http://www.mail.com/subjects/794178-labor-negotiations.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.20/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/794178-labor-negotiations.html http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1764790-nhl-labor-talks-wrap-up-with-progress.html NEW YORK (AP) — Two days of talks between the NHL, the players' association, and federal mediators still haven't provided any answers how to end the lockout. Representatives from the fighting sides made it into the same room with a federal mediator Thursday. They just didn't make any noticeable progress. After a failed day Wednesday when the parties on ei... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 23:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1764790-nhl-labor-talks-wrap-up-with-progress.html 2012-12-13T23:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1759914-congress-science-hgh-test-nfl.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly two full seasons since signing a labor deal that paved the way for HGH testing in the NFL, the league and the players' union still haven't agreed to implement anything. The NFL Players Association won't concede the validity of a test that's used by Olympic sports and Major League Baseball, and the sides haven't been able to jointl... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1759914-congress-science-hgh-test-nfl.html 2012-12-12T00:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1758208-nhl-union-to-return-to-bargaining-with-mediators.html TORONTO (AP) — NHL labor negotiations will resume Wednesday, with mediators rejoining the talks at an undisclosed location in an effort to save the hockey season. The Canadian Press on Tuesday reported the restart of bargaining between the league and union, citing unidentified people on both sides of the lockout. U.S. federal mediators Scot Beckenbaugh an... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 20:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1758208-nhl-union-to-return-to-bargaining-with-mediators.html 2012-12-11T20:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1757732-lufthansa-attendants-accept-pay-settelement.html BERLIN (AP) — A union representing flight attendants at Lufthansa says its members have voted to accept a pay deal with the airline — averting the possibility of strikes during the holiday season. The UFO union said Tuesday that 85 percent of members who participated in a ballot on last month's arbitration settlement voted to accept it. The settlement giv... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 08:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1757732-lufthansa-attendants-accept-pay-settelement.html 2012-12-11T08:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1756324-nhl-cancels-games-through-dec-30.html NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL eliminated 16 more days from the regular-season schedule Monday, and if a deal with the players' association isn't reached soon the whole season could be lost. The league wiped out all games through Dec. 30 in its latest round of cancellations. Already, 422 regular-season games had been called off through Dec. 14 because of the loc... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 22:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1756324-nhl-cancels-games-through-dec-30.html 2012-12-10T22:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1754912-nhl-union-resume-labor-talks-this-week.html NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL and the locked-out players' association are talking again, and a return to the bargaining table could happen soon. After a few days to cool off following an epic collapse in negotiations, the league and the union have been in touch with each other in an attempt to restart conversations that could save the hockey season. ... Sun, 09 Dec 2012 23:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1754912-nhl-union-resume-labor-talks-this-week.html 2012-12-09T23:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1751534-pilots-approve-contract-with-american-airlines.html DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines is closer to exiting from bankruptcy and possibly merging with US Airways after its pilots approved a new labor contract. With the pilots' deal announced Friday, American has negotiated new, lower-cost contracts with all its unions since filing for bankruptcy protection just over a year ago. Company executives insist the sa... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 23:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1751534-pilots-approve-contract-with-american-airlines.html 2012-12-07T23:49:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1750398-optimism-turns-to-despair-nhl-talks-break.html NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Fehr thought he and the hockey players he leads were close to a deal to save the season. The NHL said not so fast, and then took away everything that created all the optimism in the first place. When the 82nd day of the lockout was over, it was hard not to think the sides were thrown back to the very start of the fight. The problem ... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 08:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1750398-optimism-turns-to-despair-nhl-talks-break.html 2012-12-07T08:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1747524-nhl-rejects-players-offer-to-break-labor-impasse.html NEW YORK (AP) — Instead of closing in on a deal, the NHL and the players' association are further apart than ever before. Union executive director Donald Fehr began the first of his two news conferences Thursday night by proclaiming he believed the sides had agreements on such issues as actual dollars, and then returned moments later to reveal the NHL rej... