Senate OKs Unions For Screeners
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The Senate voted Tuesday to give 45,000 airport screeners the same union rights as border patrol, customs and immigration agents, despite a veto threat from the White House
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The Senate voted early this morning to put a five-year limit on a new guest worker program, an important element of the âgrand bargainâ on immigration.
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NEW YORK : The leaders of the largest US flight attendants&#39; union voted to authorize strike action by its members, in response to threats from bankrupt US carriers to unilaterally scrap labour contracts.
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The Senate approved a measure Thursday to help shield businesses from major class action lawsuits like the ones that have been brought against tobacco companies, giving President Bush the first legislative victory of his second term.
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The bill would enable employees to unionize as soon as a majority signed cards saying they favored a union.
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US Airways&#39; 6,000 customer agents have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike or other legal work action if the bankrupt airline seeks to terminate its labor contract in US bankruptcy court, according to a union announcement issued Wednesday night.
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Baggage and passenger screeners at the Transportation Security Administration are not allowed to bargain over the terms and conditions of their employment, but the largest federal union hopes to get the Democratic majority in the next Congress to take another look at whether that ban is justified.
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Flight attendants at US Airways have overwhelmingly authorized their union to engage in strike-related activities should a federal bankruptcy court permit management to cancel its collective bargaining agreement with its employees.
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Bloomberg - Aug. 28 (Bloomberg) -- New York Senator Hillary Clinton and Connecticut Senator Christopher Dodd won the first major endorsements from national unions, boosting their bids for the Democratic presidential nomination.
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WASHINGTON  - The union representing United Airlines&#39; flight attendants mailed strike authorisation ballots to 21,000 members, in preparation for a showdown with the carrier over proposed pay cuts.
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A bill that would toughen border   security while giving millions of illegal immigrants a chance   to earn U.S. citizenship cleared key test votes in the U.S.   Senate on Wednesday, setting the stage for passage this week   and a big battle with the House of Representatives.
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WASHINGTON -- The union representing flight attendants on Friday said it mailed out more than 5,000 strike authorization ballots to its members employed by US Airways as both sides continued talks that are expected to stretch through the weekend.
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Writers Guild of America  members overwhelmingly have approved the guild&#39;s formal list of  demands circulated recently as a prelude to the launch of  negotiations for a new film and TV contract.
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The vote by the union representing almost all the Broadway stagehands is a necessary step before a strike.
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The U.S. Senate on Wednesday backed  a Democratic-sponsored measure that would give new labor  protections to airport screeners while seeking to address White  House concerns that federal authorities have flexibility to  respond to security threats.
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The Senate voted Tuesday to give 45,000 airport screeners the same union rights as other public safety officers, despite vigorous opposition by Republicans and a veto threat from the White House.
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The US Senate adopted sweeping reforms of immigration law that would allow millions of undocumented workers to seek legal status in the United States.