Stories tagged with "union members"

Ford wins UAW concessions at Eastside parts plant by indystar

Ford Motor Co. won union approval of concessions at a pickup plant in Minnesota and a parts factory in Indianapolis, both scheduled to be shut in 2011. Bloomberg reports that the... – Oct 29, 2009 at 7:50 AM in Business

AFL-CIO's new leadership seeks more clout, members by indystar

WASHINGTON — John Sweeney spent the past 14 years building the AFL-CIO into a political powerhouse for workers’ rights and other progressive Democratic causes. Yet over... – Sep 14, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Business

500 workers in East Chicago to take furloughs by indystar

Most city employees in East Chicago, Ind. will get a longer Labor Day weekend — and a lighter paycheck, as 501 workers take furlough days to help close a $3 million gap in... – Sep 02, 2009 at 8:39 AM in Business

Bricklayers picketing big construction sites in area by Bruce Smith

Union bricklayers are picketing outside about a dozen major construction sites in Central Indiana today, protesting the lack of a new wage and benefits contract. A spokesman for... – Jun 17, 2009 at 1:30 PM in Business

Teachers union vows to pay all benefits by Bill Ruthhart

Officials say they’ll do what’s needed to cover long-term disabilities Indiana’s troubled teachers union said Monday it will pay all the long-term disability... – Jun 09, 2009 at 12:18 PM in News

Lafayette manufacturer laying off 200 by indystar

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — About 200 production workers at a Fairfield Manufacturing Co. factory in Lafayette are being laid off their jobs. Fairfield vice president Jim Mills says the... – May 28, 2009 at 1:58 PM in Business

AT&T employees plan to work without contract by indystar

About 1,800 Indianapolis-area AT&T employees were planning late Sunday night to return to work today without a contract while their union continues to negotiate. “We... – Apr 06, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Communities

AT&T workers on job without contract by indystar

Their contract expired Saturday night but AT&T employees went to work on schedule today, holding off a strike as the union continues negotiations on a new contract. “We’re not... – Apr 05, 2009 at 3:46 PM in Communities

Union, AT&T continue talks on 5 contracts by indystar

The bargaining unit for members of the Communications Workers of America continued negotiations on their contracts with AT&T representatives into this morning. Five of six... – Apr 05, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Communities

Union of film, TV workers approve new contract by USA Today

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A union that represents more than 35,000 film and television workers has approved a three-year contract with Hollywood producers.Officials from the... – Mar 21, 2009 at 7:32 AM in Entertainment

Strike would close BP plant by indystar

WHITING » BP may shut down four U.S. refineries, including one in Whiting, if United Steelworkers union members target the refineries for a strike. BP said, however, that... – Jan 29, 2009 at 8:38 AM in Business

IPS teachers walk out of board meeting by agammill

Indianapolis Public Schools teachers walked out of tonight’s school board meeting to protest their lack of a contract.Teachers packed the board room with signs like “Show me the... – Jan 20, 2009 at 9:31 PM in News

Actors guild delays vote on strike authorization by The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Citing division among its membership, the Screen Actors Guild delayed a vote that would authorize the union to call a strike and bring the... – Dec 23, 2008 at 10:32 AM in Entertainment

UAW official: Big 3 pay not higher by Ted Evanoff

A United Auto Workers official in Indianapolis said Monday that base wages in Detroit's auto industry are already in line with pay for workers in most Japanese car plants in the... – Dec 23, 2008 at 2:09 AM in Business

Unions made moving on up reality for the many by indystar

Dan Carpenter ("Down on upward mobility," Dec. 14) sure does tell it like it is. Unions, and union members, built this country to where it was before George W. Bush became... – Dec 21, 2008 at 2:11 AM in Opinion

Congress takes it easy, unionists take the rap by indystar

People are complaining about union members being overpaid and receiving too many benefits. How about someone taking a good look at Congress. Not too many weeks ago, Congress... – Nov 25, 2008 at 9:59 AM in Opinion

Don't blame line workers, blame overpaid executives by indystar

It was interesting to read Jeff Armstrong's anti-union letter of Nov. 18. Above it was a photo of GM CEO Rick Wagoner and two other top executives, standing next to a vehicle... – Nov 20, 2008 at 2:05 AM in Opinion

US Steel lays off 675 workers in US, Canada by indystar

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- United States Steel Corp. has laid off about 3 percent of its production workers in North America as a global economic slowdown cuts into demand for steel... – Nov 13, 2008 at 8:00 PM in Business