'Super union' merger talks begin
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Two of Britain's biggest unions agree to start merger discussions in a move that could create a 2.5m 'super union'.
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BRUSSELS, Oct 26 (IPS) - In a historic move, WCL has decided to start   negotiations with ICFTU, the world's largest trade union,  for setting up  a new international labour organisation.
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Delta Air Lines Inc  has  started merger talks with UAL Corp.'s  United Airlines  and Northwest Airlines Corp. , and hopes to negotiate an  agreement with one of them in the next two weeks, The Wall  Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
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U.S. airline labor unions, hungry to reclaim wage and benefit concessions, are busily issuing demands in exchange for their support for a potential merger, as they try to influence back-room talks.
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Brazilian mining giant Vale said Monday it has held takeover talks with Anglo-Swiss rival Xstrata, which analysts said could lead to a deal worth more than $100 billion and one of the biggest mergers ever.
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Takeover talks between two of Manchester United&#39;s biggest shareholders and Malcolm Glazer appear to have broken down. It is believed the US businessman has failed to reach a deal with John Magnier and JP McManus
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Senior negotiators from Volkswagen and its main union have met to seek a deal on cost cutting that could head off the first full-blown strike at the carmaker&#39;s western German factories.
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Ford Motor Co.  heads into a round of contract talks with its major union as the automaker seeks sweeping changes worth billions of dollars that would transform it into a strong contender, according to people familiar with the upcoming negotiations.
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Sprint, the No. 3 US mobile- phone company, and Nextel Communications are in early talks about a possible merger, people familiar with the matter said.
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Japan's Supreme Court said merger talks could proceed between troubled UFJ Holdings Inc. and Mitsubishi Tokyo Group Inc. -- the latest development in an escalating battle among the country's top banks to potentially create the world's largest banking company.
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UAL Corp.'s  United  Airlines and Continental Airlines  have held preliminary  talks about a potential merger as consolidation in the airline  industry heats up, a source familiar with the situation said on  Wednesday.
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AMSTERDAM/LONDON  - ABN AMRO  said on Wednesday it would discuss with Barclays  the implications of a bid proposal this week by the consortium seeking to dislodge Barclays as ABN's preferred merger partner.
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The exchanges said they are in preliminary talks on a merger that could create one of the biggest marketplaces for derivatives in the world.
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Delta Air Lines Inc  has started merger talks with UAL Corp.'s  United Airlines and Northwest Airlines Corp. , and hopes to negotiate an agreement with one of them in the next two weeks, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
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As banks and insurance companies increasingly look to outsource jobs to Asia, two unions representing almost 200,000 workers in the financial sector are to merge to try to woo new members.
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General Motors Corp.  and Ford  Motor Co.  began talks with the United Auto Workers union  on Monday, hoping to win sweeping concessions that would slash  labor costs for the struggling auto industry.
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Talks to avoid a crippling strike at British Airways will resume on Friday  with unions and the airline "hopeful" of reaching a deal.