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Latvian ghost town auctioned off for $3.1 million
SKRUNDA, Latvia - Latvia sold a deserted town built around a Soviet-era radar station to a Russian investor who bid $3.1 million at an unusual auction Friday, officials said.
Nations:Latvia Russia Source:(AP)
2010-02-06
Crippling Bay Area rail strike averted
OAKLAND, Calif. - A potentially crippling commuter rail strike in the San Francisco Bay Area was averted Sunday as management and unionists reached an agreement hours before a strike deadline, officials said.
Nations:U.S. People:Gavin Newsom Source:(AP)
2009-08-16
SF rail union, management resume negotiations
OAKLAND, Calif. - Management of the San Francisco Bay area's commuter rail system and the union representing its train operators and station agents returned to the bargaining table Saturday, hoping to prevent a strike that threatened to clog bridges and maroon thousands of commuters when the workweek begins.
Nations:U.S. People:Arnold Schwarzenegger Source:(AP)
2009-08-15
Strike averted at Bayreuth Festival
BAYREUTH, Germany (AFP) - The curtain can go up on the first night of the legendary Bayreuth Festival this week after negotiators reached a wage agreement for stage and technical staff, a union said Friday.
Activities:Bayreuth Festival Source:(AFP)
2009-07-24
Obama challenges on health care
WASHINGTON - Back in the White House after a week overseas, President Barack Obama pressed Democratic leaders to pass health care legislation in both houses of Congress before August and expressed confidence about the ultimate outcome for his top domestic priority.
People:Charles Rangel Harry Reid Max Baucus Nancy Pelosi Barack Obama Activities:2009 US Health Reform Source:(AP)
2009-07-13
| Headlines |
- Latvian ghost town auctioned off for $3.1 million 2010-02-06
- Crippling Bay Area rail strike averted 2009-08-16
- SF rail union, management resume negotiations 2009-08-15
- Strike averted at Bayreuth Festival 2009-07-24
- Obama challenges on health care 2009-07-13
- Trumka launches bid to lead huge labor federation 2009-07-09
- CAW votes to accept cost-cutting deal with GM 2009-05-26
- UAW wins big Chrysler stake but can't run company 2009-05-03
- Fiat boss expected to discuss Opel bid with Germany 2009-05-03
- Times Co., Boston Globe unions resume negotiations 2009-05-03
- Report: Globe union asks for deadline extension 2009-05-01
- Union of film, TV workers approve new contract 2009-03-21
- GM, Canadian union agree to wage, pension freeze 2009-03-08
- After bitter split, unions try to heal deep wounds 2009-02-28
- Tentative 3-year deal with SWA transport workers 2009-02-28
- Union leaders urge vote for Ford agreement 2009-02-24
- UAW and Ford reach deal on retiree health care trust 2009-02-23
- UAW reaches health care trust fund deal with Ford 2009-02-23
- Hollywood actors reject contract offer 2009-02-22
- GM seeks up to $30B in aid, will cut 47,000 jobs 2009-02-17
- GM, Chrysler race to finish plan as deadline looms 2009-02-17
- UAW, GM make progress in auto talks 2009-02-17
- GM, Chrysler seek more gov't aid, to cut more jobs 2009-02-17
- White House ups pressure on US automakers 2009-02-15
- GM, UAW talks resume as deadline looms 2009-02-15
- GM, Chrysler labor talks slow as deadline nears 2009-02-14
- UAW walks away from GM concession talks 2009-02-14
- Calif. court denies appeal in actors contract talks 2009-02-14
- GM cuts 10,000 salaried jobs, trims employees' pay 2009-02-10
- Judge rejects legal bid in Hollywood actors feud 2009-02-05
- GM, Chrysler offer workers cash, cars to leave 2009-02-02
- Strike by 24,000 refinery workers averted for now 2009-02-01
- Obama touts middle-class task force led by Biden 2009-01-30
- French crowds march for job security, pay rises 2009-01-29
- Hollywood actors, producers union to meet next week 2009-01-29
- Actors union meeting ends with no date for strike vote 2009-01-13
- Wal-Mart agrees to pay workers up to $640 million 2008-12-24
- Hollywood actors' union postpones strike vote 2008-12-23
- US auto industry faces painful future after bailout loans 2008-12-20
- Carmakers eye reforms after $13.4bln lifeline 2008-12-20
- Chrysler, Ford idle factories, GM delays new plant 2008-12-18
- Film workers protest against strike at SAG meeting 2008-12-18
- Hollywood reels under strike, nervously braces for sequel 2008-12-17
- Detroit automakers await deal on auto loans 2008-12-15
- Straw Man? Historians say Obama is no Lincoln 2008-12-15
- US carmakers mull options as White House vows aid 2008-12-13
- Administration unwilling to see automakers fail 2008-12-13
- Screen Actors Guild faces dissension from NY board 2008-12-13
- Angry UAW members lash out at Southern senators 2008-12-13
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