...
Thu, January 12, 2012
UPDATED: Robber charged in credit union holdup
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – A Green Bay man has been charged with robbing the Tower Credit Union in Wausau on Tuesday.
Judge Greg Grau ordered ...
Wed, January 11, 2012
Exclusive: GM, German union in talks to restructure Opel
By Christiaan Hetzner and Ben Klayman
DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co
Tue, January 10, 2012
UPDATED: Police arrest Tower Credit Union armed robber
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Wausau police arrested a 52-year-old man this afternoon, less than a half hour after he robbed the Tower Credit Union on ...
Tue, January 10, 2012
Protest over youth counselor who was sent home because of union logo t-shirt
IRMA, WI (WTAQ) - The state Corrections Department says it's trying to find out who was behind an order last week to send a ...
Mon, January 09, 2012
Hyundai union threatens stoppages after worker self-immolation
SEOUL (Reuters) - The labor union of Hyundai Motor has threatened to suspend all engine output in the company's biggest production base from Tuesday ...
Fri, January 06, 2012
Police union: Municipalities "blackmailing" cops over pension issue
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s police union says local governments are blackmailing officers, by making their health insurance almost unaffordable unless they start paying ...
Thu, January 05, 2012
Indiana Democrats block anti-union bill a 2nd day
By Susan Guyett
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Indiana Democratic legislators on Thursday delayed for a second day an anti-union bill that would make Indiana the first ...
Thu, January 05, 2012
Gov. Walker expects "handpicked union" recall opponent
WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - Governor Scott Walker told a conservative audience in Washington Thursday that he expects a recall election around early June -- and ...
Wed, January 04, 2012
Walkout by Indiana Democrats stalls anti-union bill
By Susan Guyett
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Indiana House Democrats met behind closed doors on Wednesday, delaying the start of the 2012 legislative session and blocking ...
Mon, January 02, 2012
Union sues Milwaukee Co. over shift to state worker jobs
MILWAUKEE, WI (WTAQ) - A state-ordered shift of public assistance jobs has cost 209 Milwaukee County employees their jobs, some pension and sick pay benefits ...
Sun, January 01, 2012
Freeport Indonesia union says delays return to work
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Workers at Freeport McMoran Copper & Gold Inc's
The workers hope to resolve the dispute and start heading back to the Grasberg mine in the central highlands of Papua island, eastern Indonesia, Tuesday, said union spokesman Virgo Solossa by telephone.
"It's likely that we will be back to work tomorrow as around 500 workers from several sub-contractor companies still have issues that need to be settled first. Today we want to make sure that all contractors have no issues," Solossa said.
The strike at the world's second-largest copper mine shook labor relations in Southeast Asia's largest economy because it was a high-profile attempt by workers to gain a larger share of the rewards in a booming economy.
The strike ended on December 14 with a deal under which Freeport agreed to a pay increase of roughly 40 percent for around 8,000 union members and to a framework for a better deal for roughly 15,000 other non-union workers and contractors.
Arizona-based Freeport earlier said it expected full operations at the Grasberg mine to resume in early 2012.
The union has not returned to work largely because of a dispute with contractor PT Kuala Pelabuhan Indonesia (KPI) over possible sanctions on workers who took part in the strike. Last week KPI agreed to rehire about 700 workers who went on strike with no sanctions, the union said.
Monday's dispute appeared to be similar to the union's with KPI.
(Reporting by Rieka Rahadiana; Writing by Matthew Bigg)
Sat, December 31, 2011
Dane County DA Wants To Re-Open Union Lawsuit
MADISON, WI (WSAU) Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne has asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to reopen his lawsuit challenging the governor’s collective ...
Fri, December 30, 2011
New court challenge to Wisconsin union law filed
By Jeff Mayers
MADISON, Wisc (Reuters) - The Wisconsin Supreme Court should void a controversial state law curbing the power of public sector unions because ...
Mon, December 19, 2011
Nearly $55 million raised in Ohio fight over anti-union law
By Kim Palmer
CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Nearly $55 million was raised in the fight over public worker collective bargaining rights in Ohio this fall, according ...
Mon, December 19, 2011
Walker to deliver keynote speech at American Conservative Union
UNDATED (WSAU) Governor Scott Walker will give the keynote address at the nation’s largest gathering of conservative leaders. The American Conservative Union says ...
Sun, December 18, 2011
Qantas agrees pay deal with engineers' union
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Qantas Airways
Sun, December 18, 2011
Qantas agrees pay deal with engineers union: report
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Qantas Airways
Fri, December 16, 2011
Mill closure will impact Brokaw Credit Union
BROKAW, Wis. (WSAU) – Wausau Paper's decision to close its mill in Brokaw next year will have an impact on the Brokaw Credit Union ...
Thu, December 15, 2011
Kenyan doctors call off 10-day strike: union
By Humphrey Malalo
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan doctors called off a 10-day strike on Wednesday that patients' families said had left the ill to die ...
Thu, December 15, 2011
Witness: Picturing the sinking of the Soviet Union
The following story recalls the experiences of Reuters photographer Shamil Zhumatov when the leaders of the newly independent post-Soviet republics gathered in his home ...
Wed, December 14, 2011
Obama State of Union address set for January 24
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday accepted an invitation by House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner to deliver his annual State of the ...
Wed, December 14, 2011
Credit Agricole to cut 2,350 jobs: union source
By Lionel Laurent and Matthieu Protard
PARIS (Reuters) - Credit Agricole
Tue, December 13, 2011
Freeport Indonesia workers to return to work Sat: union
By Olivia Rondonuwu
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Striking workers at Freeport Indonesia will return to work on Saturday after agreeing to a pay deal to end ...
Tue, December 13, 2011
Credit Agricole to unveil job cuts: union
By Lionel Laurent and Matthieu Protard
PARIS (Reuters) - French bank Credit Agricole
Tue, December 13, 2011
Kenyan doctors continue week-long strike: union
By Humphrey Malalo
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan doctors voted on Tuesday to continue a week-long strike for a 300 percent pay rise, ignoring government pleas ...
Mon, December 12, 2011
Exclusive: Freeport Indonesia union to sign deal to end
By Olivia Rondonuwu
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc
The two sides have agreed to a pay rise of 40 percent over two years to end Indonesia's longest-running industrial dispute, and will sign the agreement in Jakarta, said the sources, who declined to be identified because the deal was not public.
Freeport did not immediately respond to Reuters queries seeking comment. It was not clear when the U.S. miner would be able to resume production or end a force majeure on exports, which was declared in October and helped boost copper prices.
"We will sign the deal today around noon, and from the Freeport management it is going to be Armando Mahler," said one of the sources, referring to the CEO of Freeport Indonesia.
The union initially asked for pay to be raised to as much as $200 an hour, versus current pay of around $2-$3 an hour. It had steadily dropped its demand in recent weeks to around $7.50 an hour, a level still deemed "excessive" by Freeport's CEO Richard Adkerson, who has been in Jakarta to help broker a deal.
Many Freeport Indonesia workers, who are mostly Christians, had been worried they would not be able to afford to celebrate Christmas due to the strike, since they are not getting paid, leading to a push for a deal in the past week.
Prices for copper, used in power and construction, have fallen by about 12 percent since the stoppage began on September 15, mostly due to uncertainty surrounding the European debt crisis, though supply worries have helped limit the price fall.
"At the moment it won't impact the copper price very much because it has lasted for a long period, and recently the copper market is still dominated by the financial side of news," said Grace Qu, China-based copper consultant for CRU.
"It is positive for copper mine supply, but if we need to say it is positive or negative for the copper price, it should be negative... It is good news for (Chinese) domestic copper smelters," she said.
Benchmark copper prices on the London Metal Exchange traded at $7,612 a tonne at 0407 GMT, versus $7,606 a tonne at the close on Monday.
The mine also has the world's biggest gold reserves and produces silver.
(Additional reporting by Michael Taylor; Writing by Neil Chatterjee; Editing by Neil Fullick)
Sun, December 11, 2011
Union: Low morale, inexperience to blame for Dodge Correctional inmate attacks
WAUPUN, WI (WTAQ) - Workers at the Dodge Correction Center says short staffing, inexperienced guards and low morale are to blame for a recent increase ...
Sat, December 10, 2011
Amateur Athletic Union probes abuse charges against ex leader
By Tim Ghianni
NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - The Amateur Athletic Union, one of the nation's largest youth sports groups, said on Saturday it was ...
Fri, December 09, 2011
European Union to outline Internet freedom strategy
By Roberta Cowan
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The European Union will outline a strategy on Monday to support activists living under repressive governments who are ...
Thu, December 08, 2011
Highlights: EU leaders' comments after summit talks
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe divided in a historic rift on Friday over building a closer fiscal union to preserve the euro, with a large majority ...
Wed, December 07, 2011
S&P may downgrade EU, large euro-zone banks
By Walter Brandimarte
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Standard & Poor's warned on Wednesday that it could cut the credit ratings of the European Union and large euro-zone banks if a mass downgrade of euro-zone countries materializes.
S&P said on Monday it may downgrade nearly all 17 euro-zone countries if EU leaders fail to agree on a solution for the region's debt crisis during Friday's summit.
The potential downgrade of the European Union has no impact on the ratings of other EU countries that are not part of the euro zone, a spokesman for S&P said. However, the move would likely increase the EU's borrowing costs, making it more costly for it to fund financial aid programs for member states.
S&P placed the European Union's AAA credit rating on credit watch negative, noting that euro-zone members, or countries that are part of the region's monetary union, contributed about 62 percent of the EU's total budgeted revenues in 2011.
"Our review will focus on the financial ability of euro-zone member states to support the EU's debt service should the institution face a period of financial distress," S&P analysts Frank Gil and Moritz Kraemer said in a report.
If euro-zone countries are downgraded, the European Union could have its rating cut by one notch, they added.
The European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community borrow on capital markets under a joint program to issue up to 80 billion euros in medium-term notes in order to finance member states through various channels.
In another follow-up to its warning on Monday, S&P said some of the euro zone's largest banks, such as BNP Paribas and Deutsche Bank, could have their ratings cut following a potential downgrade of euro zone countries.
S&P's downgrade warnings for key euro-zone countries has increased pressure on policymakers to find a solution to the debt crisis quickly.
The move drew strong criticism from euro zone governments, which accuse the agencies of unduly inserting themselves into the political process. But many market participants welcomed the move, saying that by signaling more clearly their possible actions, ratings agencies are reducing market uncertainty.
