Unions
Canadian rail strike stalls shipping in B.C.
A Teamsters strike that idled Canadian Pacific Railway's freight network in Canada is hindering shipments at the country's two biggest ports as the labor action stretched into its third day.
Date: 05/26/2012 | Bizblog
US Air pushing its plan of merger
FORT WORTH, Texas -- US Airways Group Inc. said it is focused on showing American Airlines creditors that its merger plan would result in $1.2 billion in cost synergies.
Date: 04/26/2012 | Business
AFL-CIO Super PAC to focus on voter turnout
WASHINGTON -- The AFL-CIO's new "super" political action committee won't spend much on television ads, but will focus instead on mobilizing thousands of union and nonunion voters, officials at the labor federation said Thursday.
Date: 04/13/2012 | Business
Wisconsin recall is high-stakes bet for unions
MADISON, Wis. -- Unions are facing a make-or-break moment in their campaign to drive Wisconsin's Republican governor from office.
Date: 04/12/2012 | Business
Recall election set for Wisconsin GOP governor
LOS ANGELES -- Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, whose campaign to limit the power of public employee unions aroused the ire of labor groups across the country, will face a recall election later this spring, the state's Government Accountability Board ruled Friday.
Date: 03/30/2012 | Nation & World
200 southeastern Pa. transit police go on strike
PHILADELPHIA -- Philadelphia police and public transit officials say increased security is planned in response to a walkout Wednesday by about 200 transit police officers who cover the system's subways, trains, buses and trolleys.
Date: 03/21/2012 | Nation & World
Unions work to mend divisions over Keystone pipeline
WASHINGTON -- Unions may be united in working to re-elect President Barack Obama, but their leaders also are trying to repair bitter divisions over his rejection of an oil pipeline from Canada to Texas.
Date: 03/11/2012 | Nation & World
ILWU reaches settlement in Longview labor dispute
OLYMPIA -- A Longshore union and a grain terminal operator reached a tentative settlement Monday to end a fiery labor dispute at the Port of Longview that included blocked trains and repeated arrests.
Date: 01/23/2012 | Business
Twinkies maker Hostess seeks bankruptcy protection
NEW YORK — Hostess Brands Inc., the maker of Twinkies and Wonder Bread, is seeking bankruptcy protection, blaming its pension and medical benefits obligations, increased competition and tough economic conditions.
Date: 01/11/2012 | Business
Everett asks agency to dismiss firefighters union ruling
EVERETT -- The city of Everett has asked a state labor-management agency to toss out its ruling that city officials refused to bargain with the firefighters union.
Date: 01/07/2012 | Local News
Longshoreman acquitted in labor conflict trial
KELSO -- A jury has acquitted a union longshoreman of disorderly conduct charges during the first wave of hundreds of cases expected to come to court stemming from a high-profile labor dispute at the Port of Longview.
Date: 12/31/2011 | Northwest
State agency sides with Everett firefighters in complaint against city on overtime
EVERETT -- The state Public Employment Relations Commission has ruled against the city of Everett for refusing to bargain with the firefighters union over the past two years about issues surrounding workload and overtime.
Date: 12/16/2011 | Local News
Good news, for a change
Mike Benbow: Boeing deal shows goodwill can go a long way
Date: 12/05/2011 | Business
Indicators show pace of growth expected to rise
A gauge of future economic activity rose at solid pace in October, offering hope that the economy may see stronger growth in coming months. The Conference Board reported Friday that its index of leading economic indicators rose 0.9 percent last month, significantly faster than the revised 0.1...
Date: 11/19/2011 | Business
Ohio to vote Tuesday on union-limiting law
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A ballot battle in Ohio that pits the union rights of public workers against Republican efforts to shrink government and limit organized labor's reach culminates Tuesday in a vote with political consequences from statehouses to Pennsylvania Avenue.
Date: 11/05/2011 | Nation & World
Unions at Kimberly-Clark reach deal with potential buyer, but face many lost jobs
EVERETT -- Union members at the Kimberly-Clark Corp. plant here have reached a five-year labor agreement with potential buyer Atlas Holdings LLC that would secure jobs for about 300 people.
Date: 10/31/2011 | Business
Qantas grounds global fleet due to strikes
CANBERRA, Australia — Qantas Airways grounded its global fleet Saturday, suddenly locking out striking workers after weeks of flight disruptions an executive said could close down the world's 10th largest airline piece by piece.
Date: 10/29/2011 | Business
Police feared larger protest in Longshore labor dispute
LONGVIEW -- After several volatile longshore union protests this summer, Cowlitz County law enforcement officials feared an even larger event of more than 1,000 people and a repeat of the deadly 1934 "Bloody Thursday" protest as the conflict escalated, according to recently filed court...
Date: 10/23/2011 | Northwest
First Mexican truck to nation's interior enters U.S.
NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico — For the first time under the North American Free Trade Agreement, a Mexican tractor-trailer crossed into the U.S. on Friday on a trip to the country's interior, beginning a trucking program that has been stalled for years by concerns that it would put highway safety and...
Date: 10/21/2011 | Nation & World
New, efficient aircraft part of plan to reduce American Airlines losses
DALLAS -- American Airlines is in bad need of an upgrade.
Date: 10/20/2011 | Business
Community college financial decision worries union
SEATTLE -- The decision to declare a financial emergency at Washington state's community and technical colleges is drawing concern from the union that represents faculty at the schools.