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 03:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1747524-nhl-rejects-players-offer-to-break-labor-impasse.html 2012-12-07T03:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1749698-ri-to-seek-dismissal-challenge-to-pension-law.html PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The high-stakes legal dispute over Rhode Island's public retirement overhaul faces a key court date Friday when attorneys for the state will ask a judge to dismiss a challenge from public-sector unions unhappy with the sweeping pension changes. The unions argue the state is reneging on promised benefits and that lawmakers should ha... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 22:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1749698-ri-to-seek-dismissal-challenge-to-pension-law.html 2012-12-06T22:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1747566-port-strike-prelude-dockworker-talks.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The end of one labor crisis at the nation's busiest port complex could be a prelude to another. The resolution of an eight-day walk-off by clerical workers at the Los Angeles and Long Beach harbors that stalled billions of dollars of cargo and left container ships stranded off the California coast points to the stakes for upcoming contr... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 08:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1747566-port-strike-prelude-dockworker-talks.html 2012-12-06T08:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1743730-unions-ri-governors-call-pension-talks.html PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Public-sector unions on Tuesday hailed Gov. Lincoln Chafee's call for negotiations to settle a closely watched lawsuit over Rhode Island's landmark pension overhaul, but its main architect, the state treasurer, insists the dispute should be left to the courts. J. Michael Downey, president of Rhode Island Council 94, said there's st... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 01:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1743730-unions-ri-governors-call-pension-talks.html 2012-12-05T01:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1737520-crystal-sugar-workers-reject-contract-4th-time.html FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Their ranks thinned by a 16-month lockout, American Crystal Sugar Co. workers on Saturday rejected a contract for the fourth time. Contract opponents say the sugar beet processor's five-year contract offer would cut health care benefits and weaken job security and seniority protections. The company says the offer would raise worker pay ... Sun, 02 Dec 2012 02:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1737520-crystal-sugar-workers-reject-contract-4th-time.html 2012-12-02T02:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1731300-talks-to-resume-la-long-beach-harbors-strike.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Negotiators for employers and union workers at the Los Angeles and Long Beach harbors will resume talks following a third day of a strike that has shut down most of the terminals at the nation's busiest port complex, both sides confirmed Thursday. Cargo ships had begun stacking up after seven of eight Los Angeles terminals and three of ... Fri, 30 Nov 2012 06:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1731300-talks-to-resume-la-long-beach-harbors-strike.html 2012-11-30T06:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1719618-cyprus-bailout-talks-good-progress.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus' potential international creditors said Friday they have made "good progress" in negotiations on a possible bailout for the crisis-hit country. Despite earlier hopes that a deal was imminent, representatives from the so-called troika of the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund sai... Fri, 23 Nov 2012 17:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1719618-cyprus-bailout-talks-good-progress.html 2012-11-23T17:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1718140-no-thanks-nhl-lockout-talks-break.html NEW YORK (AP) — Jaymes Hall had a question for NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman about the lockout, which already has wiped out more than a quarter of the regular season: Why not put aside the money in dispute and get back on the ice. Hall tried to get in his question while Bettman was responding to media members outside the league's Manhattan office. When th... Thu, 22 Nov 2012 07:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1718140-no-thanks-nhl-lockout-talks-break.html 2012-11-22T07:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1716854-nhl-lockout-talks-break-with-frustration.html NEW YORK (AP) — NHL labor talks broke off soon after they resumed Wednesday, with players maintaining their new proposal was a huge economic concession and Commissioner Gary Bettman pretty much saying the only deal he will agree to is the one management proposed last month. On the 67th day of a lockout that already has wiped out more than a quarter of the... Thu, 22 Nov 2012 03:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1716854-nhl-lockout-talks-break-with-frustration.html 2012-11-22T03:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1715778-oakland-seaport-airport-workers-set-to-return.html OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Custodial and maintenance workers at Oakland International Airport and at one of the nation's busiest seaports were set to end their picketing and return to work late Tuesday and early Wednesday after a one-day strike, officials said. Airport employees were scheduled to be back at work for the beginning of a 10 p.m. Tuesday shift, s... Wed, 21 Nov 2012 04:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1715778-oakland-seaport-airport-workers-set-to-return.html 2012-11-21T04:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1710704-airline-sas-hangs-balance-despite-union-deals.html COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The future of Scandinavia's flagship airline SAS hangs in the balance even though it concluded deals Monday with the vast majority of its pilot and cabin crew unions. The troubled carrier must convince unions of the need to cut jobs, salaries and pensions as part of a restructuring deal with creditors that will keep the airline ... Mon, 19 Nov 2012 08:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1710704-airline-sas-hangs-balance-despite-union-deals.html 2012-11-19T08:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1709860-twinkies-to-survive-sale-hostess.html DETROIT (AP) — Twinkie lovers, relax. The tasty cream-filled golden spongecakes are likely to survive, even though their maker will be sold in bankruptcy court. Hostess Brands Inc., baker of Wonder Bread as well as Twinkies, Ding Dongs and Ho Ho's, will be in a New York bankruptcy courtroom Monday to start the process of selling itself. ... Sun, 18 Nov 2012 21:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1709860-twinkies-to-survive-sale-hostess.html 2012-11-18T21:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1709408-top-negotiators-colombia-talks-met.html BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The two chief negotiators didn't shake hands. They didn't even look at each other as they formally inaugurated talks to end Colombia's stubborn five-decade-old conflict in Norway last month. On Monday, the rebel former seminarian known as Ivan Marquez and government representative Humberto de la Calle, a sage veteran of Colombian p... Sun, 18 Nov 2012 18:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1709408-top-negotiators-colombia-talks-met.html 2012-11-18T18:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1708464-nhl-labor-talks-set-to-resume-monday.html NEW YORK (AP) — So much for a two-week break. Just over a week since the last set of failed negotiations, the NHL and the locked-out players' association will return to the bargaining table Monday. Conversations that restarted Friday between NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly and NHLPA special counsel Steve Fehr produced enough positive movement Saturday t... Sat, 17 Nov 2012 22:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1708464-nhl-labor-talks-set-to-resume-monday.html 2012-11-17T22:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1707334-conversations-restart-nhl-negotiations-hold.html NEW YORK (AP) — The conversations have restarted in the ongoing NHL labor fight. The negotiations have not. One step at a time in the roller-coaster ride that holds the hockey season in the balance. A day after NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman suggested to players' association chief Donald Fehr that the sides take a two-week break from seemingly fruitless ba... Sat, 17 Nov 2012 08:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1707334-conversations-restart-nhl-negotiations-hold.html 2012-11-17T08:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1706944-nhl-union-try-talking-search-deal.html NEW YORK (AP) — If the NHL and the players' association have run out of things to talk about, how can they ever find a way to make a deal to save the hockey season? It is a question both sides seem to have trouble answering, and not because they are being guarded or coy. The lockout is in its third month, and there is no obvious path to progress. There wa... Sat, 17 Nov 2012 00:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1706944-nhl-union-try-talking-search-deal.html 2012-11-17T00:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1705158-twinkie-maker-hostess-reaches.html NEW YORK (AP) — Twinkies may not last forever after all. Hostess Brands Inc., the maker of the spongy snack with a mysterious cream filling, said Friday it would shutter after years of struggling with management turmoil, rising labor costs and the ever-changing tastes of Americans even as its pantry of sugary cakes seemed suspended in time. ... Fri, 16 Nov 2012 23:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1705158-twinkie-maker-hostess-reaches.html 2012-11-16T23:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1704512-nhl-suggests-2-week-break-negotiations.html TORONTO (AP) — Negotiations had already hit a wall in the ongoing hockey labor fight, and now the NHL has suggested the sides take an official two-week break before getting back to the bargaining table. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman floated the idea of a break to players' association executive director Donald Fehr. The union hasn't responded to the league... Fri, 16 Nov 2012 03:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1704512-nhl-suggests-2-week-break-negotiations.html 2012-11-16T03:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1695734-nhlpa-leader-deal-quick-breakthrough.html TORONTO (AP) — A new NHL labor deal might not be as far off as it seems. Steve Fehr, special counsel to the NHL Players' Association, believes the collective bargaining agreement can be wrapped up in a hurry once the sides make a breakthrough in negotiations. "One thing (deputy commissioner) Bill Daly and I agree upon is that when the moment is right the ... Mon, 12 Nov 2012 21:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1695734-nhlpa-leader-deal-quick-breakthrough.html 2012-11-12T21:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1691580-nhl-union-meet-small-informal-lunch.html NEW YORK (AP) — NHL labor talks took a break Saturday — an old-fashioned lunch break. Instead of returning to the negotiating table for a fifth straight day, representatives from the NHL and the players' association stayed in touch during the morning and then got together for an informal lunch meeting in the afternoon. NHL deputy commi... Sat, 10 Nov 2012 22:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1691580-nhl-union-meet-small-informal-lunch.html 2012-11-10T22:23:00Z