"(The agencies) became activist and they became proactive," said Enrique Alvarez, head of strategy at IDEAglobal in New York. "In past crises, I don't think that ratings agencies were willing to telegraph as much information as they are now to the markets.
"This is very favorable for market transparency and it's very favorable overall to investors because there will be no shock next week if European policymakers don't come up with something valuable this weekend," added Alvarez. (Additional reporting by Chris Reese; Editing by Dan Grebler)
Wed, December 07, 2011
Boeing union members line up to vote on contract
By Kyle Peterson
(Reuters) - Members of Boeing Co's biggest labor union began voting on Wednesday on a four-year contract extension, which if ratified ...
Sun, December 04, 2011
Europe pushes ahead with fiscal union, UK isolated
By Luke Baker and Mark John
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe secured an historic agreement to draft a new treaty for deeper economic integration in the ...
Fri, December 02, 2011
SocGen to cut 700 jobs in Americas, Asia: union
By Lionel Laurent and Matthieu Protard
PARIS (Reuters) - French bank Societe Generale
Wed, November 30, 2011
Boeing, union in early deal, would end NLRB case
By Bill Rigby
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Boeing Co has made an early deal with its biggest union for a new four-year contract, which if ratified ...
Tue, November 29, 2011
MasterCard expanding Western Union prepaid program
(Reuters) - MasterCard Inc
Mon, November 28, 2011
Delta says union rejection upheld
(Reuters) - Delta Air Lines Inc said on Monday that U.S. labor mediators rejected claims of interference that were filed by the machinists union ...
Sun, November 27, 2011
Euro "Stability Union" could be achieved fast: Schaeuble
BERLIN (Reuters) - Euro zone countries could create a Stability Union to secure deeper fiscal integration relatively quickly, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on ...
Fri, November 25, 2011
Bay Shipbuilding Company bringing back full union force for winter
STURGEON BAY, WI (WTAQ) - A ship-builder in Door County is bringing back its workforce, thanks to two new projects and repairs for others. The ...
Tue, November 15, 2011
Peugeot to cut 5,000 jobs in France: union
PARIS (Reuters) - PSA Peugeot Citroen
Mon, November 14, 2011
Lockout forces NBA to scrap games through December
(Reuters) - The fate of the National Basketball Association (NBA) season remained in limbo Tuesday after players filed a lawsuit against the governing body and ...
Wed, November 09, 2011
Union workers decry Marathon County budget
WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) About 25 union members attended yesterday's public hearing on the 2012 Marathon County budget. They're upset over higher health ...
Tue, November 08, 2011
Police union leader opposed to concealed carry changes
UNDATED (WSAU) The head of Wisconsin’s police union is blasting a decision by state lawmakers to drop four hours of gun training before ...
Sun, October 16, 2011
Union agrees to contracts with Oshkosh Corporation
OSHKOSH, Wis. (WSAU) - On the third try the union membership at Oshkosh Corporation has ratified a five-year contract with the company.
The president of ...
Mon, October 10, 2011
Nobel economists say euro zone needs fiscal union
By Walter Brandimarte, Simon Johnson and Veronica Ek
STOCKHOLM/PRINCETON, New Jersey (Reuters) - Two Americans were awarded the Nobel prize for economics on Monday ...
Sun, October 09, 2011
American Eagle, pilots union talks hit impasse: report
(Reuters) - American Eagle and its pilots union have hit an impasse in efforts to agree on a new contract before Eagle is spun off ...
Sun, October 09, 2011
Union again rejects deal at Oshkosh Corporation
OSHKOSH, Wis. (WSAU) - For the second time in eight days the union membership at UAW Local 578 has overwhelmingly rejected a contract offer from ...
Fri, October 07, 2011
Oshkosh Corp. appoints new President amid union contract talks, vote
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) - The Oshkosh Corporation has a new president for its most important division – the one that makes trucks for the U.S ...
Thu, October 06, 2011
Wisconsin Democrats want anti-union governor's picture removed
By John Rondy
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Democrats in the Wisconsin state Assembly want to remove a portrait of a former governor who gave an order ...
Tue, October 04, 2011
Qantas chief target of racist threat in union dispute
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Qantas Airways industrial fight with unions has turned violent, with racist threatening letters sent to the airline's chief and ...
Tue, October 04, 2011
Ford, UAW agree on contract with bonuses
By Bernie Woodall and Ben Klayman
DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co agreed to invest more than $6 billion in U.S. plants, add another ...
Mon, October 03, 2011
Budget avoids layoffs, major cuts
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Marathon County will hold the line on property taxes and will not lay off any employees next year under a budget ...
Fri, September 30, 2011
Longshoremen's union ordered to pay $250,000 in damages
By Teresa Carson
PORTLAND, Ore (Reuters) - A federal judge ordered a longshoremen's union on Friday to pay $250,000 in damages stemming from ...
Wed, September 28, 2011
EU's Barroso State of the Union speech
STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) - Following are highlights from European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso's State of the Union speech in the European Parliament in ...
Fri, September 23, 2011
Union says documents bolster NLRB case vs Boeing
SEATTLE (Reuters) - The union representing Boeing Co
Thu, September 22, 2011
UAW President to address union, Ford negotiators
DETROIT (Reuters) - United Auto Workers President Bob King is expected to address union and Ford Motor Co officials on Friday in the final stages ...
Thu, September 22, 2011
Special report: Crunch time at America's richest union
By Deepa Seetharaman and Kevin Krolicki
DETROIT (Reuters) - Bob King, the president of the United Auto Workers, has a problem: the labor union that ...
Wed, September 21, 2011
Union protesters arrested at Port of Longview, Washington
By Teresa Carson
PORTLAND, Ore (Reuters) - Twelve longshoremen's union protesters were arrested on Wednesday for trying to block a train from entering a ...
Mon, September 19, 2011
SoCal grocers, union avert strike with deal
By Lisa Baertlein
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Albertsons, Ralphs and Vons and the union representing their Southern California supermarket employees reached a tentative agreement on ...
Fri, September 16, 2011
SoCal grocers, union down to wire as strike looms
By Lisa Baertlein
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Southern California unions and supermarket operators will negotiate through the weekend in a last-ditch bid to end an ...
Fri, September 16, 2011
Pro-union Capital protester turns self in for throwing beer on lawmaker
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - State finance co-chair Robin Vos – who had beer dumped on his head in a hotel bar this week – said protesting has ...
Fri, September 16, 2011
Bridge building in Galesville stopped after union workers walk
GALESVILLE, WI (WTAQ) - The building of a new highway bridge in western Wisconsin is being delayed, after union workers walked off the job.
The ...
Thu, September 15, 2011
Southern California union takes major step toward strike
By Lisa Baertlein
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The union representing many of the 62,000 workers at Ralphs, Vons and Albertsons supermarkets in southern California ...
Tue, September 06, 2011
Some local governments give 'temporary raises' to non-union employees
UNDATED (WSAU) Some of Wisconsin’s local governments are giving temporary pay raises to non-union employees, to help them offset their new increase in ...
Fri, September 02, 2011
Prosser withdraws from union case
MADISON (WSAU) State Supreme Court Justice David Prosser has withdrawn from a case in which his campaign attorney represents one of the litigants. Jim ...
Mon, August 29, 2011
WEAC will allow local unions to schedule union votes or not
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - The head of the Wisconsin Education Association Council says factors like timing and cost would make recertification an “unrealistic option” for ...
Mon, August 29, 2011
Analysis: Verizon seen winning healthcare union fight
By Sinead Carew
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Communications
Mon, August 29, 2011
Western Union bundles online, mobile business into new unit
(Reuters) - Western Union Co
Mon, August 29, 2011
Key Republican in Wisconsin union fight to run for Senate
By Jeff Mayers
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald, a key Republican leader in the state's battle earlier this year over ...
Tue, August 23, 2011
Union files lawsuit seeking backpay for 6 furlough days
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - A union that represents 22,000 state employees wants to be paid for six of the 16 furlough days they took ...
Tue, August 23, 2011
State union workers about to see payroll changes
UNDATED (WSAU) State government employees are about to feel the effects of the new law which makes them pay more for their health insurance ...
Mon, August 22, 2011
Collective bargaining law claim leads to union disbanding
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s new collective bargaining limits have created their first casualty.
The union that represents UW Madison teaching assistants has decided ...
Wed, August 17, 2011
Ohio governor signals desire to compromise on anti-union law
By Jo Ingles
COLUMBUS (Reuters) - Ohio Governor John Kasich and leading Republican lawmakers said on Wednesday they want to negotiate with opponents of a ...
Mon, August 15, 2011
Wis. largest teachers union plans on laying off 40% of staff members
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s largest teachers’ union plans to lay off 40% of its staff members.
Director Dan Burkhalter of the Wisconsin Education ...
Sat, August 13, 2011
Merkel and Sarkozy offer no miracle cure for euro
By Noah Barkin
BERLIN (Reuters) - Plans from France and Germany to move toward fiscal union in 2012 got a chilly response from other euro-zone ...
Fri, August 12, 2011
Verizon, union swap labor complaints
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc
Fri, August 12, 2011
Teachers union spent most of lobbyists
MADISON (WSAU) The Government Accountability Board reports the Wisconsin Education Association Council has been the top spender among lobbyists at the state Capitol. WEAC ...
Tue, August 02, 2011
NBA sues players' union over labor dispute
By Andrew Longstreth
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The National Basketball Association filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the players' union seeking a ruling that the ...
Mon, August 01, 2011
Air Canada reaches tentative pact with union
(Reuters) - Air Canada said it has reached a tentative agreement relating to compensation and benefits with the union that represents its flight attendants.
Canada ...
Sat, July 30, 2011
German finance minister: Greek deal no transfer union
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble denied on Saturday that this month's Greek bailout deal paves the way for a future 'transfer ...
Fri, July 29, 2011
US Airways files suit against pilot union
NEW YORK (Reuters) - US Airways Group filed a lawsuit on Friday against the labor union representing its pilots that asks a federal court to ...
Mon, July 25, 2011
Chrysler and union aim for deal without arbitration
By Bernie Woodall and Deepa Seetharaman
AUBURN HILLS, Michigan (Reuters) - Chrysler Group LLC and the United Auto Workers union expect to reach a deal ...
