Read more union stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/5129/union.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 8:56:46 CSThttp://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/65245/mass-police-unions-want-apology-from-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMassachusetts police unions today called on President Obama, Gov. Deval Patrick, and others to apologize for criticizing the cops who arrested Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, the Boston Globe reports. “The president should make an apology to all law-enforcement personnel throughout the entire country,” said one Cambridge policeman. “Cambridge police...http://www.newser.com/story/65245/mass-police-unions-want-apology-from-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 24 Jul 2009 12:30:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64880/globe-union-caves-votes-to-accept-10m-in-cuts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Boston Globe 's biggest union has ended a four-month battle with the New York Times company and voted to accept $10 million in pay and benefit cuts, the Boston Herald reports. Union members—who have been living with a 23% pay cut since rejecting an 8.3% decrease last...http://www.newser.com/story/64880/globe-union-caves-votes-to-accept-10m-in-cuts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 21 Jul 2009 2:41:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64635/conservative-group-tried-to-sell-its-support-for-2m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA major conservative group offered its backing to FedEx on a bill before the Senate—for a price tag of at least $2 million, Politico reports—and then, when FedEx didn't take the bait, switched sides. A letter to FedEx shows the American Conservative Union proffered services like writing op-eds...http://www.newser.com/story/64635/conservative-group-tried-to-sell-its-support-for-2m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 17 Jul 2009 8:21:44 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/61621/boston-real-estate-firm-may-buy-globe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Boston real-estate and investment firm is considering buying the Globe from the New York Times Company, and the paper’s biggest union wants a piece, too, the Herald reports. Intercontinental Real Estate Corp. says it’s been in talks for weeks to purchase the beleaguered newspaper.http://www.newser.com/story/61621/boston-real-estate-firm-may-buy-globe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 11 Jun 2009 12:46:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61475/commuters-down-the-tube-as-strike-hits-london.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLondon commuters faced a trial to get to work today as a subway strike pushed millions onto buses, bikes, and boats. The 48-hour strike began last night after talks broke down with one of the Tube's unions over disciplinary measures against two train drivers. Some lines are running irregularly, however,...http://www.newser.com/story/61475/commuters-down-the-tube-as-strike-hits-london.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 10 Jun 2009 5:14:30 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 CDT