Unions move toward health-care reform deal
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As rising health-care costs hurt workers and retirees alike, America's trade unions are seen inching toward a broad-sweeping agreement with U.S. corporations on health-care reform.
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Representatives of General Motors Corp   and the United Auto Workers union returned to the  bargaining table on Saturday amid expectations the two sides  were closing in on a deal that would slash health care costs  for the top U.S. automaker.
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The United Automobile Workers union has cracked open the door a little wider to the kind of deal on retiree health benefits that Detroit auto companies would like to see.
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The largest union in the AFL-CIO &#151; representing state and local government workers &#151; is beginning a multimillion-dollar effort to mobilize its members to vote, work for improved health care and organize more workers.
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Representatives of General Motors Corp  and the United Auto Workers union closed in on a tentative labor agreement on Saturday that would slash health care costs for the top U.S. automaker.
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Airline unions, still nursing wounds after a bruising six-year clash with cash-strapped carriers, are getting ready to reclaim lost wages and benefits for workers, as well as some lost clout for themselves.
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Supermarkets face a new showdown as labor unions determined to keep health benefits spar with management trying to compete with Wal-Mart.
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It still remains unclear whether the United Automobile Workers will agree to the health care overhaul carmakers are seeking.
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Lawmakers worked behind the scenes Thursday to reach agreement on Medicare legislation that would have a major impact on the bottom line for doctors, nursing homes, insurers and hospitals.
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With soaring insurance costs squeezing workers and employers, votersâ choices this November may well be swayed by an issue that has great personal significance to Americans and their pocketbooks: health care.
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SOUTHFIELD, Mich. - General Motors Corp. and the United Auto Workers bargained for a fourth day as the automaker seeks a cost-saving healthcare accord. The UAW told members it may set a new deadline.
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Airline unions, still nursing wounds  after a bruising six-year clash with cash-strapped carriers,  are getting ready to reclaim lost wages and benefits for  workers, as well as some lost clout for themselves.
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CHICAGO United Airlines&#39; union leaders are meeting today to review the company&#39;s proposal for a further 725 (M) million dollars in labor concessions and the elimination of pension programs.
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The deal would set up a trust fund for employee and retiree health case benefits, but it was not immediately clear whether the union had achieved its job security demands.
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STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. -- The United Auto Workers and Chrysler LLC got a big boost from some Detroit-area plants that voted in favor of a new labor contract, but the road to ratification is still a bumpy one with thousands more workers scheduled to cast ballots in the next few days.
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United Airlines, the bankrupt carrier, on Tuesday made its first progress in efforts to achieve a second round of labour cost cuts when it said it had reached a tentative agreement
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A top union leader says it's time for Democratic presidential candidates to get up close and personal with union members.