Sat, July 23, 2011
Teachers union will not take part in Governor's task force
MADISON (WRN) The state’s biggest teachers union has elected not to participate in a governor’s task force. “The shared trust and respect ...
Thu, July 14, 2011
China's Alibaba.com in deal with Western Union for AliExpress
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba.com Ltd said on Thursday that it has signed an agreement with payment provider Western Union for its ...
Wed, July 13, 2011
Union grocers stuck in California pressure cooker
By Lisa Baertlein
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A high-stakes supermarket labor dispute in southern California, the nation's toughest and most trend-setting food retail market ...
Thu, July 07, 2011
Union campaign spending off sharply in 2011: report
By Kim Dixon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donations to federal political candidates by labor unions are down sharply this year, an analysis found on Thursday, in ...
Fri, July 01, 2011
Western Union nearing $1 bln purchase of Travelex unit: report
(Reuters) - Western Union Co
Fri, July 01, 2011
Firefighters in union controversy over parade float
OAK CREEK, Wis (WSAU) A float that features an emotional scene from the 9-11 terrorist attacks has become embroiled in Wisconsin’s union politics ...
Fri, July 01, 2011
"Fleeing" state senators to be honored by teachers union
MADISON (WSAU) The 14 Wisconsin Democratic senators who bolted from the State Capitol for three weeks will be honored by the National Education Association ...
Wed, June 29, 2011
Ohio foes of new union curbs to force repeal vote
By Jo Ingles
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - Opponents trying to repeal a controversial Ohio law curbing the union rights of government workers on Wednesday delivered ...
Wed, June 29, 2011
Wisconsin's controversial public union law takes effect
By John Rondy
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Wisconsin's controversial law limiting collective bargaining for public workers took effect on Wednesday.
The law eliminates most collective ...
Wed, June 29, 2011
Ohio union law foes deliver enough signatures to force vote
By Jo Ingles
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - Opponents trying to repeal a controversial Ohio law curbing the union rights of government workers on Wednesday delivered ...
Wed, June 29, 2011
United Continental flight attendants pick AFA union
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Flight attendants at United Continental Holdings
Wed, June 29, 2011
NFL and union resume "important few days" of labor talks
NEW YORK (Reuters) - NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Players Association Executive Director DeMaurice Smith are resuming labor talks on Wednesday aimed at ending the ...
Tue, June 28, 2011
Schools scramble to extend union contracts ahead of bargaining limits
APPLETON, Wis. (WSAU) - Some Wisconsin school boards are hustling this week to keep giving their teachers collective bargaining privileges.
The new state law that ...
Thu, June 23, 2011
Union and NBA still at loggerheads over wage demands
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The NBA's players union and owners appear no closer to resolving their wage differences before the June 30 expiry of ...
Wed, June 22, 2011
New Jersey union sues over pension fund payments
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New Jersey labor union filed a lawsuit on Wednesday over the failure by Governor Chris Christie to make payments to ...
Wed, June 22, 2011
NY public workers union dodges layoffs in new pact
NEW YORK (Reuters) - One of New York state's biggest public employee unions said on Wednesday it reached a preliminary agreement with Governor Andrew ...
Wed, June 22, 2011
NY public workers union dodges layoffs in new pact
NEW YORK (Reuters) - One of New York state's biggest public employee unions said on Wednesday it reached a preliminary agreement with Governor Andrew ...
Sat, June 18, 2011
Target workers at New York store reject union
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Workers at a Target Corp discount store in New York voted to reject union representation in what would have been the first ...
Fri, June 17, 2011
Labor board open to helping Boeing, union
By Harriet McLeod
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - A labor board is open to helping Boeing Co and union leaders settle a complaint over management ...
Fri, June 17, 2011
Target employees at NY store vote on union
By Martinne Geller and Jessica Wohl
NEW YORK/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Target Corp workers at the discount chain's Valley Stream, New York, store are ...
Tue, June 14, 2011
Divided Wisconsin Supreme Court upholds anti-union law
By Jeff Mayers
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - A sharply divided Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a controversial measure that curbs the collective bargaining ...
Tue, June 14, 2011
Union contacts not finalized in Merrill
MERRILL, Wis (WSAU) Merrill's city unions urged the city council to accept a new contract last night. There was confusion over whether the ...
Mon, June 13, 2011
Clinton urges Africa to drop Gaddafi
By Andrew Quinn
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged African leaders on Monday to abandon Libya's Muammar Gaddafi and embrace ...
Sun, June 12, 2011
Apple store employee seeks to plant union seed
By Poornima Gupta
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - An Apple Inc store employee has started a drive to unionize retail workers in a rare move at ...
Fri, June 10, 2011
WEAC won't protest in Madison next week
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s largest teachers’ union says it will not have organized protests in Madison next week.
Lawmakers will act on a ...
Tue, June 07, 2011
Wisconsin high court quizzes both sides on union law
By Jeff Mayers
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - The Wisconsin Supreme Court began hearing arguments on Monday in the legal challenge to the controversial state law ...
Wed, June 01, 2011
Same-sex couples line up for Illinois civil union licenses
By Mary Wisniewski
CHICAGO (Reuters) - More than 100 same-sex couples lined up outside of a Chicago municipal building Wednesday morning to obtain licenses for ...
Wed, June 01, 2011
Civil Union Law Goes Into Effect In Illinois Today
SPRINGFIELD, IL (WIBQ) -- In January, Illinois joined five other states in legalizing civil unions include California, Nevada, New Jersey, Oregon and Washington. The new ...
Thu, May 26, 2011
Judge voids controversial Wisconsin union law
By Jeff Mayers
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - A Wisconsin judge on Thursday voided a controversial Republican-backed law restricting the collective bargaining rights of public sector ...
Sat, May 21, 2011
Tennessee legislature votes to limit teachers union role
By Tim Ghianni
NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - The Tennessee House of Representatives approved a bill late on Friday that curbs collective bargaining for teachers.
The ...
Thu, May 19, 2011
U.S. teachers' union endorses action on pension abuses
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The nation's second-largest teachers' union on Thursday endorsed action on pension abuses after coming under criticism because of some cases of ...
Wed, May 18, 2011
Most Ohio voters want to repeal union curbs: poll
By Mary Wisniewski
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Most Ohio voters want to repeal a controversial state law limiting public sector worker union rights, a poll found ...
Fri, May 13, 2011
Connecticut avoids layoffs by reaching union accord
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Connecticut has avoided having to lay off public workers under a new labor accord that saves $1.6 billion that otherwise ...
Fri, May 13, 2011
Connecticut avoids layoffs by reaching union accord
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Connecticut has avoided having to lay off public workers under a new labor accord that saves $1.6 billion that otherwise ...
Fri, May 13, 2011
Threats from union showdown still being investigated
MADISON (WSAU) About a dozen threats made to Governor Scott Walker and Wisconsin legislators during the recent pro-union protests are still being investigated. That ...
Wed, May 11, 2011
New York union rejects Governor's offer
By Dan Wiessner
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The rank-and-file members of a New York law enforcement union have overwhelmingly rejected a deal that Governor Andrew ...
Tue, May 10, 2011
Connecticut governor lays off workers, union bucks cuts
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Connecticut began mailing layoff notices to 4,742 public workers because their unions have not made enough cost-saving concessions, Governor Dannel ...
Sat, May 07, 2011
Gulf states plan to complete customs union by 2015
ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Gulf Arab countries plan to resolve all outstanding issues about their customs union over the next three years in order to ...
Thu, May 05, 2011
Cut New York consultants to save $300 million: union
By Dan Wiessner
ALBANY, New York (Reuters) - As New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and public-employee unions negotiate over his threat to lay off 9 ...
Wed, May 04, 2011
Teachers union leader says she'll run Sen. Harsdorf
RIVER FALLS, Wis. (WTAQ) - A teachers’ union leader says she’ll run against State Senate Republican Sheila Harsdorf of River Falls, if a recall ...
Mon, May 02, 2011
Ohio GM workers sue company, union for back pay
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A group of auto workers in Ohio is suing General Motors and the United Auto Workers union, claiming that GM unfairly ...
Mon, May 02, 2011
Tennessee Senate vote due on teacher union bargaining ban
By Tim Ghianni
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - The Republican majority Tennessee Senate is expected to approve on Monday a proposal that bans unions from negotiating ...
Mon, May 02, 2011
Teachers union drops fall convention
UNDATED (WSAU) Wisconsin school students can say good-bye to their four-day weekend in October. The state’s largest teachers’ union has canceled the annual ...
Fri, April 29, 2011
Credit union warns of scam
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. (WSAU) – There’s a new phone scam trying to get your personal identity in central Wisconsin.
The scammers claim to be ...
Fri, April 22, 2011
Support lags for Walker's union limits
DE PERE, Wis. (WSAU) – Less than a-third of Wisconsinites believe Governor Scott Walker when he says his proposed public union restrictions are meant to ...
Thu, April 21, 2011
MLB and union agree to pay pre-1980 players' pensions
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Major League Baseball and the players' union announced an agreement on Thursday to make belated payments to players who retired before ...
Thu, April 21, 2011
Elton John opens Tribeca festival with "The Union"
By Christine Kearney
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Paying tribute to his piano-playing idol Leon Russell, Elton John opened the Tribeca Film Festival on Wednesday with ...
Wed, April 20, 2011
The fix is in and don't blame us, says New York police union
By Aman Ali
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ever since traffic tickets were invented, police officers have been asked to make them disappear for family, politicians ...
Fri, April 15, 2011
New York court system to lay-off up to 500 employees: union
By Dan Wiessner
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York State court system will lay-off as many as 500 workers in the coming weeks, according ...
Fri, April 15, 2011
Foes of Ohio anti-union bill start repeal fight
By Jo Ingles
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - Foes of a controversial Ohio law which limits collective bargaining for public workers can proceed with their attempt ...
Fri, April 15, 2011
Foes of Ohio anti-union bill can start referendum fight
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - Foes of a controversial Ohio law which limits collective bargaining for public workers can proceed with their attempt to repeal it ...
Thu, April 14, 2011
Union leader applauds ruling against New Mexico governor
By Zelie Pollon
Santa Fe, New Mexico (Reuters) - A state Supreme Court ruling against New Mexico's governor proves she is not above the ...
Thu, April 07, 2011
State defends appeal of union bargaining law
MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) – The State Justice Department said it acted properly when it asked the Supreme Court to throw out a judge’s order ...
