A massive stevedores' strike that on Thursday shut all of export-reliant Finland's ports will further weaken the country's already ailing economy, Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen said. "This is a very serious conflict," Vanhanen told reporters, adding that the strike was costing the ...
<div><p>Whirlpool Corp. has filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to cut the medical benefits of thousands of retired Maytag workers.</p><p>The lawsuit, dated July 24 and filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa in Des Moines as a ...
<div id="subtitle">New NFLPA boss intends to open labor talks with league as soon as possible</div><div><p>DeMaurice Smith, the NFLPA's new executive director, says he will reach out to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell as soon as possible to begin negotiating a new collective bargaining ...
<div id="subtitle">Supreme Court rules for employers in arbitration dispute over unionized workers</div><div><p>The Supreme Court has ruled for employers who want to force unionized workers to pursue their age discrimination claims through arbitration instead of a federal lawsuit.</p><p>In a 5-4 ...
<div id="subtitle">NFLPA seeks to hire search firm to identify executive director candidates</div><div><p>The NFL Players' Association plans to hire a national search firm, the first step in the process to select a new executive director after Gene Upshaw died last month.</p><p> ...
<div id="subtitle">Leaders say unions took unfair hit in legislative session, vow to fight in Õ11</div><div><p> Nevada labor leaders are disappointed that their Democratic allies in the Legislature failed to advance significant items on laborÕs agenda despite controlling both chambers for the first ...
<div id="subtitle">NBA, players' association open collective bargaining negotiations</div><div><p>The NBA and its players' association have held their first collective bargaining talks, meeting for 3 1/2 hours without exchanging any proposals.</p><p>The sides shared financial information and called the session Tuesday ...
<div id="subtitle">NFL chief Goodell says retired players' benefits/pensions won't be affected by labor dispute</div><div><p>NFL commissioner Roger Goodell reassured retired players that their pensions and disability benefits would not be reduced in a labor dispute next year, refuting statements made by the NFL ...
<div id="subtitle">Airline trade group wants easier union decertification if approving unions gets easier</div><div><p>A trade group for U.S. airlines urged the National Mediation Board in a letter this week to make it easier for airline workers to decertify a union, if the panel ...
<div id="subtitle">NFL's Goodell, union's Smith to attend labor talks Wednesday in New York</div><div><p>NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith both are slated to participate in the league's latest round of labor negotiations.</p><p> ...
