http://www.iqunions.com Unions And Related News en-us Copyright 2012 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:06:47 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Union Members http://www.iqunions.com/ http://www.iqunions.com/ Join our rss feed, updated hourly and keep a tab on national and local union news. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:06:47 EST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/news/content/view/full/115703 A union-busting Ministry of Defence contractor was threatened with industrial action today after severing official links with all its trade unions. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:06:47 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://en.europeonline-magazine.eu/unions-end-frankfurt-airport-labour-strike_192009.html Frankfurt (dpa) - Unions representing 200 ground crew members at Frankfurt airport said Wednesday they had called off a strike at Germany?s biggest airport, which had threatened to throw the country?s air travel into chaos.GdF union official Markus Siebers said the union had decided to end the industrial action after receiving a new written offer for talks from Fraport, the airport operator.The ... Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:06:47 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.wickedlocal.com/kingston/news/x248718624/Unions-refuse-to-meet-with-town-administrator Five town unions are refusing to meet with Town Administrator Jim Thomas, alleging he has shown a lack of respect and professionalism, employed bullying tactics and threatened retalation against employees of the various unions during meetings focused on possible changes to employee health insurance benefits. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:06:47 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://finance.yahoo.com/news/vantiv-chosen-six-credit-unions-165900132.html CINCINNATI, Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Vantiv, LLC, (formerly Fifth Third Processing Solutions, LLC)  one of the leading integrated payment processors, announced today that six credit unions recently ... Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:06:47 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://uk.news.yahoo.com/unions-call-protest-greece-hit-123017220.html Protesters chant slogans as they hold a large Greek flag during a demonstration against new austerity measures approved by the government in front of the Parliament in Athens on February 19. Greece braced ... Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:06:47 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://news.yahoo.com/unions-protest-cuts-greece-debates-more-measures-103722772.html ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek unions, the unemployed and communists will protest on Wednesday against spending cuts introduced to secure a multi-billion-euro bailout, and lawmakers will debate a debt swap to avoid imminent bankruptcy. Motorcycle groups and striking journalists are also expected to converge on the capital's central Syntagma square in front of parliament at 4 p.m. (1400 GMT) to protest ... Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:06:47 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Unions-bat-for-LIME-in-telecoms-dispute_10845677 TWO trade unions representing the majority of workers at telecommunications company LIME have added their voices to calls for the Government to revisit its telecommunications policy, which they say places LIME at a severe disadvantage, in the area of mobile telephony. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:06:47 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2012/02/20/mod_contractors_vs_staff/ Calculator says no - but watch the colonels Analysis UK public-sector unions say that revelations of what the Ministry of Defence (MoD) spends on specialist consultants show that current plans to fire tens of thousands of staff will lead to increased expenditure. Could they be right?? Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:06:47 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.shropshirestar.com/money/uk-money/2012/02/20/unions-to-appeal-over-pensions/ Unions representing millions of workers including teachers, civil servants, council and NHS staff will launch an appeal after losing a legal challenge to the way public sector pensions are calculated. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:06:47 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.canberratimes.com.au/national/unions-choice-lead-war-on-banks-20120219-1thfc.html The war against the big banks is intensifying with unions and the consumer watchdog, Choice, launching separate campaigns to urge the public to switch lenders. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:06:47 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/19/world/europe/spain-mass-protests/index.html?section=cnn_latest Spain's largest unions carried out mass protests across the country Sunday in response to labor-market changes announced by the government. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:06:47 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-labor-politics-20120220,0,861297.story?track=rss After a falling out with the party, labor is back with cash and other support, driven largely by Republican attacks on collective bargaining. Last May, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka stood a few blocks from the White House and issued a stern warning: Union members could not be counted on as the Democrats' foot soldiers anymore. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:06:47 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.freep.com/article/20120219/NEWS01/202190541 Detroit city unions are expected to begin encouraging their reluctant members this week to approve concessions intended to stave off an emergency manager after Detroit Mayor Dave Bing reached a tentative labor agreement late Friday with the city's final union holdout, the Detroit Fire Fighters Association. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 22:06:47 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.tennessean.com/article/20120219/NEWS02/302190068/1972 Mitt Romney has a new high-risk target in his campaign for president: labor unions. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 22:06:47 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://bigpondnews.com/articles/Finance/2012/02/19/Unions_Choice_lead_revolt_on_banks_720170.html Unions and Choice have both launched campaigns to urge the public to switch away from the big banks. