Update 1: Union, Kroger Reach Health-Care Agreement
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The Kroger Co. and a labor union representing about 8,500 employees in 70 supermarkets in three states have reached tentative agreements on health care and pensions but still have not reached a deal on a new contract, both sides said Thursday.
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Description: Two of the nation&#39;s oldest and best-known retailers -- Sears, Roebuck and Co. and Kmart -- agree to merge in a deal worth an estimated $11 billion.
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Chancellor Angela Merkel reached an agreement for new financing of GermanyÂs health care system.
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A Sacramento Valley grocery union that represents 19,000 clerks said Monday that it has reached a tentative contract agreement with three supermarket chains, Safeway, Albertson&#39;s and Kroger.
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(1010 WINS) (NEW YORK) A strike by more than 2,500 home health care aides has been averted. The union and the health care provider that employs them have agreed to take their dispute over hourly wages to binding arbitration.
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U.S. congressional leaders on Friday said they reached agreement on legislation to expand a health-care program for children in low-income families, setting up a potential showdown with President George W. Bush who has vowed to veto it.
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Grocery retailer Kroger Co. signed a  tentative three-year agreement with the United Food and  Commercial Workers Local 1099, the union said.
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OTTAWA - In a ceremony held in the National Conference Centre just after midnight, the prime minister and the premiers have formally signed a 10-year agreement aimed at rescuing the country&#39;s health-care system.
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The United Auto Workers union and General Motors Corp agreed to a new contract on Wednesday, ending a two-day nationwide strike by 73,000 workers with a groundbreaking deal that includes a health-care trust fund.
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Just hours after winning approval from Georgia, Anthem Inc. and WellPoint Health Networks Inc. announced the completion of a $16.5 billion merger creating the nation&#39;s largest health insurance company.
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Latest licensing deal signals a move into the health-care arena.
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Negotiators for the U.A.W. and General Motors agreed on the framework for a health care trust, G.M.âs key demand, people close to the negotiations said.
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The choice may signal the unionâs willingness to bargain on a health care trust as the current contract with automakers is set to expire tomorrow night.
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Weekly deductions for premiums, higher co-payments and deductibles are all part of the health care package now taking shape for Kroger workers, union officials say.
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The United Auto Workers union and General Motors Corp reached a tentative contract on Wednesday to end a national strike by 73,000 workers with a deal that includes a groundbreaking health-care trust fund.
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United Airlines, seeking to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, yesterday said it has reached a tentative agreement with its pilots - the first of four major unions to settle with the nation&#39;s second-largest carrier.
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THE REGION The Stop &amp; Shop Supermarket Co. and the United Food and Commercial Workers union continued to negotiate a labor pact last night despite the expiration Thursday night of a contract extension. The negotiations involve all 229 of the Quincy chain's stores in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island , a company spokeswoman said. Union members are set to strike ...