Caterpillar Union Rejects Contract Offer
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The main union at Caterpillar Inc. said  its members voted on Sunday to reject the construction  equipment maker's contract proposal, the second time this year  the workers have voted against an offer.
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The pension plan at a U.K. unit of  bankrupt auto parts maker Federal-Mogul Corp. FDMLQ.OB on  Friday rejected a $130 million offer by financier Carl Icahn to  keep it afloat, prompting a warning from bondholders that the  plan may be liquidated.
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Some 15,000 United Steelworkers union members went on strike at 16 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.  plants in the United States and Canada on Thursday after rejecting the company's latest contract proposal.
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Leaders of US Airways' pilots union rejected late last night a bid to have pilots vote on a concessions proposal from the airline.
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Australian prospector Midwest Corp   rejected a $1 billion-plus takeover proposal from its  major shareholder, the Chinese commodities trader Sinosteel,  emboldened by another big hike in iron ore prices this year.
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South African gold producer Gold Fields rejects a $8.2bn bid by rival Harmony, saying the offer is not attractive.
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Gold Fields has rejected a $US7.2billion ($9.5billion) takeover offer by fellow South African gold producer Harmony Gold Mining, calling its rival &quot;financially stretched&quot; and suggesting Harmony could face a cash crunch.
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According to a longtime team owner, the offer will include the salary cap that the union has rejected throughout the negotiations.
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Ratification of the tentative labor  contract between the United Auto Workers union and Chrysler LLC  was thrown into jeopardy on Monday after workers at four of the  eight assembly plants that must vote on the deal rejected it.
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United Technologies made a 1.35 billion pound bid for Kidde, but the fire-fighting equipment maker has rejected the offer, saying it undervalues the company.
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PHOENIX -- Swift Transportation Co. Inc. said yesterday it has rejected a $2.2 billion takeover offer from its founder and largest shareholder and plans to explore other alternatives to the bid.
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United Auto Workers union members at a major Chrysler LLC assembly plant overwhelmingly rejected a proposed contract with the automaker, a setback for union leadership in early voting on the four-year deal.
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HARRISBURG, Pa. Directors of Pennsylvania&#39;s state-run student loan program today rejected an unsolicited (b) billion-dollar takeover bid by industry giant Sallie Mae.
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Australian airline Qantas rejects a controversial $8.6bn takeover deal led by Australian bank Macquarie.
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STOCKHOLM -- Scania AB and two of its major shareholders rejected a $12.2 billion takeover offer from Germany's MAN AG yesterday, with one investor saying the offer did not reflect the truck maker's value.
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Toy and gift maker rejects an unsolicited takeover offer as unworthy of further consideration.
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A proposal to claw back bonuses paid to executives under the cloud of an accounting scandal has been rejected by Computer Associates&#39; shareholders.