Mon, April 04, 2011
Union considers recall of Marathon County board members
WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) There may be a recall attempt against four members of the Marathon County Board of Supervisors. The Wausau Daily Herald reports ...
Sat, April 02, 2011
Strike halts all Gabon crude oil output - union
By Phal Gualbert Mezui Ndong
LIBREVILLE (Reuters) - Striking oil workers in Gabon stopped the African country's estimated 240,000 barrels of daily crude ...
Fri, April 01, 2011
Budget may be balanced without union restrictions
MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) – The public union bargaining restrictions would not have to take effect in order to balance the current state budget.
That’s ...
Thu, March 31, 2011
Woman charged with e-mail threats in Wisconsin union fight
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Wisconsin prosecutors filed a four-count criminal complaint on Thursday against a 26-year-old woman, charging her with sending e-mail threats to Republican state ...
Thu, March 31, 2011
Auto union membership up first time in 6 years
DETROIT (Reuters) - United Auto Workers membership rose for the first time in six years in 2010, helped by a recovering U.S. auto industry ...
Thu, March 31, 2011
Ohio governor signs anti-union bill
By Jim Leckrone
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - Governor John Kasich signed on Thursday a bill that curbs collective bargaining rights and bans strikes affecting about ...
Thu, March 31, 2011
Wisconsin suspends enforcement of anti-union law
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Wisconsin suspended enforcement of a new law reducing public sector union powers on Thursday after a judge ruled it had not ...
Wed, March 30, 2011
Ohio legislature passes bill curbing union rights
By Jo Ingles and Mary Wisniewski
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - Ohio's legislature on Wednesday passed a Republican measure to curb the collective bargaining rights ...
Wed, March 30, 2011
Ohio House considers legislation restricting union powers
By Jo Ingles
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - The Ohio House may vote on Wednesday on a bill that would restrict collective bargaining rights for about ...
Tue, March 29, 2011
Ohio House committee passes public union curbs
By Jo Ingles
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - An Ohio House committee on Tuesday passed a bill that would restrict collective bargaining rights for about 350 ...
Tue, March 29, 2011
Ohio House committee passes public union bill
By Jo Ingles
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - An Ohio House committee on Tuesday passed a bill that would restrict collective bargaining rights for public employees ...
Tue, March 29, 2011
Judge again blocks Wisconsin's anti-union law
By Jeff Mayers
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - A Wisconsin judge issued a revised order on Tuesday blocking implementation of a controversial state law curbing collective ...
Tue, March 29, 2011
Ohio House committee expected to vote Tuesday on union bill
By Jo Ingles
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - An Ohio House committee is expected on Tuesday to vote on a bill that would restrict collective bargaining ...
Tue, March 29, 2011
Walker Administration Begins Carrying Out Union Law
Madison, WI (WHBL-Learfield) - Governor Scott Walker’s administration has started carrying out the law that limits collective bargaining by public unions in Wisconsin – even ...
Mon, March 28, 2011
Indiana Democrats end stand-off on union rights
By Susan Guyett
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Indiana lawmakers ended a five-week standoff on Monday as Democrats wrung compromises in Republican-sponsored bills they see as part ...
Sat, March 26, 2011
Fresh controversy in Wisconsin union bill fight
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - Opponents of a bill stripping Wisconsin public employees of most of their collective bargaining rights rallied at the state Capitol on ...
Fri, March 25, 2011
Wisconsin Republicans say anti-union law in effect
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Wisconsin Republicans said on Friday a measure stripping state public employees of most collective bargaining rights was now in effect after ...
Fri, March 25, 2011
Indiana Prosecutor Resigns After Urging Gov. Walker to Fake Union Attack
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A prosecutor in Indiana has resigned, after he urged Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker to fake an attack on himself, and claim ...
Thu, March 24, 2011
Wisconsin's anti-union bill headed to state high court
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - The battle over Wisconsin's new law curbing the union rights of public workers is headed for the state Supreme Court ...
Thu, March 24, 2011
New Union Votes May Not Meet May 1 Deadline
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The state government’s employee unions might not be able to meet an apparent deadline of May 1st to hold votes ...
Wed, March 23, 2011
Bomb undiscovered for weeks at Detroit fed building: union chief
DETROIT (Reuters) - A package found by a security guard at a federal office building in Detroit sat three weeks before someone thought to screen ...
Wed, March 23, 2011
Ohio voters dislike Kasich's union, budget plans: poll
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Most Ohio voters do not like how Governor John Kasich is doing his job, including his push to limit collective bargaining for ...
Wed, March 23, 2011
Regulators blame banks for credit union losses: report
(Reuters) - U.S. regulators are blaming some of the biggest Wall Street firms for the collapse of five wholesale credit unions and are threatening ...
Tue, March 22, 2011
Tennessee proposal to curb teachers union advances
NASHVILLE (Reuters) - A bill to limit Tennessee teacher's unions' abilities to negotiate for their members took a leap forward on Tuesday when it ...
Tue, March 22, 2011
Marathon County board again votes against union negotiations
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – The Marathon County board has once again voted against opening contract negotiations with their collective unions.
Board members voted against those ...
Tue, March 22, 2011
Kronenwetter won't reopen union negotiations
KRONENWETTER, Wis (WSAU) The Kronenwetter village board voted against renegotiating or extending the contracts of its union workers last night. They met in closed ...
Tue, March 22, 2011
Union rally targets M&I Bank in Stevens Point
STEVENS POINT, Wis (WSAU) Yesterday morning there was a union rally outside M & I Bank in Stevens Point. Members of Local 584 and a ...
Fri, March 18, 2011
Idaho teacher union may ask voters to overturn curbs
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - The Idaho state teachers union said on Friday it may ask voters to overturn a just-passed law that curtails public school ...
Fri, March 18, 2011
Judge temporarily blocks Wisconsin anti-union law
By Jeff Mayers
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday temporarily blocked a controversial new law in Wisconsin that strips public employee ...
Fri, March 18, 2011
WMC Pushing "Buy Wisconsin", Stand Up to Union Intimidation
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The state’s largest business group is not taking a union-led boycott of its members lying down.
The Wisconsin Manufacturers and ...
Thu, March 17, 2011
Marathon County votes against opening union negotiations
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – The Marathon County board voted tonight against opening contract negotiations with their collective unions.
Tonight's vote was 22 to 10 ...
Thu, March 17, 2011
Oklahoma bill on city workers draws union criticism
By Steve Olafson
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - The sponsor of a bill to end collective bargaining for non-uniformed public workers in nine medium-sized Oklahoma cities ...
Thu, March 17, 2011
Idaho is latest state to curb state workers' union
By Laura Zuckerman
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Idaho's Republican governor on Thursday signed into law a measure that strips public school teachers of some ...
Thu, March 17, 2011
Idaho governor signs union curbs on teachers
By Laura Zuckerman
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Idaho's Republican Governor Butch Otter on Thursday signed into law a measure that strips public school teachers ...
Thu, March 17, 2011
Marathon County board to consider union contracts tonight
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – The Marathon County board will be hearing a request tonight from their unions to open up contract negotiations.
County administrator Brad ...
Wed, March 16, 2011
Legal challenge filed against Wisconsin's anti-union law
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - The legal challenge to the new Wisconsin law that curbs the union rights of public workers moved forward on Wednesday with the ...
Wed, March 16, 2011
Green Bay Waits on Union Deals
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Many aspects of collective bargaining are ending early for Green Bay's city workers and its 13 unions.
But Mayor ...
Wed, March 16, 2011
Green Bay City Council Tables Union Support Resolution
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - City aldermen in Green Bay have refused to take a stand on a proposed resolution to support public employee unions ...
Tue, March 15, 2011
Holperin Recall Group Clashes With Union Protestors
MERRILL, Wis. (WTAQ) - In Merrill, petitioners who are trying to recall State Senate Democrat Jim Holperin said union protestors destroyed their petitions, and kept ...
Sun, March 13, 2011
Wisconsin Democrats say down but not out in union fight
By James B. Kelleher
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - Scott Walker, Wisconsin's newly elected Republican governor, won his battle last week to get the curbs ...
Fri, March 11, 2011
NFL union moves opens door to litigation
MIAMI (Reuters) - The move by the NFL players' union to decertify itself on Friday opened the door for legal moves which could take months ...
Fri, March 11, 2011
Iowa House passes union curbs, but Senate ok doubtful
By Kay Henderson
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - After three days of debate, Republicans in the Iowa House passed a bill that would limit collective ...
Fri, March 11, 2011
UPDATE: Wausau school board meets with union
UNDATED (WSAU) – After Merrill's school board passed a sudden compromise with their unions last night, Wausau could be moving to do the same ...
Fri, March 11, 2011
Wisconsin governor cancels layoffs after union vote
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker said on Friday he was canceling the layoff warning notices he sent late last week to public ...
Thu, March 10, 2011
Factbox: Several states beyond Wisconsin mull union limits
(Reuters) - Wisconsin's state Assembly on Thursday approved restrictions on collective bargaining rights of state and local government unions, which has become a test ...
Thu, March 10, 2011
Factbox: Details of Wisconsin's anti-union measure
(Reuters) - The Wisconsin state Assembly approved legislation to curb the power of public sector unions on Thursday. Governor Scott Walker is expected to sign ...
Thu, March 10, 2011
Factbox: Several states beyond Wisconsin mull union limits
(Reuters) - Wisconsin's state Assembly on Thursday approved restrictions on collective bargaining rights of state and local government unions, which has become a test ...
Thu, March 10, 2011
Factbox: Union membership highest in public sector
(Reuters) - Wisconsin and several other states are considering measures to reduce the power of public sector unions.
The U.S. has low union membership ...
Thu, March 10, 2011
Over 8,000 union protesters converge on Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Over 8,000 workers converged on the Indiana statehouse on Thursday to protest proposed legislation they say would weaken unions and public ...
Thu, March 10, 2011
Labor Union Rallies Planned Statewide Thursday
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin labor unions are planning protest rallies throughout the state Thursday morning.
That’s after the Senate’s sudden vote Wednesday ...
Thu, March 10, 2011
Teachers union says 'no' to more sick-outs
MADISON (WSAU) Wisconsin’s public school teachers are being urged by their union leader to be in class today, and not join the throngs ...
