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Actors union ratifies deal with Hollywood studios
AP Business WriterThe labor drama gripping Hollywood is now entering its final act after one actors group said its members ratified a new deal and the other prepared to turn down the major studios' final offer. The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists...Tags: Celebrity, Tom Hanks, Strikes, Consumer Electronics Industry, Idaho
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Will GPS tracking make for better county workers?
leslie.seiferThere's a debate going on in this culture about how to get the best out of people. It's in the news in bits and pieces almost every day. If Nassau County posts mug shots of DWI suspects, will fewer people drive drunk? If students take more standardized...Tags: Car Safety Tips and Advice, Public Employees, Employees, School Examinations, Law Enforcement
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CAW set to endorse Hargrove's successor
AP Auto WriterCanadian Auto Workers President Buzz Hargrove, who fought to retain Canadian workers' high wages even as the country lost thousands of auto jobs, announced his retirement Tuesday. Hargrove, who has led the CAW for 16 years, said he will step down no...Tags: Tom Collins, Retirement, Automotive Equipment, Employees, General Motors Corp.
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AFTRA Ratifies Contract With Studios
LOS ANGELES -- Members of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists have ratified a new contract with Hollywood studios that boosts payments for actors whose work appears on the Internet, the union said Tuesday.
AFTRA said 62.4 percent of...Tags: Movies, Television
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Actors union ratifies deal with Hollywood studios
Members of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists have ratified a new contract with Hollywood studios that boosts payments for actors whose work appears on the Internet, the union said Tuesday. AFTRA said 62.4 percent of voting members...Tags: Celebrity, George Clooney, Apple Inc., Tom Hanks, Contracts
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AFTRA Bucks SAG, Approves Contract
A campaign waged by the Screen Actors Guild to persuade members of a smaller rival union to vote down a new contract has foundered, an outcome that could weaken SAG's leverage in negotiations with the Hollywood studios. Members of the American Federation...Tags: Celebrity, Strikes, Contracts, David Smith, Ed Asner
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Money, ads give health care top political billing
Associated Press WriterHealth care is returning as a campaign issue, with special interest and advocacy groups preparing to spend at least $60 million to push politicians to embrace universal access to medical coverage. The efforts, one by a coalition of labor and liberal...Tags: Employees, John McCain, Health Insurance, Government, Medicaid
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Volkswagen mulls South for next auto plant
Associated Press WriterIf Volkswagen AG decides to build its U.S. assembly plant in the South, the German company will join other foreign automakers that are increasingly turning the region into a hotbed of car manufacturing. The South offers automakers ample highway and...Tags: Employees, Research, Economic Policy, Volkswagen AG, Vehicles
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Orlando-based AirTran to slash 480 jobs, cut at least 5% of flights
Sentinel Staff WriterAirTran Airways said Monday that it will eliminate 480 jobs in September in the latest cost-cutting step forced by record-high fuel prices. The Orlando-based airline said it will shed 180 pilots and 300 flight attendants through voluntary departures...Tags: Unemployment, Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements, Private Health Care, United Airlines, Employees
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Hartford Public Library Workers Vote To Give Up Gains
Courant Staff WriterFull- and part-time unionized employees of the Hartford Public Library voted overwhelmingly to roll back pay increases and hours that they had agreed to work during fiscal 2008-09 in an attempt to eliminate further layoffs. The 42-4 vote in favor of a...Tags: Public Officials, Unemployment, Government, Eddie A. Perez, National Government
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