Unions keen to avoid 'bloodbath'
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Union leaders say they avoided a showdown with Gordon Brown because they did not want to ruin his first conference as leader.
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A FEDERAL Labor government would criticise unions if they were doing the wrong thing in the economy, Opposition Leader Mark Latham said today.
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Officials on both sides said they hope to avert a strike but that the prospects will hinge on whether the other side will yield on the most intractable issue on the table: the length of a contract.
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Meetings are due in an effort to avert weekend strikes planned at Heathrow and Gatwick Airports.
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A union representing about 700 textile workers at Malden Mills Industries Inc. voted to accept a contract offer, averting a possible strike. Paul Coorey, president of the Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees Union, Local 311, said workers voted 301-136 to accept a three-year pact that included annual wage increases of 2 percent, 2 percent, and 3 percent. But ...
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In a landmark overhaul of pay eligibility, the Labor Department and unions clash over how much clarity has really been attained. By JEFF HARRINGTON, Times Staff Writer.
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A fresh wave of national strikes by postal workers will be held by the end of the month unless a bitter row over pay and conditions is resolved, union leaders announced today.
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Business & money: Ailing car giants push union to agree pay cuts.
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It can be tempting to think of labor unions as an antagonistic relic of an industrial economy and to forget about their lingering impact.
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Airline unions, still nursing wounds after a bruising six-year clash with cash-strapped carriers, are getting ready to reclaim lost wages and benefits for workers, as well as some lost clout for themselves.
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Many Democrats, womenÂs organizations and liberal groups are gearing up for a fight on another workplace issue: paid sick days.
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A leading union threatens to name and shame employers who fail to tackle bullying at work.
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Unions are warning NHS blood service workers may  strike over potential closures of blood centres.
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South African unions and government officials meet to try and thrash out a pay deal, as more strikes loom next week.
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A major clash is expected between the government and a civil servantsâ union Monday when the union pledges to launch a general strike as scheduled, despite government crackdowns on its move to demand full labor rights.
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In a bid to survive and to persuade unions to accept deep pay and benefit cuts, managers at US Airways Group and Delta Air Lines are sharing some of the pain.
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich., July 20 -- United Auto Workers President Ronald A. Gettelfinger sought Friday to lower expectations of "transformational" changes to labor contracts as bargaining with U.S. automakers began.