Wed, March 09, 2011
Iowa House debates bill limiting public union bargaining
By Kay Henderson
DES MOINES (Reuters) - The Iowa House began debate of a controversial labor bill on Wednesday that Republicans say makes common sense ...
Wed, March 09, 2011
Idaho teachers protest newly passed union curbs
By Laura Zuckerman
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Hundreds of union supporters linked hands to form a chain around Idaho's Capitol in Boise on Wednesday ...
Wed, March 09, 2011
Wisconsin governor signs into law union curbs
By James Kelleher
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - Wisconsin's Republican Governor Scott Walker signed into law on Friday sweeping new limits on collective bargaining for ...
Tue, March 08, 2011
Idaho passes Republican bill to curb union rights
By Mary Wisniewski
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Idaho state legislature approved a bill on Tuesday to strip public school teachers of many of their collective ...
Tue, March 08, 2011
Idaho passes Republican bill to curb union rights
By Mary Wisniewski
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Idaho state legislature approved a bill on Tuesday to strip public school teachers of many of their collective ...
Tue, March 08, 2011
Michigan workers jam Capitol to protest union plan
DETROIT (Reuters) - In a scene reminiscent of Wisconsin, hundreds of pro-union protesters jammed the Michigan state Capitol on Tuesday to oppose a bill that ...
Tue, March 08, 2011
Idaho approves law to limit teachers union power
By Laura Zuckerman
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - A bill to strip Idaho's public school teachers of much of their collective bargaining rights won final ...
Tue, March 08, 2011
Union Attorney Questions Whether Normal Access to Capitol Has Resumed
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A union attorney questions whether the Walker administration is following the terms of a judge’s order to resume normal public ...
Sun, March 06, 2011
Lockheed union workers approve labor pact
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp said on Sunday union workers voted to ratify a three-year labor pact that provides annual pay increases ...
Sun, March 06, 2011
Michael Moore Joins Thousands in Capitol Union Rally
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Thousands of union supporters protested Gov. Scott Walker's budget proposals on Saturday at the state capital, a ...
Sat, March 05, 2011
Walker willing to negotiate on annual union decertification votes
MADISON (WRN) Governor Scott Walker is not willing to negotiate on the restrictions on collective bargaining rights. And, he said, local governments and schools ...
Sat, March 05, 2011
NFL, Union Extend Talks for Another Week
WASHINGTON D.C. (Reuters) - The NFL and the players' union agreed to extend talks on a new collective agreement for another week, raising hopes ...
Fri, March 04, 2011
Republicans to debate Ohio union bill for weeks
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - The Republican leader of Ohio's House of Representatives plans to hold at least three weeks of debate on a bill ...
Fri, March 04, 2011
Fans and media losing patience with NFL and union
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The NFL and the players' union were losing their battle to win over the hearts of the American sporting public after failing ...
Fri, March 04, 2011
Cameron Crowe's 'The Union' To Open TriBeca Film Festival 2011
This just in: The 10th edition of the TriBeca Film Festival will open with a free screening of Cameron Crowe's new documentary The ...
Thu, March 03, 2011
Obama to NFL and union: tackle problems yourselves
By Patricia Zengerle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's message to the National Football League's squabbling owners and players on Thursday was as ...
Thu, March 03, 2011
Obama to NFL and union: tackle problems yourselves
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's message to the National Football League's squabbling owners and players on Thursday was as simple and powerful ...
Wed, March 02, 2011
NFL and union extend talks for a week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The NFL and the players' union agreed to extend talks on a new collective agreement for another week, raising hopes a fresh ...
Tue, March 01, 2011
Ohio advances union restrictions as dispute spreads
By Mary Wisniewski
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - Ohio joined Wisconsin on Wednesday in advancing a plan to restrict public sector unions, posing a new threat ...
Tue, March 01, 2011
Union files complaint
MADISON (WRN-WSAU) The state's largest public employee union charges Governor Scott Walker is engaging in unfair labor practices.
Marty Beil, head of the ...
Mon, February 28, 2011
Largest Public Workers Union Files Complaint over Bargaining
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The state government’s largest public employee union filed an unfair labor practice charge Monday against Governor Scott Walker.
The Wisconsin ...
Mon, February 28, 2011
Pro-union rally in Marshfield
MARSHFIELD, Wis (WSAU) Hundreds of pro-union supporters rallied in Marshfield on Sunday, protesting the budget repair bill that's pending in Madison. They heard ...
Sun, February 27, 2011
Ohio readies union bill vote, Indiana delay continues
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A vote on an Ohio bill that would end collective bargaining rights for public employees could come as early as Wednesday, a ...
Sun, February 27, 2011
Republican says won't back down in union battle
By David Bailey
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Wisconsin's Republican Governor Scott Walker said on Sunday he would not back down in his confrontation with ...
Sat, February 26, 2011
Players' union may decertify to block lockout: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The NFL Players Association plans to decertify before the current labor agreement expires next week in a bid to block a ...
Sat, February 26, 2011
Mulling 2012 run, Pawlenty hits "union-coddling" Obama
By Tim Gaynor
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Not known as a hard-hitting conservative, former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty got a standing ovation from Tea Party activists ...
Fri, February 25, 2011
Unions protest draft Kansas law on union contributions
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - Union supporters plan a rally on the state Capitol steps in Topeka, Kansas on Saturday to show solidarity with unions ...
Fri, February 25, 2011
Iowa House committee passes union curbs after all-night session
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - A bill curbing collective bargaining rights for public workers in Iowa passed the House labor committee on Friday after an ...
Fri, February 25, 2011
Ohio Republicans may modify state worker union bill before vote
CLEVELAND, Ohio (Reuters) - An Ohio bill that would terminate collective bargaining rights for state workers likely will be softened by amendments before it comes ...
Thu, February 24, 2011
Idaho Senate votes to curtail teacher's union
By Laura Zuckerman
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - By a 20-15 vote, the Idaho Senate on Thursday approved legislation that curtails collective bargaining by public school ...
Thu, February 24, 2011
New Yorkers like teachers, not their union: poll
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Yorkers want decisions about which teachers to fire based on performance not seniority, a poll showed on Thursday, giving Mayor ...
Wed, February 23, 2011
Prank call fallout stokes Wisconsin union fight
By James Kelleher
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - The battle over a plan to curb public sector union power in Wisconsin took a bizarre turn on ...
Wed, February 23, 2011
Indiana governor says Democrats show "contempt" on union law
By Susan Guyett
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Indiana House Democrats stayed away from their desks for a second day on Wednesday in an attempt to block ...
Wed, February 23, 2011
Americans oppose taking away union bargaining: poll
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Most Americans oppose laws that would take away the collective bargaining power of public employee unions, as has been proposed in Wisconsin ...
Wed, February 23, 2011
Union rallies in Merrill, Wausau tonight
UNDATED (WSAU) There will be union rallies against Governor Scott Walker's budget repair bill in Merrill and Wausau today and tomorrow. The first ...
Tue, February 22, 2011
Ohio public employees protest proposed union curbs
By Jim Leckrone
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - Thousands of people picketed the state Capitol on Tuesday to protest a bill to cut collective bargaining rights ...
Mon, February 21, 2011
Merrill school board and teachers union trade comments on Friday walkout
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – Both sides are speaking out in Merrill as the school board and the teachers union defend their reactions to last Friday ...
Mon, February 21, 2011
Tensions rise among union members
UNDATED (WSAU) The head of a group with state troopers and other transportation workers says his members are “at each other’s throats” over ...
Sat, February 19, 2011
UPDATE: Gov. Walker Rejects Union's Conditional Offer
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Governor Scott Walker has responded to a statement released earlier by Democratic State Senator Jon Erpenbach, by rejecting an offer to ...
Fri, February 18, 2011
League, players union meet with federal mediator
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The National Football League and its players union met with a federal mediator Friday as they sought to hammer out a new ...
Thu, February 17, 2011
Democrats flee Wisconsin to protest union curbs
By Jeff Mayers
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Democrats in the Wisconsin Senate fled the Midwestern U.S. state on Thursday to boycott action on a ...
Thu, February 17, 2011
Democrats flee Wisconsin to protest union curbs
By Jeff Mayers
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Wisconsin state Senate Democrats fled the state on Thursday to protest a Republican plan to sharply curtail union ...
Thu, February 17, 2011
Democrats leave Wisconsin to protest union curbs
By Jeff Mayers
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Democrats in the Wisconsin Senate left the state on Thursday in a boycott of a vote to curb ...
Thu, February 17, 2011
Democrats leave Wisconsin to protest union curbs
By Jeff Mayers
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Wisconsin state Senate Democrats boycotting a vote on a plan to curb the union rights of public employees ...
Thu, February 17, 2011
Democratic lawmakers leave Wisconsin to protest union curbs
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Wisconsin state Senate Democrats boycotting a vote on a plan to curb the union rights of public employees left the state ...
Thu, February 17, 2011
Wisconsin Republicans press on with curbs on union rights
By Jeff Mayers
MADISON, Wisc. (Reuters) - Amid increasingly vocal protests, Wisconsin's Republican-controlled Legislature was poised on Thursday to vote on a controversial proposal ...
Thu, February 17, 2011
$45M in Federal Transit Aid Could Be Lost With Gov's Union Cutbacks
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin cities might lose $45 million in federal transit aid due to the governor’s cutbacks of public union bargaining rights ...
Wed, February 16, 2011
UPDATE: Gov. Walker Mulls Changes to Union Bargaining Limits
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Governor Scott Walker said Wednesday he would consider changes in the bill that reduces public employee union benefits and bargaining power ...
Wed, February 16, 2011
Public Hearing on Gov. Walker's Union Cutting Plan Halted After 17 Hrs.
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A public hearing on the governor’s plan to reduce public union benefits and bargaining power ended about 3 a.m ...
Tue, February 15, 2011
Thousands of Wisconsin union workers protest budget plan
By Jeff Mayers
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - More than 10,000 union public employees and supporters packed the Capitol Square and the inside of the ...
Tue, February 15, 2011
Senate Prez: Enough Votes to Pass Gov's Union Cutbacks
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - State Senate President Mike Ellis said Tuesday his house has enough votes to approve the governor’s cutbacks for union employee ...
Tue, February 15, 2011
Union workers rally against collective bargaining changes
WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) A busload of local union members will travel from Wausau to Madison today to attend a public hearing on the state ...
