Read more labor unions stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/11475/labor-unions.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:37:11 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74283/composers-seek-pay-tune-up-with-teamsters.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA group of composers for movies and TV seeking a better deal now have the Teamsters in their corner. The musicians, who complain that their pay is shriveling as studios expect them to absorb more costs, were one of the few groups of Hollywood workers not covered by union contracts....http://www.newser.com/story/74283/composers-seek-pay-tune-up-with-teamsters.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Nov 2009 4:58:59 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71943/union-chief-takes-on-white-house.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe leader of one of the nation's biggest labor unions is not playing ball with the White House, writes Ben Smith. AFSCME's Gerry McEntee seems to be breaking the unwritten rule among progressives when dealing with this administration: Hush up, or we'll freeze you out. McEntee has repeatedly taken public...http://www.newser.com/story/71943/union-chief-takes-on-white-house.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 17 Oct 2009 16:21:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70559/quaids-wild-ride-a-tale-of-drugs-paranoia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe arrest of Randy and Evi Quaid in Texas for stiffing a California hotel is only the latest twist in a bizarre tale of unpaid bills and paranoid fantasies. A private investigator hired by the Quaids—she’s out $17,000—tells Diane Dimond the actor and his wife owe tens...http://www.newser.com/story/70559/quaids-wild-ride-a-tale-of-drugs-paranoia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 29 Sep 2009 13:38:21 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69335/china-accuses-us-of-dumping-chicken-auto-parts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUS-China trade tensions escalated yesterday when Beijing announced it was investigating whether the US dumped auto parts and chicken products onto the Chinese market, the LA Times reports. An expert calls the retaliatory move, which comes days after the White House slapped a 35% import tariff on Chinese tires, "a...http://www.newser.com/story/69335/china-accuses-us-of-dumping-chicken-auto-parts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 14 Sep 2009 6:31:46 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69254/french-telecom-suicides-spark-official-unease.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA spate of suicides by workers at a French telecommunications company is prompting a meeting between the firm's CEO and France's labor minister, the BBC reports. Since last year, 23 employees of France Telecom have killed themselves; unions blame tough management practices, but the firm, which was privatized in 1998,...http://www.newser.com/story/69254/french-telecom-suicides-spark-official-unease.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 12 Sep 2009 16:54:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68813/obama-asks-unions-for-health-reform-support.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama honored the achievements of organized labor today, pointing out that iniatives like the minimum wage and paid vacation “bear the union label,” the AP reports. Speaking at an AFL-CIO meeting in Cincinnati, Obama asked for union support in his push to reform the health care system, and he...http://www.newser.com/story/68813/obama-asks-unions-for-health-reform-support.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 07 Sep 2009 14:51:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64607/card-checks-dropped-from-card-check-bill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe so-called "card-check" bill no longer includes its namesake card checks. Labor-friendly Democratic senators have agreed to ditch a central part of the union-organizing measure to ensure its passage, the New York Times reports. The controversial provision would have required employers to recognize a union when a majority of workers...http://www.newser.com/story/64607/card-checks-dropped-from-card-check-bill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 17 Jul 2009 7:33:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62629/fehrs-whiff-on-steroids-tarnishes-great-legacy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf not for one pesky scandal, “Don Fehr might rightly be hailed as one of the greatest leaders in the history of American labor,” Ken Rosenthal writes for Fox Sports of the retiring baseball players union boss. “Alas, he missed on steroids, missed about as badly as a person of...http://www.newser.com/story/62629/fehrs-whiff-on-steroids-tarnishes-great-legacy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 23 Jun 2009 15:05:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62541/fehr-head-of-baseball-players-union-will-retire.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBaseball players union chief Donald Fehr said today he’ll retire by March 31, the New York Times reports. His likely replacement as executive director will be Michael Weiner, the union’s general counsel. In Fehr’s 26 years at the helm, the average player salary rose from $289,000 to $3.24...http://www.newser.com/story/62541/fehr-head-of-baseball-players-union-will-retire.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 22 Jun 2009 15:40:28 CDT