Read more contract negotiations stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/15740/contract-negotiations.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:52:58 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/52396/manny-back-in-la-for-2-years-45m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagManny Ramirez will be back with the Los Angeles Dodgers for at least a year after contentious contract negotiations, the Los Angeles Times reports. The 37-year-old slugger, pending a physical, will sign a $45 million contract for 2 years, with an opt-out clause after the first year and a $25...http://www.newser.com/story/52396/manny-back-in-la-for-2-years-45m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Mar 2009 13:02:28 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/51246/ac-milan-haggles-for-beckham.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith David Beckham hesitant to return stateside next month and AC Milan as eager to keep him, the Italian club is sending a rep to Los Angeles to broker a deal for the midfielder, the Guardian reports. LA Galaxy remains adamant that Beckham return unless a $15 million fee is...http://www.newser.com/story/51246/ac-milan-haggles-for-beckham.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Feb 2009 11:55:16 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46090/sag-postpones-strike-vote.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFacing dissent in the rank-and-file, the Screen Actors Guild is delaying a member vote to authorize a strike, the Los Angeles Times reports. The union’s board will push back balloting slated to begin January 2 to “address the unfortunate division and restore consensus” at a special meeting January 12, said...http://www.newser.com/story/46090/sag-postpones-strike-vote.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 23 Dec 2008 11:27:21 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44185/reasons-baseballs-hot-stove-is-so-chilly.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDecember is usually prime time in baseball's hot-stove league, but with the market seemingly frozen, Tony Massarotti lists reasons why for the Boston Globe : The economy. With the possibility of dipping revenue over the next year (or years), teams are reluctant to jump into long-term, expensive player contracts. CC Sabathia....http://www.newser.com/story/44185/reasons-baseballs-hot-stove-is-so-chilly.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 02 Dec 2008 15:00:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/36747/boeing-union-to-strike-at-midnight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBoeing’s biggest union opted today to strike at midnight after failing to reach a last-minute contract deal, the Wall Street Journal reports. Nearly 27,000 Seattle-area machinists and aerospace workers will walk off the job over health, job security, and pay raise issues in Boeing's latest offer. The union voted...http://www.newser.com/story/36747/boeing-union-to-strike-at-midnight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 05 Sep 2008 19:50:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36198/boeing-union-slams-offer-urges-workers-to-strike.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBoeing union leaders are urging members to turn down the company’s latest offer and go on strike, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. Union chiefs have also filed a charge of unfair labor practice against management for "direct dealing with our members." Machinists plan to vote on Boeing's offer Wednesday and will...http://www.newser.com/story/36198/boeing-union-slams-offer-urges-workers-to-strike.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 29 Aug 2008 21:21:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32010/actors-guild-suffers-blow-as-smaller-union-oks-contract.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDespite a campaign by the larger Screen Actors Guild to convince them otherwise, members of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists yesterday approved a new contract with Hollywood studios, the Los Angeles Times reports. The ratification is seen as signaling weak support for an actors strike as SAG...http://www.newser.com/story/32010/actors-guild-suffers-blow-as-smaller-union-oks-contract.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 09 Jul 2008 9:19:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/19668/phillies-howard-wins-10m-in-arbitration.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPhiladelphia Phillies’ Ryan Howard won big in his salary arbitration case today, getting $10 million instead of the $7 million his team had offered, the AP reports. The figure is the highest salary a player has scooped in an arbitration victory. “We negotiated right up to the courthouse steps,” said...http://www.newser.com/story/19668/phillies-howard-wins-10m-in-arbitration.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 21 Feb 2008 19:45:57 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/18038/scribes-studios-close-to-accord.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHollywood writers and studios made a breakthrough in contract talks yesterday and may forge an agreement to end the 4-month-old writers strike next week, the New York Times reports. The sides agreed on tricky issues regarding Internet compensation, but still need to work out details and let the guild's 10,...http://www.newser.com/story/18038/scribes-studios-close-to-accord.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 02 Feb 2008 19:13:00 CST