Mon, February 14, 2011
Public Hearing Tuesday on Union Worker Cutbacks as Protests Continue
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The state Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee will hold a public hearing Tuesday on the governor’s cutbacks for public employee ...
Mon, February 14, 2011
Nokia's turnaround risks 5,000 Finnish jobs: union
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia's smartphone alliance with Microsoft threatens more than 5,000 Finnish research and development jobs at the Finnish company and its ...
Fri, February 11, 2011
WI Gov't's Largest Union Notified of Expiring Contract
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Members of the state government’s largest employee union were told Friday that their current contract extension will expire on March ...
Fri, February 11, 2011
Walker to limit state-union negotiating power
MADISON (WSAU) Governor Scott Walker says he wants to end the ability of state employee unions to negotiate anything but their salaries. It’s ...
Thu, February 10, 2011
League, players' union cancel second day of talks
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Talks between the NFL and its players' union have stalled less than a month before the current collective bargaining agreement expires ...
Wed, February 09, 2011
Teachers union receptive to education reform
MADISON (WSAU) The state’s largest teachers’ union is getting lots of praise for its about-face on education reform. The Wisconsin Education Association Council ...
Wed, February 09, 2011
Moyer and Paquin union helps True Blood crew feel at ease
The stars began dating in 2007, after they shot the pilot for the vampire series, and they cemented their union by marrying last year ...
Mon, January 31, 2011
League and union agree to series of labor talks
NEW YORK (Reuters) - In a bid to "intensify" labor talks, the National Football League and the union representing its players have agreed to a ...
Tue, January 25, 2011
Duffy offers mixed reaction to State of the Union speech
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WSAU) – Wisconsin Congressman Sean Duffy praised President Obama for focusing on job creation during his State of the Union speech Tuesday ...
Tue, January 25, 2011
President Obama's State of the Union Address Tuesday Night
WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - As Ron Johnson sees it, Tuesday night’s State of the Union address will determine if President Obama got the ...
Mon, January 24, 2011
Giffords' intern, victim's family to attend State of the Union
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The intern who gave immediate medical attention to Representative Gabrielle Giffords in the Tucson shootings this month will sit with Michelle Obama ...
Fri, January 21, 2011
Rep. Ryan to deliver GOP response to State of the Union
UNDATED (WSAU) Republicans have selected Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan to deliver the formal GOP response to President Obama's State of the Union address ...
Thu, January 20, 2011
UAW asks members to support NFL players union
By Bernie Woodall
DETROIT (Reuters) - The United Auto Workers union is huddling up with the National Football League Players Association, whose members could be ...
Thu, January 20, 2011
Democrat who voted against union contracts gets job in Walker administration
MADISON (WSAU) A Democrat who lost his state Senate seat in last fall’s primary has landed a job with the Republican Walker administration ...
Wed, January 19, 2011
Ivory Coast mediation fails: African Union's Odinga
By Tim Cocks
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga said an African effort to mediate Ivory Coast's disputed poll had failed on ...
Thu, January 13, 2011
Woman pleads guilty to credit union embezzlement
MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) – A Custer woman has pled guilty to embezzling $12,000 from a customer’s account at a federally insured credit union ...
Wed, January 12, 2011
UW-Stevens Point facuilty considers union
STEVENS POINT, Wis (WSAU) UW-Stevens Point faculty will vote in February or March on forming a union to negotiate salary, benefits, and work conditions ...
Tue, January 11, 2011
Obama's State of the Union speech on January 25
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's annual State of the Union address, when he will lay out his legislative priorities for the year, is ...
Fri, January 07, 2011
State Commerce Dept. Union Employees Worried About Future
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Union employees in the state Commerce Department are concerned about their futures.
Governor Scott Walker wants to turn the agency into ...
Fri, January 07, 2011
State Union Workers Nervous
Madison, Wi (WSAU)Union employees in the state Commerce Department are concerned about their futures. Governor Scott Walker wants to turn the agency into ...
Mon, December 20, 2010
Union official gets probation for embezzlement
MIWLAUKEE (WSAU) A former public employee union president in Milwaukee has been put on three years’ probation for stealing $180,000.
Paula Dorsey took ...
Mon, December 20, 2010
Ex-Milwaukee Public Employee Union Prez Embezzled $180K
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A former public employee union president in Milwaukee has been put on three years’ probation for embezzling $180,000.
Paula Dorsey ...
Sun, December 19, 2010
UPDATE: Kohler Union Workers Accept Contract Offer
KOHLER, Wis. (WTAQ) - Union members at Kohler Company have voted to accept a five-year contract with the company.
Over 60 percent of the UAW ...
Sun, December 19, 2010
Kohler union workers could reject new contract
KOHLER, Wis. (WSAU) - Union members at the Kohler Company will try again to vote on a new labor contract today.
Leaders of the union ...
Fri, December 17, 2010
Union contracts left for Walker administration
MADISON (WRN) The Legislature this week failed to pass state employee contracts that run up through July of next year, leaving the task to ...
Wed, December 15, 2010
Lame-duck state assembly to approve union contracts
MADISON (WSAU) The Wisconsin Assembly plans to go into an extraordinary session today to approve overdue union contracts for thousands of state employees.
But ...
Tue, December 14, 2010
Kohler Union Contract Vote Set for Sunday
KOHLER, Wis. (WTAQ) - Union members at Kohler Company will reportedly vote on a proposed contract Sunday.
The vote was initially scheduled for this past ...
Mon, December 13, 2010
Report: Old Scheme Involving Firefighters Union's Political Donations Back
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - There’s a report that the state firefighters’ union just recently notified federal election officials about an old scheme involving the ...
Sun, December 12, 2010
UPDATE: Kohler Union Workers Vote Cancelled Due to Storm
KOHLER, Wis. (WTAQ) - Union officials express surprise and disappointment that Kohler Company has revealed parts of its final contract offer.
UAW Local 833 leadership ...
Fri, December 10, 2010
Gov.-Elect Walker Supports Argument For Cutting Union Benefits
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Governor-elect Scott Walker tried Friday to justify his efforts to reduce fringe benefits for unionized state employees.
The governor-elect’s office ...
Thu, December 09, 2010
Union official who blew stolen money at strip clubs sentenced
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former trade union official who spent $65,000 of embezzled union funds at New Jersey strip clubs was sentenced to ...
Thu, December 09, 2010
Lame-duck state session may include union contracts
MADISON (WRN) Assembly Democrats still hope to vote on state employee contracts before the end of the year. Members have been told to keep ...
Thu, December 09, 2010
Union bosses probe Spider-Man star's injury
Mendoza, who plays villainous spider-woman Arachne, has pulled out of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark after reportedly suffering a concussion when a weighted rope ...
Mon, December 06, 2010
Union Workers at Kohler Plan Informational Picket
KOHLER, Wis. (WTAQ) - Kohler union workers will be walking the picket line Monday as they continue to work without a contract.
Hundreds of workers ...
Sun, December 05, 2010
Pratt & Whitney in labor agreement with CT union
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pratt & Whitney, which is part of United Technologies, said on Sunday that it had signed a three-year labor agreement that covers ...
Wed, December 01, 2010
More Details Unveiled on Controversial Past Due State Union Contracts
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - More details are coming out about the past-due state employee union contracts that Governor-elect Scott Walker wants to hold up.
The ...
Mon, November 22, 2010
NBA likely headed for lockout says players' union chief
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The executive director of the NBA players' union said Monday he is "99 percent sure" the league is headed for a ...
Mon, November 22, 2010
Delta Air Lines worker group rejects union
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines Inc Inc on Monday said workers in its TechOps maintenance department rejected union representation, handing the carrier another victory ...
Fri, November 19, 2010
Kohler Union: Talks on New Contract Stops Dec. 9th
KOHLER, Wis. (WTAQ) - A union at the Kohler Company says it will stop negotiating December 9th on a new contract. And the members will ...
Thu, November 18, 2010
Delta baggage workers reject union in vote
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Baggage handlers at Delta Air Lines Inc have rejected unionization by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, the carrier said ...
Thu, November 18, 2010
State Lawmakers to Approve Union Deals Against Walker Wishes
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin lawmakers will be called back into session next month to approve state employee union contracts against the wishes of the ...
Sun, November 14, 2010
Expert says to expect fewer Union concessions in Walker administration
MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) - The incoming Wisconsin Senate president promises a different approach in dealing with unions this upcoming legislative session.
Mike Ellis says unions ...
Sat, November 13, 2010
State Union Ready For Battle With New Governor
MADISON (WSAU) A call from Governor-elect Scott Walker to put contract talks on hold gets a quick response from the head of the state ...
Wed, November 03, 2010
Delta flight attendants reject union
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Thousands of flight attendants at Delta Air Lines Inc have for a third time rejected unionization, dealing a major setback to labor ...
Wed, October 27, 2010
Union undergoes surgery for perfect eyesight
The actress was recently spotted leaving the offices of Dr. Cory Lessner, where she is said to have had the LASIK vision correction procedure ...
Wed, October 13, 2010
U.S. union confident of win on China tire spat at WTO
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. union group said on Wednesday it was confident President Barack Obama's decision to slap duties on Chinese tires ...
Wed, October 06, 2010
NYC may try to prune union pensions via bargaining
By Joan Gralla
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City may ask the state to give it back the power to negotiate retirement benefits with ...
Wed, October 06, 2010
Union dispute could slow integration at United Air
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A disagreement between the unions representing flight attendants at the former Continental Airlines and United Airlines could slow labor integration at the ...
Fri, October 01, 2010
Actors urge Hobbit bosses to meet union reps
Hollywood bosses had planned to film The Lord of the Rings prequel in the country, but the shoot has been thrown into jeopardy after ...
Wed, September 29, 2010
Union Workers at Kohler Authorize Strike
KOHLER, Wis. (WTAQ) - A strike may be on the horizon for one of Wisconsin's largest employers.
Union leaders for workers at Kohler Company ...
Wed, September 29, 2010
Jackson annoyed with New Zealand union bosses
The Lord of the Rings director fears the project could be moved from New Zealand to Eastern Europe if producers feel filming there could ...
Tue, September 28, 2010
Feingold Defends Controversial Votes in Union Speech
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - U.S. Senate Democrat Russ Feingold defended his most controversial votes Monday when he spoke to union members near Green ...
Mon, September 13, 2010
Harley-Davidson Workers Union Approves Contract
WAUKESHA, Wis. (WTAQ) - Almost 55-percent of Harley-Davidson employees in Metro Milwaukee voted Monday in favor of a new contract designed to keep their jobs ...