Date: 10/12/2011 | Northwest
Occupy Wall Street: What's the point?
Standing amid 100 tents crammed on a small lawn on the Los Angeles City Hall grounds, Clark Davis is asked a simple question about the 200 or so people who have set up camp around him.Are you the anti-tea party?
Date: 10/09/2011 | Nation & World
Unions, students join Wall Street protesters
NEW YORK — Unions lent their muscle to the long-running protest against Wall Street and economic inequality Wednesday, with their members joining thousands of protesters in a lower Manhattan march as smaller demonstrations flourished across the country.
Date: 10/06/2011 | Nation & World
UAW trades pay raises for job assurances
DETROIT -- The union that once set the gold standard for American wages is giving up pay raises in exchange for a piece of the auto industry's profits and the promise of thousands of new jobs.
Date: 10/05/2011 | Business
Judge fines Longview Longshore union
A federal judge fined a Longshore union $250,000 Friday for tactics in a Longview labor dispute, and he warned that protesters could face their own fines in the future.
Date: 10/01/2011 | Business
Everett's proposed 2012 budget spares workers
EVERETT -- Here's what it's going to take to keep next year's city budget in the black:•Employees not in a union won't get a cost-of-living pay bump. Neither will the mayor or the City Council.
Date: 09/22/2011 | Local News
Labor, activists to rally when president visits Seattle on Sunday
SEATTLE -- Labor unions, retirees and activists say they want to make sure President Barack Obama hears from Seattle when he visits Sunday.They plan hold a loud protest rally outside the Paramount Theater while the president is inside at a fundraising luncheon.
Date: 09/20/2011 | Northwest
Longshoremen return to work at Everett, other state ports after Longview violence
Members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union were back working in Everett and in other Washington state ports Friday after a one-day walkout Thursday.
Date: 09/09/2011 | Business
Everett police union seeks arbitration to get Troy Meade back on job
EVERETT -- The legal battle over a fatal police shooting in Everett is expected to stretch on and cost more.
Date: 09/09/2011 | Local News
Standoff at Longview docks
Dispute prompts sympathy walkout at Port of Everett
Date: 09/08/2011 | Business
Postal Service on verge of financial collapse, postmaster general says
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service is on the verge of financial collapse and should eliminate Saturday delivery, close thousands of local post offices, restructure its health plan and lay off 120,000 workers to survive, according to Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe.
Date: 09/06/2011 | Nation & World
Romney jobs plan: Cut taxes, slap China, drill oil
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, in a wide-ranging bid to create jobs, proposed Tuesday to reduce regulations and taxes on companies, sanction China over its currency practices and weaken the clout of labor unions.
Date: 09/06/2011 | Nation & World
Teamster chief's salty language draws fire from tea party
LOS ANGELES — Led by Sarah Palin, the "tea party" movement, which is often accused of promoting incivility, on Tuesday lashed out at Teamster President Jimmy Hoffa and Democrats for using vulgar language and promoting class war.
Date: 09/06/2011 | Nation & World
Lake Stevens teachers agree to contract changes
LAKE STEVENS -- Teachers in the Lake Stevens School District have agreed to contracts that make up for state cuts.
Date: 09/02/2011 | Local News
Everett could get hit with $3 million more in wages it wasn't expecting
EVERETT -- City officials are in crisis mode after learning about yet another multimillion-dollar hurdle in balancing the city's budget.
Date: 08/18/2011 | Local News
NLRB balks at Boeing documents subpoena
A House committee chairman called the National Labor Relations Board a "rogue agency" after the board balked at releasing confidential documents in its complaint against the Boeing Co.
Date: 08/12/2011 | Business
Union's proposed contract for county workers draws ire
Some Snohomish County leaders say a demand from the county's largest workers union, in a proposed contract, seeks the equivalent of a signing bonus.To them, the request to give $460 to each of the union's members is a perk the county can ill-afford right now.
Date: 08/12/2011 | Local News
Congressman subpoenas government documents in Boeing case
The Republican chairman of the House Oversight committee has subpoenaed documents from the National Labor Relations Board's lawsuit against Boeing Co., increasing the political pressure over a case that has the GOP fuming.
Date: 08/08/2011 | Business
Long commutes could fatigue airline pilots
WASHINGTON -- One in five airline pilots lives at least 750 miles from work, according to a study by scientific advisers to the government, raising concerns that long commutes to airports could lead to fatigue in the cockpit.
Date: 07/07/2011 | Business
Obama comments on Boeing labor dispute
WASHINGTON — The government's labor dispute with Boeing Co. is turning into a political headache for President Barack Obama, giving his Republican rivals a fresh opening to bash the administration's economic policies.
Date: 06/29/2011 | Nation & World
Hearing on Boeing NLRB complaint spurs political debate
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Republicans and Democrats jockeyed Thursday over plans for a congressional hearing in South Carolina on the National Labor Relations Board's suit against Boeing Co.
Date: 06/16/2011 | Business
New lawsuit filed against Wisconsin union law
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin state employees will start paying more for their health care and pension benefits in late August, state officials said Wednesday as a coalition of unions filed a new lawsuit against the GOP-supported plan that strips away collective bargaining rights from most public...
Date: 06/16/2011 | Nation & World
Jobs are on the rise, but wages are falling
LOS ANGELES -- Tangela Ridgeway agrees that the economy is improving. It's just the pay that's getting worse.
Date: 06/02/2011 | Business
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