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 22:06:47 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://finance.yahoo.com/news/pensions-appeal-hearing-monday-20th-143000015.html LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM-- - Seven trade unions are challenging the Government in the Court of Appeal on Monday 20th February over changes to the way pensions are uprated, leaving public and private sector ... Sat, 18 Feb 2012 22:06:47 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://news.yahoo.com/unions-seek-bar-initiative-montana-ballot-155933026.html Public employee unions asked a judge Thursday to stop the Montana Legislature's tax rebate initiative from going on the November ballot. Sat, 18 Feb 2012 22:06:47 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/02/17/3-westerville-unions-agree-to-concessions.html Three of the four unions representing Westerville school employees have agreed to freeze their wages and pay higher health-care costs to help ease the district?s financial strain. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:06:47 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://posttrib.suntimes.com/news/10660238-418/unions-countering-gop-with-voter-campaign.html Labor unions are starting new voter education campaigns in response to right-to-work legislation passed by the General Assembly.?We?re taking the anger and turning it into motivation,? said Randy Palmateer, business manager for the Northwest Indiana Building Trades Council.?We may have become complacent over the years,? said Palmateer whose five-county organization represents 42 locals and 40 ... Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:06:47 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.sacbee.com/2012/02/17/4270767/romneytargets-labor-unions.html WASHINGTON - Mitt Romney has a new high-risk target in his campaign for president: labor unions. Mitt Romney speaks Thursday at an economic round table in Monroe, Mich. Romney has been critical of labor unions. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:06:47 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/unions-back-besieged-official-20120216-1tc65.html Unions ACT has mounted a public show of support for its secretary Kim Sattler, pledging to stand by the beleaguered union official until the conclusion of an Australian Federal Police investigation of the Australia Day Aboriginal tent embassy protest. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:06:47 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.tampabay.com/news/health/unions-sue-over-plan-to-privatize-prison-health-care-system/1215638 By Steve Bousquet, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau Wednesday, February 15, 2012 TALLAHASSEE - Two labor unions have filed suit against the state Department of Corrections in an effort to prevent privatizing health care for all 100,000 inmates in the Florida prison system. It's the latest controversy in the outsourcing of inmate health that began as a campaign pledge by Gov. Rick Scott. Protests ... Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:06:47 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.boston.com/news/world/latinamerica/articles/2012/02/15/argentine_unions_plot_british_cargo_ship_delays Argentine maritime workers are intensifying a boycott of container ships carrying British goods. They hope to pressure Britain to negotiate with Argentina over the disputed Falkland Islands. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:06:47 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.couriermail.com.au/business/unions-dig-in-as-3500-miners-strike/story-fn7kjcme-1226271841506?from=public_rss THE central Queensland coalfields have been thrown into turmoil as 3500 workers walk off the job for a week and throw away $8 million in wages. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:06:47 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.skynews.com.au/businessnews/article.aspx?id=719153&vId=3065278 Unions say workers at Qantas heavy maintenance sites in Victoria are likely to bear the brunt of job cuts. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:06:47 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-02-15/amr-unions-propose-early-exit-plans-to-blunt-13-000-job-cuts.html Unions for American Airlines? flight attendants, mechanics and baggage handlers urged the bankrupt carrier to offer incentives for voluntary exits to reduce 13,000 planned job cuts as parent AMR Corp. restructures. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:06:47 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-02-16/amr-unions-urge-early-exit-incentives-to-temper-13-000-job-cuts.html Unions for American Airlines? flight attendants, mechanics and baggage handlers urged the bankrupt carrier to offer incentives for voluntary exits to reduce 13,000 planned job cuts as parent AMR Corp. restructures. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:06:47 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.businessspectator.com.au/bs.nsf/Article/Unions-mull-donation-law-legal-challenge-RHSSJ?opendocument&src=rss Power of corporations, unions to make donations limited. 16 Feb 2012 1:49 PM Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:06:47 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://news.yahoo.com/amr-unions-seek-early-retirement-incentives-220819031.html Two major unions at American Airlines are asking the company to offer incentives for workers to retire early as a way to reduce planned layoffs. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:06:47 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.rrobserver.com/news/local/article_0d7f396a-5768-11e1-bfc3-001871e3ce6c.html Unions representing many of the City of Rio Rancho's workers want raises. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:06:47 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.themaneater.com/stories/2012/2/14/student-unions-continue-offer-entrepreneurial-prog/ The Unions Entrepreneurial Program encourages innovative students to start their own business in the Student Center. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:06:47 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://au.news.yahoo.com/latest/a/-/latest/12909767/unions-clash-over-nsw-police-public-transport-role/ Trade unions have clashed over the New South Wales Government's decision for police to take over security on the state's public transport system. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:06:47 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.abqjournal.com/main/2012/02/14/news/unions-want-raises-over-park.html Leaders of unions representing Rio Rancho employees, police and firefighters are criticizing city co ... Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:06:47 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/1.1022005 Union leaders, prepping for a fight against a proposed Tier 6 pension plan, recently suggested the time might be ripe for a raise. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:06:47 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.denverpost.com/legislature/ci_19958238?source=rss Backers of civil unions in Colorado say there is growing support for their measure, and no one is a better symbol of that changing landscape than Sen. Shawn Mitchell. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:06:47 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://news.yahoo.com/mich-unions-sue-over-state-worker-pension-changes-220444744.html A coalition of state employee labor unions sued the state of Michigan on Monday, saying recent changes to the funding of the employees' retirement systems are unconstitutional. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:06:47 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.lohud.com/article/20120213/NEWS02/302130075 The music in the television ad thumps and carries an ominous tone. The announcer bellows: "It's time for frank talk about the proposed New York state executive budget. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:06:47 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://news.yahoo.com/civil-unions-criticized-ahead-nj-marriage-vote-234851567.html NEW YORK (Reuters) - In the fall of 2010, John Grant was rushed to Bellevue Hospital with a shattered skull after being hit by a car in New York City. Grant's partner, Daniel Weiss, arrived at the hospital minutes later, frantic for an update on Grant's condition. ... Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:06:47 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/community-banks-and-credit-unions-brace-for-end-of-fannie-freddie/2012/02/08/gIQArenZ9Q_story.html?wprss=rss_homepage As the Obama administration forges ahead this spring with plans to wind down mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, community banks and credit unions are bracing for the impact. The government-sponsored entities are the most active buyers on the secondary market for residential mortgages, where a growing number of small financial institutions sell the home loans they originate. Private ... Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:06:47 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/d7788dcc-5108-11e1-a6df-0019bb30f31a.html Illinois same-sex couples in civil unions are discovering an unpleasant quirk of their new status. The state of Illinois will make them do their federal taxes twice. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:06:47 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/unions-expect-work-cost-members-15563204 Indiana unions prepare for drop in membership after passage of right-to-work legislation Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:06:47 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://uk.news.yahoo.com/unions-spain-labour-reform-deepen-recession-134047526.html MADRID (Reuters) - Trade unions on Saturday slammed Spain's new labour reform, arguing it would encourage companies to cut jobs and potentially deepen a recession but shying away from calling a general strike. A key change in the law announced on Friday allows employers to fire staff paying 20 days severance pay per year worked and a maximum of a year's salary if its revenues fall for at least a ... Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:06:47 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://news.yahoo.com/spain-unions-call-protests-against-labour-reforms-112103216.html Spain's two biggest unions called on Saturday for nationwide protests on February 19 against labour reforms which they said would destroy jobs. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:06:47 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120210/METRO01/202100426/1409/rss36 The mayor announced today a tentative agreement, which includes concessions, has been reached with police unions in the effort to stave off a state takeover. The administration now will turn its attention to the Detroit Fire Fighters Association. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:06:47 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.skynews.com.au/businessnews/article.aspx?id=717390&vId= Greek unions have scaled up their industrial action by placing an anti-austerity banner on the Acropolis. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:06:47 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2012/02/10/greece-strikes-begin.html?cmp=rss Unions in Greece have launched a two-day general strike against planned austerity measures, a day after the country's crucial international bailout was put in limbo. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:06:47 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://uk.news.yahoo.com/greek-unions-unleash-48-hour-101710410.html Protesters in Athens during a previous general strike on Tuesday. Greek unions have unleashed a 48-hour strike against new austerity measures to go before parliament and required by the European Union ... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:06:47 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/breaking-news/unions-want-talks-over-kell-closure/story-e6freonx-1226267763179?from=public_rss UNIONS have called for NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell to meet with representatives following the closure of construction company Kell and Rigby. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:06:47 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://uk.news.yahoo.com/unions-cleared-recruit-rio-tinto-iron-ore-mines-073235971.html MELBOURNE (Reuters) - World no.2 iron ore miner Rio Tinto lost a court fight on Friday over an old non-union agreement at its highly profitable iron ore mines, ending a three-year-old battle rendered moot by changes in Australian industrial relations laws. The High Court of Australia on Friday refused a request by Rio Tinto to appeal a ruling by the Federal Court which established that a 2008 ... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:06:47 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://news.yahoo.com/german-public-servants-unions-ask-6-5-pct-142846527.html Unions representing Germany's public servants say they will ask for a pay raise of 6.5 percent in upcoming negotiations with employers. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:06:47 PST