Lawsuit over planned Ill. state layoffs on hold

2010-02-23T00:29:29Z

<div id="subtitle">Lawsuit challenging planned Illinois state layoffs on hold as negotiations press on</div><div><p>A lawsuit by Illinois government's biggest union challenging Gov. Pat Quinn's plans to lay off some 2,600 state workers is on hold as both sides try to negotiate a resolution.</p><p&a...

Iowa union agrees to cuts to prevent layoffs

2010-02-23T22:54:12Z

<div id="subtitle">Iowa's largest state worker union agrees to about $26M in cuts to prevent hundreds of layoffs</div><div><p>Iowa's largest state worker union has approved about $26 million in concessions in exchange for a promise of no immediate layoffs of its members, union leadership announced Monday.</p><p>Members of Council 61 of the

Iowa gov., union reach deal to save state jobs

2010-02-24T07:46:04Z

<div id="subtitle">Iowa Gov. Culver, union reach agreement calling for furloughs to save hundreds of state jobs</div><div><p>The state and leaders of its largest employee union announced Monday they have reached a deal that would save hundreds of jobs threatened by spending cuts by having the 20,000 union workers take five unpaid furlough days each.</p><p>Union leaders also agreed to the suspension of a deferred ...

Unions will oppose Baucus bill unless it's changed

2010-02-24T19:25:43Z

<div><p>About 30 unions will run a full-page ad in newspapers Wednesday announcing their opposition to the Senate Finance Committee's health overhaul bill, a top labor lobbyist said.</p><p>The ad will state that unions will oppose the measure on the Senate floor unless improvements are made, according to American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) rally in support of health care reform at AFL-CIO headquarters in Washington on August 31, 2009. Congress is expected to resume the health care debate when i...

Union asks Morgan Stanley to reverse exec pay hikes: report

2010-02-26T17:28:06Z

<div><p>(Reuters) - A major union this week called on Morgan Stanley &lt;MS.N&gt; to reverse recent salary hikes for senior executives and other top earners, the Wall Street Journal said citing a letter from the union.</p><p&gt...

ALL BUSINESS: Investors still support CEO pay

2010-02-27T06:54:02Z

<div id="subtitle">ALL BUSINESS: Public outrage over financial crisis doesn't mean investors vote against CEO pay</div><div><p>This was the year corporate governance experts predicted that investors, stung by plunging stock prices as the recession intensified, would finally demand big changes in CEO pay levels and ineffective boards.</p><p>But so far during this spring's annual meeting season, there have been few...

Biden

2009-05-12T14:26:09Z

Vice President Joe Biden addresses the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) at their 2009 Legislative Conference in Washington, T...

Biden says unions are way to rebuild middle class

2010-02-27T11:43:02Z

<div id="subtitle">Biden says labor reform bill will level playing field for union organizers</div><div><p>Vice President Joe Biden tells union leaders the best way to rebuild the middle class is to help labor unions grow.</p><p>Biden says the White House is committed to passing a bill that would make i...

Clamping down on consultants

2010-02-27T12:47:18Z

<div id="subtitle">Assembly bill aims to prevent state from overpaying for long-term contracted work</div><div><p></p><p>CARSON CITY — Assemblywoman Debbie Smith wants stricter oversight of state government consultants.</p><p>The Reno Democrat has sponsored legislation, Assembl...

Prisoners State Jobs

2009-04-16T17:23:39Z

In this Jan. 25, 2006 file photo, the Ohio Statehouse is seen in downtown Columbus, Ohio. A state employees union is protesting a decision to use prison inmates to fill jobs on the Statehouse maintenance staff eliminated through budget cuts. The Ohio chapter of Detroit, Michigan, USA - Members of AFSCME Local 207 protest the proposed sale of the city's water department to private interests

Governors seek concessions from public workers

2010-03-02T17:47:01Z

<div id="subtitle">Governors seeking concessions from public employee unions to help balance state budgets</div><div><p>Governors across the nation are seeking significant concessions from public employee unions in hopes of helping to balance their teetering budgets during the economic downturn.</p><p>From Maryland to ...

Obama, Clinton woo labor vote in Pennsylvania

2010-03-04T01:41:54Z

<div><p>Sen. Barack Obama received endorsements Wednesday from a labor union and a Democratic superdelegate, as he tried to regain the presidential campaign momentum he enjoyed before Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton won two large states last month.</p><p>The Illinois senator pee...

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