Labor
Union workers reject Crystal Sugar’s concession demands
July 6, 2012A total of 82 percent of union members voted on the demands. Of those, 63 percent voted to reject Crystal's contract offer.
Read moreLocked out Con Ed workers demand fair contract
July 6, 2012Negotiations resumed July 5 between Con Edison, the electricity and steam provider for this city and elsewhere, and its workers.
Read moreLouisville Orchestra musicians win tough battle
July 3, 2012Local 11-637 of the American Federation of Musicians, and the Louisville Orchestra Inc., recently signed an agreement, ending a lockout of workers from their jobs that began in May 2011.
Read moreToday in history: Birthday of Ruth Crawford Seeger
July 3, 2012Today, July 3rd 1903 Ruth Crawford Seeger, step mother of Pete Seeger, was born. Ruth Seeger was an accomplished peoples artist in her own right, and was a folk singer, musician and an expert historian of...
Read moreHoffa and Brown try to put brakes on Pacific trade pact
July 2, 2012With the Obama administration moving ahead with negotiations with Pacific Rim nations, Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Teamsters President James Hoffa teamed up.
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