Read more contract stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/12816/contract.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 19:03:15 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/67034/posh-reels-in-5m-idol-contract.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagVictoria Beckham has landed a $5 million contract to sit in for Paula Abdul on American Idol , even though inside sources claim she fumbled her audition, reports the Daily Mail . She has host Simon Cowell's support, though program producers are still worried she comes across as too British and is...http://www.newser.com/story/67034/posh-reels-in-5m-idol-contract.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 16 Aug 2009 7:34:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64971/arbitration-firms-quit-consumer-debt-biz.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCredit card and cell phone companies are scrambling as two major arbitration firms back out of the business of settling consumer disputes, the Wall Street Journal reports. The National Arbitration Forum—accused in a Minnesota lawsuit of misleading consumers into thinking it was impartial—will stop taking cases this week,...http://www.newser.com/story/64971/arbitration-firms-quit-consumer-debt-biz.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 22 Jul 2009 8:33:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62025/boeing-looks-to-old-777-model-in-airbus-battle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith its 787 Dreamliner delayed, Boeing is turning to its 14-year-old 777 to compete with Airbus’ next plane, Bloomberg reports. At the Paris Air Show today, Boeing said it may make a new wing for the 777 in an effort to boost fuel efficiency, and will also showcase a 777-based...http://www.newser.com/story/62025/boeing-looks-to-old-777-model-in-airbus-battle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 16 Jun 2009 11:57:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61453/actors-approve-contract-ending-threat-of-strike.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Screen Actors Guild overwhelmingly approved a new contract tonight with the big Hollywood studios, ending an impasse that raised the threat of another strike in the entertainment industry, reports the LA Times . The approval, pushed by a group of top-tier actors such as George Clooney and Tom Hanks, comes...http://www.newser.com/story/61453/actors-approve-contract-ending-threat-of-strike.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 09 Jun 2009 23:17:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61339/globe-union-rejects-pay-cut.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Boston Globe 's biggest union has turned down a contract involving pay and benefit cuts despite threats that doing so may lead to deeper cuts, the New York Times reports. Boston Newspaper Guild members voted 277-265 against the offer from the New York Times Company after 12 hours of...http://www.newser.com/story/61339/globe-union-rejects-pay-cut.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 08 Jun 2009 23:31:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61291/globe-union-to-vote-on-pay-cut.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Boston Globe ’s biggest union votes today on whether to accept a $10 million cut to their wages and benefits, including an 8.4% pay cut, or to mount a legal fight with parent the New York Times Co., the Boston Herald reports. If the contract is rejected, the...http://www.newser.com/story/61291/globe-union-to-vote-on-pay-cut.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 08 Jun 2009 11:11:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58469/dodgers-have-no-way-out-of-manny-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Los Angeles Dodgers don’t have many options in dealing with confirmed doper Manny Ramirez, Sean Gregory writes in Time . Manny’s 50-game suspension is governed entirely by the drug agreement between the players association and Major League Baseball. There is no contract clause allowing the Dodgers to cancel the deal...http://www.newser.com/story/58469/dodgers-have-no-way-out-of-manny-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 08 May 2009 17:09:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58313/blackwaters-iraq-contract-ends.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBlackwater’s turbulent term in Iraq ends today with the expiration of its contract, CNN reports. The US opted not to renew the firm’s security services deal in January after Iraqi officials denied it a renewed operating license in the wake of a 2007 shooting in a public square. “We are...http://www.newser.com/story/58313/blackwaters-iraq-contract-ends.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 07 May 2009 8:06:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56508/actors-union-hollywood-studios-make-tentative-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNearly 10 months after their previous contract expired, the Screen Actors Guild and Hollywood’s major film and TV studios have a tentative agreement for a 2-year deal, the Los Angeles Times reports. Few details of the deal, which must be ratified by the union’s 120,000 members, were made public....http://www.newser.com/story/56508/actors-union-hollywood-studios-make-tentative-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 17 Apr 2009 15:43:55 CDT