Sat, September 11, 2010
Sub Zero/Wolf Union Workers Agree to Contract
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Union workers at Sub-Zero/Wolf give up 20 percent of their paychecks, but keep their jobs.
The Madison workers agreed to ...
Fri, September 10, 2010
Players union president Mawae ends football career
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Tennessee Titans center Kevin Mawae, the president of the NFL Players Association, is retiring from the league after 16 seasons ...
Wed, September 08, 2010
NFL commissioner warns of problems if deal with union delayed
By Simon Evans
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has warned that a deal with the players' union over a new collective bargaining ...
Wed, September 08, 2010
Union: Harley plans job cuts even if contract is approved
UNDATED (WSAU) Harley-Davidson plans to cut hundreds of Wisconsin jobs, even if union workers approve a new labor contract. That’s what members of ...
Wed, September 08, 2010
Harley-Davidson Plans to Cut Jobs, Despite Union Pact OK
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Harley-Davidson plans to cut hundreds of Wisconsin jobs, even if union workers approve a new labor contract.
That’s what members ...
Tue, September 07, 2010
Harley, union begin meetings to discuss contract
WAUKESHA, Wis. (WSAU) – Employees at Harley-Davidson were getting their first look today at the contract concessions they’ll be asked to take.
Union members ...
Sat, September 04, 2010
Kenosha Schools, Teachers Union Agree to Deal
KENOSHA, Wis. (WTAQ) - The Kenosha Unified School District will have labor peace the next 3 years.
Human Services Director Sharonda Glass approached the teachers ...
Sat, September 04, 2010
Harley & Union Near Deal
Milwaukee, Wi (WSAU) Harley-Davidson union workers still have to ratify the deal, but an agreement has been reached which could keep hundreds of jobs ...
Fri, September 03, 2010
Harley-Davidson, Union Agree to Proposed Deal
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Union leaders and Harley Davidson have reached a proposed labor agreement that would keep about 1,340 jobs and manufacturing operations ...
Mon, August 30, 2010
Oshkosh Corp. Union Workers Reject Contract
OSHKOSH, Wis. (WTAQ) - Union workers at Oshkosh Corporation have turned down the company's latest contract extension.
Oshkosh's offer included a 3.5 ...
Tue, August 24, 2010
Union Pacific Improves 40 Miles of State Tracks
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - The Union Pacific Railroad is improving 40 miles of tracks from Milwaukee to near Lebanon in Dodge County.
The company said ...
Sat, August 21, 2010
South African union and Impala Platinum reach wage deal
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's National Union of Mine Workers (NUM) and Impala Platinum <IMPJ.J> reached a deal on wages and housing allowances ...
Fri, August 20, 2010
Union lawsuit dismissed
The athlete's estranged wife Siohvaughn Wade filed papers earlier this year (10) on behalf of the former couple's two sons, aged eight ...
Thu, August 19, 2010
Union files grievance against Mets in Rodriguez case
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Major League Baseball Players Association has contested the New York Mets' decision to place injured pitcher Francisco Rodriguez on the ...
Mon, August 16, 2010
Obama and Hollywood: State of their Union
By Jeffrey Ressner
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - When President Obama took to the stage at a Beverly Hilton ballroom on May 27, 2009, to ...
Tue, August 10, 2010
Merrill sends union grievance back to personnel committee
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – The Merrill City Council has sent a grievance filed by the parks department union back to personnel and finance.
That move ...
Fri, August 06, 2010
Union Leader Doubts GM Will Re-Open Janesville Plant
JANESVILLE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A union leader says he doubts that General Motors will re-open its Janesville plant, amid new reports indicating that it’s ...
Tue, July 27, 2010
Western Union's Q2 profit tops Street view
BANGALORE (Reuters) - Western Union Co <WU.N> reported a quarterly profit above Wall Street estimates, helped by a rise in revenue from its consumer-to-consumer ...
Thu, July 22, 2010
Lacking contract, union hotel workers protest Hyatt
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Hundreds of unionized hotel workers seeking a new contract and protesting staff cuts and working conditions staged a sit-in in front of ...
Thu, July 22, 2010
UPS, Union Pacific beat Street
By Helen Chernikoff and Carey Gillam
NEW YORK/KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - Shipper United Parcel Service Inc <UPS.N> and U.S. railroad Union ...
Tue, July 20, 2010
BA cabin crew reject new pay offer: union
LONDON (Reuters) - British Airways cabin crew have voted against a revised pay offer to settle a long-running dispute, their union said Tuesday, but the ...
Tue, July 20, 2010
BA cabin crew union rejects new pay offer
LONDON (Reuters) - British Airways' <BAY.L> main cabin crew union, Unite, said on Tuesday its members had rejected a revised airline pay offer, in ...
Tue, July 06, 2010
Hawaii's governor vetoes gay civil union bill
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle on Tuesday vetoed a domestic partnership bill that would have allowed same-sex couples to gain most of ...
Fri, July 02, 2010
Union files unfair labor practices complaint
MERRILL, Wis (WSAU) The union representing striking workers at Merrill Manufacturing is filing an unfair labor practices complaint. The International Association of Machinists and ...
Wed, June 30, 2010
Merrill committee votes to deny union grievance
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – A Merrill committee has voted to recommend denying a grievance filed by the city's AFSCME union over layoffs.
The city ...
Tue, June 29, 2010
Merrill city workers union files greivance over layoffs
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – Merrill's public workers union says the city has violated labor agreements by hiring seasonal workers during a layoff.
The city ...
Tue, June 29, 2010
Union, Political Leaders Pressuring Reversal of Bucyrus Decision
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s political and union leaders are pressuring the U.S. Export-Import Bank to reverse a loan decision that could cost ...
Mon, June 28, 2010
Nearly 140 Union Workers Agree to Full Pension in Severance Pkg.
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - About 140 union workers soon to be laid off from Milwaukee’s Rockwell Automation have agreed to a severance package that ...
Fri, June 18, 2010
WI Employees Union Head Blasts Walker Pension Plan
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The head of the State Employees Union blasted Republican Scott Walker’s proposal to make workers start paying for some of ...
Fri, June 11, 2010
Striking Honda China workers hold out for pay, union
By James Pomfret
ZHONGSHAN, China (Reuters) - Workers at a lock factory in southern China that supplies Honda Motor Co <7267.T> challenged managers on ...
Mon, June 07, 2010
Ex-Union Carbide officials sentenced over Bhopal leak
BHOPAL, India (Reuters) - A court on Monday convicted seven Indian former employees of U.S. chemical firm Union Carbide of negligence and sentenced them ...
Tue, June 01, 2010
Alcoa sets tentative labor pact with union workers
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Alcoa Inc <AA.N> said Tuesday it reached a tentative agreement with the United Steelworkers (USW) union on a new 4-year ...
Tue, June 01, 2010
BA, striking union hold talks
By Keith Weir
LONDON (Reuters) - British Airways Plc <BAY.L> and officials from the Unite trade union plan were holding talks on Tuesday to ...
Mon, May 31, 2010
Union warns British Airways of further strikes
By Matt Falloon
LONDON (Reuters) - British Airways could face even more strike disruption this summer unless it resolves a dispute with cabin crew over ...
Fri, May 28, 2010
BA and union talks adjourned without deal
LONDON (Reuters) - Talks between British Airways <BAY.L> and the union Unite which represents striking cabin crew were adjourned without the parties reaching an ...
Wed, May 26, 2010
BA to resume talks with cabin crew union
LONDON (Reuters) - British Airways said it would resume talks with the union of striking cabin crew later on Wednesday in an attempt to avert ...
Thu, May 20, 2010
UW-Eau Claire Faculty Votes to Form Union
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Faculty members at UW-Eau Claire have joined their colleagues at UW-Superior in agreeing to form a union. Instructors at Eau ...
Thu, May 20, 2010
BA union wins UK court appeal over strike ruling
By Stefano Ambrogi
LONDON (Reuters) - The British Airways <BAY.L> cabin crew trade union, Unite, won an appeal on Thursday against a High Court ...
Thu, May 20, 2010
BA union wins UK court appeal over strike ruling
LONDON (Reuters) - The British Airways <BAY.L> cabin crew trade union, Unite, won an appeal on Thursday against a London High Court ruling this ...
Wed, May 19, 2010
GM to stop paying union employees to quit: report
(Reuters) - Carmaker General Motors Co told the United Auto Workers (UAW) it will no longer pay union employees to leave the company, the Wall ...
Tue, May 18, 2010
Unite union in court to challenge BA strike ruling
LONDON (Reuters) - The union for British Airways <BAY.L> cabin crew is in London's High Court to challenge a ruling that blocked a ...
Mon, May 17, 2010
Airlines sue to block union vote rule change
ATLANTA (Reuters) - U.S. airlines sued federal regulators on Monday to stop enforcement of a landmark change in labor law that could make it ...
Fri, May 14, 2010
Final Day of Voting for UW-Superior Faculty for Union
SUPERIOR, Wis. (WTAQ) - This is the second and final day of voting by UW-Superior faculty members, to decide if they want to unionize. UW ...
Mon, May 10, 2010
U.S. labor decision would aid air, rail union efforts
By John Crawley
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. mediators authorized a landmark change in labor law on Monday effectively aimed at making it easier for ...
Fri, May 07, 2010
Thousands of WI Home Care Workers to Join Union
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - About 5,500 Wisconsin home care workers are about to join a union. The Service Employees International Union said Thursday that ...
Wed, April 21, 2010
Coke CEO aims to ease union fears over delivery routes
By Martinne Geller
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Coca-Cola Co <KO.N> Chief Executive Muhtar Kent sought to ease concerns by the Teamsters union that the ...
Sat, April 10, 2010
Prospera Credit Union Closing Three Locations
APPLETON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Prospera Credit Union is closing its Grand Chute branch, as well as GoodMoney payday lending stores in Green Bay and Buchanan ...
Wed, April 07, 2010
UK union, BA resume strike talks
LONDON (Reuters) - British Airways <BAY.L> and union officials have resumed talks aimed at averting further strikes in a long-running dispute over pay and ...
Sat, March 27, 2010
Union threatens more strikes at British Airways
By Avril Ormsby
LONDON (Reuters) - The union representing British Airways' <BAY.L> striking cabin crew warned on Saturday that it would stage more stoppages ...
