Labor negotiations news and stories by mail.com

Labor negotiations

CenturyLink, union fail to reach labor agreement
CenturyLink and the union representing 13,000 workers in 13 states in the West and Midwest have failed to reach a contract agreement, but agreed to ...
Platinum producer fires striking SAfrican miners
Anglo American Platinum fired 12,000 striking miners Friday for staging an unlawful strike that is one of several that are slowly paralyzing South ...
NHL lockout wipes out opening 2 weeks of season
Stop if you've heard this one before: the NHL is losing games because of a lockout. The first cut was two weeks of games, and judging by the sniping ...
Striking SAfrican miners find strength in numbers
Carrying a piece of paper threatening him with eviction from a workers' hostel, Robert Asanda pointed to thousands of fellow striking miners who had ...
NHL: We're still waiting for new union proposal
The rhetoric is rising, while the time before the planned start of the NHL regular season is running out. And now it seems more likely than not that ...
AA and unions agree to resume contract talks
American Airlines and its pilots' union have agreed to resume stalled contract negotiations. The union also said Tuesday that it will delay releasing ...
Canadian Chrysler workers accept new contract
Canadian auto workers at Chrysler ratified a new contract with the automaker, the auto union said Sunday. The Canadian Auto Workers union said 90 ...
Canadian GM workers accept contract
Canadian auto workers at GM have voted to accept the new contract that their union leadership negotiated last week, the union said Thursday.
Canadian auto union reaches deal with Chrysler
The Canadian Auto Workers union agreed to a new labor contract with Chrysler on Wednesday night, ending weeks of talks with the Detroit automakers and ...
Strikers shut AngloGold Ashanti mines in SAfrica
Disruptions to South Africa's key mining sector increased as AngloGold Ashanti said Wednesday that strikers have halted all its operations in the ...
Pilots say American wants to resume contract talks
There could be progress in breaking the standoff between American Airlines and its pilots, which appears to have caused a spike in canceled and ...
South Africa strikes spread to transport sector
South Africa's labor unrest spread Tuesday from its mines to the transport sector, and the country's transport union said more than 20,000 road ...
Canadian Ford workers accept contract
Canadian auto workers at Ford have voted to accept the new contract that their union leadership negotiated last week, the union said Sunday.
School strike first of many challenges for Emanuel
The grueling teachers strike is over. Now comes the hard part for Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. As he pushes ahead on his promise to reform the city's ...
Strikes spread to gold sector in South Africa
Strikes in South Africa have spread in the gold mining industry, inspired by an illegal and violent work stoppage that netted workers at a platinum ...
Canadian auto union has deals with 2 of Big 3
Canadian autoworkers have reached contract deals with two of the Big Three and now are focusing in on the third — Chrysler. The Canadian Auto Workers ...
Canadian auto union reaches deal with GM
The Canadian Auto Workers union said late Thursday it reached a tentative deal with General Motors, leaving Chrysler as the only Detroit automaker ...
After teachers strike, doubts about implications
Mayor Rahm Emanuel secured an extension of Chicago's school day and empowered principals to hire the teachers they want. Teachers were able to soften ...
Verizon, unions reach tentative contracts
Verizon and unions representing 43,000 employees reached tentative, three-year agreements on Wednesday, covering job security, retirement and other ...
South Africa: Lonmin miners ready to resume work
Lonmin miners celebrated a wage deal Wednesday that ended a deadly and prolonged strike but labor unrest continued with police firing rubber bullets ...
Lonmin miners celebrate deal in South Africa
Platinum miners gathered at a stadium to celebrate a wage deal struck with mining company Lonmin that sees the South African workers getting an ...
Canadian auto union makes progress with GM
The head of the Canadian Auto Workers said late Tuesday there has been significant progress toward a new labor deal with General Motors and said the ...
Striking SA miners sign deal to end 5-week strike
Striking platinum miners in South Africa have signed a wage deal ending a bloody 5-week strike at the Lonmin PLC mine that had spread to the gold and ...
AMR expects about 4,400 job cuts, warns 11,000
American Airlines is sending layoff warning notices to more than 11,000 employees although a spokesman says the company expects job losses to be ...