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After reaching a "gentlemens agreement" on the fate of three fired employees Tuesday morning, the city of Billings and the Teamsters union found a way...
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The accord reached between an employer and a union to which his or her employees belong that establishes the terms and conditions...
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This term the US Supreme Court will address the arbitrability of a dispute involving a challenge to the formation of a labor contract. Granite Rock Co v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) (No. 08-1214) involves the following issue: "Does a federal court have jurisdiction to determine whether a collective bargaining agreement was formed when it is disputed whether any binding contract exists, but no party makes an independent challenge to the arbitration clause apart from claiming it is inoperative before the contract is established." On July 6, when Granite Rock refused the union's demand to sign a back-to-work agreement, the strike continued. Granite Rock sued Local 287 in federal court for violation of the no-strike clause. Associate Justice Samuel Alito questioned whether ...
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... of the parties’ collective-bargaining agreement (CBA) and an impasse in their negotiations. On Jul... clauses, but could not reach a separate back-to-work agreement holding local and international ...
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NEW YORK - With a Christmas Day tripleheader on everyone's wish list and a tentative labor agreement in place, NBA owners and union officials went back to work Saturday, relaying details of the deal with hopes of cementing it quickly.
After a 149-day lockout that ultimately will cost the league approximately a half-billion dollars in losses, a marathon bargaining session produced a handshake agreement earlier in the day - actually, just a few hours before daybreak.
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By Cara Baruzzi Register Business Staff cbaruzzi@nhregister.com
ORANGE -- After more than a month of picketing, union workers at Dichello Distributors will go back to work Monday in light of a new contract agreement the Teamsters reached with the company.
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Spirit Airlines made a deal with its pilots on Wednesday that will end their five-day-old walkout, the union said.
The airline said it will resume flights on Friday. Pilots were working out a back-to-work agreement and technically remain on strike until that is done, said Andy Nelson, the vice chairman of the council for the Spirit branch of the Air Line Pilots Association.
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Spirit Airlines made a deal with its pilots on Wednesday that will end their five-day-old walkout, the union said.
The airline said it will resume flights on Friday. Pilots were working out a back-to-work agreement and technically remain on strike until that is done, said Andy Nelson, the vice chairman of the council for the Spirit branch of the Air Line Pilots Association.
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Seven troopers accused of sexually assaulting a female college student more than two years ago will be heading back to work soon, lawyers for the troopers said Friday night.
The agreement, reached after extensive negotiations between the lawyers and the state, may close the book on one of the most tortured disciplinary cases in recent state police history. In the past two years, the case has involved investigations by local police, two county prosecutors and state police internal affairs, in addition to federal and state lawsuits.
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CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. - All the teachers fired from a struggling Rhode Island high school will get their jobs back but will have to work longer days and make other changes under an agreement reached Monday that resolves a months-long dispute.
The agreement passed overwhelmingly on a vote by the Central Falls Teacher's Union and allows roughly 90 teachers who were fired to return to their jobs without having to reapply, according to union officials and Superintendent Fran Gallo.