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 national economy "around 100 million euros ...

Union moves to represent airport screeners before government OKs collective bargaining rightsThe nation's largest federal employee union pushed ahead Monday with efforts to represent about 40,000 airport screeners even though the government has not given them collective bargaining rights. John Gage, president of the American Federation of Government ...

<div id="subtitle">Strapped by lost revenue, officials look to cut into generous labor deals</div><div><p> When Gov. Jim Gibbons suggested eliminating collective bargaining rights as part of an ambitious education reform proposal last week, he launched the latest attack ...