Wed, March 24, 2010
Merrill machinists union strikes
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – Thirty-two production workers at Merrill Manufacturing Corporation have gone on strike.
The union members began the strike yesterday after failing to ...
Wed, March 24, 2010
Former police union president sentenced for forged memo
MILWAUKEE (WSAU) Former Milwaukee police union president Brad DeBraska has been sentenced to six months in jail for forgery and identity theft. A jury ...
Wed, March 24, 2010
Ex-Milwaukee Police Union Prez Gets 6 Mos. Jail
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Former Milwaukee police union president Brad DeBraska has been sentenced to 6 months in jail for forgery and identity theft. A ...
Sat, March 20, 2010
MLS and players union avert strike with new deal
MIAMI (Reuters) - A threatened strike in Major League Soccer (MLS) has been averted after league management and the players union announced they had reached ...
Fri, March 19, 2010
European Union mulls emergency bank wind-up fund
By John O'Donnell and Jan Strupczewski
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is considering making banks pay for an emergency wind-up fund in case ...
Thu, February 25, 2010
Head Of State Workers' Union Blasts Report On Pensions
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The head of the state government’s largest union is blasting a new report that says public employees get sweeter and ...
Tue, February 23, 2010
Teachers union was top lobbying group in Wisconsin in '09
MADISON (WSAU) The state's largest teachers union spent the most money lobbying state lawmakers last year -- and it paid off with the elimination ...
Tue, February 09, 2010
Union Pacific Probes 2 Dozen Freight Cars Jumping Tracks
PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. (WTAQ) - The Union Pacific Railroad is trying to figure out why two dozen freight cars jumped the tracks in Kenosha County ...
Thu, January 28, 2010
MLS and players union extend contract talks
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Major League Soccer will continue to negotiate with their players union for another two weeks as they try to reach a ...
Thu, January 28, 2010
WI Lawmakers React To President's State of the Union Speech
WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - President Obama used his State of the Union address Wednesday night to renew his vows to fix the economy, improve ...
Thu, January 28, 2010
Obama State Of The Union message: "I don't quit"
WASHINGTON - President Obama reverted back to the "change" theme of his campaign for the White House during his first State of the Union speech ...
Wed, January 27, 2010
WATCH LIVE: President Obama's State of the Union Speech
WASHINGTON, DC--President Barack Obama gives his first State of the Union Speech LIVE on WKZO.TV this evening. Watch below:
Wed, January 27, 2010
Wisconsin women to appear as State of the Union guests
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WSAU) - First Lady Michelle Obama has invited a second Wisconsinite to Capitol Hill for President Obama’s State-of-the-Union address tonight.
Ninetten-year-old ...
Wed, January 27, 2010
WI Woman Guest of First Lady At State of Union Speech
WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - A Sun Prairie woman will be one of the First Lady’s guests at Wednesday night’s State of the ...
Wed, January 20, 2010
Obama to address voter fears in State of Union
By Alister Bull and Caren Bohan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, concerned by voter anxiety over high unemployment, said on Monday he would use ...
Wed, January 20, 2010
Wausau school board, teacher union meet behind closed doors
WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) The Wausau Board of Education and its teachers union met for the first time since the union called for the removal ...
Mon, January 18, 2010
Obama's State of Union speech forces TV shuffle
By Nellie Andreeva
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The White House on Monday set January 27 as the date for President Obama's latest State ...
Mon, January 18, 2010
Obama State of Union set for Jan 27, budget Feb 1
By Matt Spetalnick
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will deliver his first State of the Union address on January 27 and his budget plan ...
Mon, January 11, 2010
Obama meets union leaders over healthcare concerns
By David Morgan and Ross Colvin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The leader of the biggest U.S. labor federation warned President Barack Obama on Monday that ...
Wed, January 06, 2010
Union: Lawmakers Asked For Easier Path To Unionize UW Workers
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The American Federation of Teachers and some Democratic lawmakers have asked the UW System to make it easier for its workers ...
Tue, December 29, 2009
Head Of Police Union "Ashamed" About OWI Arrest
SUN PRAIRIE (WRN) - The head of the state police union says he’s “ashamed” he was picked up for drunk driving this month in ...
Fri, December 18, 2009
High Court Justices Too Close To Milwaukee Police Union Case
MILWAUKEE (WRN) - The State Supreme Court will not decide if a former head of the Milwaukee police union can win a defamation suit, because ...
Tue, December 15, 2009
Gulf rulers back monetary union plan
By Rania El Gamal and Raissa Kasolowsky
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Gulf Arab countries endorsed a monetary union agreement on Tuesday despite the absence of major ...
Fri, December 11, 2009
UAW's King to be named union's next leader: sources
By Bernie Woodall and Kevin Krolicki
DETROIT (Reuters) - The leadership of the United Auto Workers is set to meet next week to name Bob ...
Fri, December 11, 2009
Teachers union: "No Confidence" in Wausau superintendent
WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) Wausau's teachers union has voted in favor of a 'no confidence' resolution involving superintendent Steven Murley. Union rank-and-file took the ...
Fri, December 04, 2009
Wausau's transit union agrees to wage concessions
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – The union representing Wausau’s transit employees has become the last in the city to agree to wage concessions.
The Amalgamated ...
Thu, December 03, 2009
Harley union agrees to new deal: report
(Reuters) - Workers at Harley-Davidson Inc's York, Pennsylvania plant agreed to nearly 50 percent job cuts and more work-rule flexibility in exchange for the ...
Wed, December 02, 2009
Harley-Davidson Union Workers Ratify York Pact
MILWAUKEE (WRN) - Milwaukee’s Harley-Davidson will not be moving its main motorcycle assembly plant. Union employees in York Pennsylvania ratified a 7 year contract ...
Wed, November 25, 2009
Players want big changes in MLS league structure: union
By Simon Evans
MIAMI (Reuters) - Major League Soccer's players are demanding significant changes to the way their league is organized as part of ...
Wed, November 25, 2009
Pewaukee Police Union Loses Fight To Keep Jobs
PEWAUKEE (WRN) - The police union in Pewaukee lost a court battle today to keep their jobs. Waukesha County Circuit Judge Ralph Ramirez threw out ...
Tue, November 24, 2009
Wausau police union agrees to wage concessions
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Wausau police officers will give up their pay raises until the end of 2010.
The police union agreed to the concessions ...
Sun, November 22, 2009
Soviet Union's non-Communist astronaut dies age 83
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Soviet Union's only non-Communist astronaut, Konstantin Feoktistov, has died at the age of 83, Russia's space agency said on ...
Fri, November 20, 2009
Non-union employees agree to pay freeze
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Wausau’s non-union employees have agreed to freeze their wages for one year as the city struggles to overcome a nearly ...
Fri, November 20, 2009
Union Pacific reminds hunters to be careful near trains
UNDATED (WSAU) – Railroad officials are warning hunters to be aware of trains while out hunting this deer season.
Union Pacific spokesman Mark Davis says ...
Wed, November 18, 2009
German union to represent T-Mobile USA workers
By David Morgan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and German labor leaders announced a transatlantic alliance on Wednesday aimed at persuading Germany's giant Deutsche ...
Wed, November 18, 2009
Gov't Union Engineers Ask Judge To Toss Temporary Layoffs
MADISON (WRN) - The state government’s unionized engineers have asked a judge to throw out the temporary layoffs ordered by the Doyle administration. The ...
Tue, November 10, 2009
Wausau teachers union questions retirement assumptions in school budget
RIB MOUNTAIN, Wis (WSAU) The Wausau Board of Education met last night at South Mountain Elementary School, and they heard from the head of ...
Thu, November 05, 2009
GB Union Chief: Bankruptices Due To Current Health Care System
GREEN BAY (WRN) - The U.S. House is expected to vote Saturday on its version of health care reform. The #2 Democrat, Steny Hoyer ...
Tue, November 03, 2009
Flight attendant union puts off bid for Delta election
ATLANTA (Reuters) - The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA union said on Tuesday that it has withdrawn its bid to seek a union election for more ...
Mon, November 02, 2009
U.S. agency proposes change for airline union votes
ATLANTA (Reuters) - The U.S. National Mediation Board has proposed a sweeping rule change that would base the outcome of union elections at airlines ...
Mon, November 02, 2009
Nurses union reaches deal on H1N1 safety in U.S.
By Steve Gorman
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - After months of talks, the largest U.S. nurses union and California's biggest nonprofit healthcare chain have ...
Mon, November 02, 2009
U.S. agency proposes change for airline union votes
ATLANTA (Reuters) - The U.S. National Mediation Board has proposed a sweeping rule change that would base the outcome of union elections at airlines ...
Thu, October 29, 2009
U.S. labor agency mulls new airline union proposal: report
(Reuters) - National Mediation Board, a U.S. federal labor-management relations agency, is considering a proposal to allow airline workers to form unions with the ...
Tue, October 13, 2009
UK union OK brings Opel deal closer
By Fang Yan and Matt Scuffham
SHANGHAI/LONDON (Reuters) - Agreement between Magna and a UK labor union on Tuesday brought closer a final deal ...
Thu, September 24, 2009
Emmy-winning actor to lead Hollywood union
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Character actor Ken Howard was elected president of the Screen Actors Guild on Thursday, the union said, four days after he ...
Sat, September 19, 2009
Goodyear union members ratify four-year labor deal
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Members of the union representing more than 10,000 workers at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co have ratified a four-year labor deal, Goodyear ...
Tue, September 15, 2009
Actors union to give lifetime award to Betty White
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Golden Girls" star Betty White will receive a lifetime achievement award from the largest U.S. actors union, the group said ...
Thu, September 10, 2009
Boeing workers in South Carolina reject union
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Workers at a Boeing Co plant in South Carolina voted on Thursday to decertify the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers ...
Thu, September 10, 2009
Ford says union talks aim at long-term issues
DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co sees no near-term North American labor cost disadvantage with rivals General Motors Co and Chrysler Group LLC, but is ...
Tue, September 08, 2009
German union leader warns of mass protest on Opel
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Opel workers are preparing mass protests if its parent General Motors <GM.UL> fails to pick Canada's Magna <MGa.TO> as ...
Sat, September 05, 2009
U.S. union head Sweeney backs dropping "card check"
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Signaling an attempt to move forward on stalled U.S. union legislation, AFL-CIO president John Sweeney would back speedy votes by ...
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