http://www.iqunions.com Unions And Related News en-us Copyright 2013 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:34:33 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, 18 Jun 2013 19:34:33 EST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://news.yahoo.com/qantas-reaches-agreement-engineers-002534436.html Qantas and one of the three unions at the centre of a long-running industrial dispute that led to the airline's fleet being grounded reached an agreement on Monday to end their standoff. Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:34:33 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.businessspectator.com.au/bs.nsf/Article/Unions-to-fight-Fair-Work-rollback-report-pd20111219-PNRCV?opendocument&src=rss ACTU says Shorten won't accept reversal of reforms. 19 Dec 2011 7:20 AM Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:34:33 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/Pension-deal-council-workers-tele-1032519162.html?x=0 Unions fear that the Government is on the verge of striking a deal with local government workers over public sector pensions. Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:34:33 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://news.yahoo.com/italian-budget-home-stretch-unions-warpath-154858318.html ROME (Reuters) - Italy's austerity budget, vital to get Rome's accounts in order and help save the euro from collapse, enters its final stretch this week, with unions still mounting roadblocks to its path. The 33 billion euro ($43 billion) package of cost cuts and new taxes was passed by the Chamber of Deputies on Friday after Prime Minister Mario Monti's one-month-old government won a ... Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:34:33 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://greenvilleonline.com/article/20111218/OPINION/312180004/-1/rss01 I would like to address the recent letter, Sun, 18 Dec 2011 19:34:33 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_19571617?source=rss Taxpayers in Colorado's largest school districts have spent more than $5.8 million during the past five years to subsidize the activities of local teachers unions. Sun, 18 Dec 2011 19:34:33 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://news.yahoo.com/court-sides-unions-airline-dispute-170336771.html WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday that a hotly disputed change in federal labor law making it easier for unions to organize is lawful. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed, 2-1, a lower court decision in rejecting a challenge to the National Mediation Board (NMB) policy by the biggest airlines. Long-standing NMB ... Sat, 17 Dec 2011 19:34:33 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://news.yahoo.com/us-court-sides-unions-airline-dispute-223047540.html WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Friday upheld a hotly contested change in federal labor law that can make it easier for unions to organize, potentially clearing the way for Congress to approve long-delayed aviation legislation. Rejecting a challenge to the new policy by the biggest airlines, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ... Sat, 17 Dec 2011 19:34:33 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/businesses-unions-nonprofits-unite-to-rescue-failing-wva-school-district-and-its-towns/2011/12/15/gIQAwpxPwO_story.html?wprss=rss_national CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A coalition that includes a Fortune 500 company, labor unions and nonprofit foundations outlined plans Thursday to spend the next five years focused on rescuing a rural West Virginia school district, one of the country?s most downtrodden. McDowell County, home to about 22,000 residents, is the target of a public-private sector campaign that its organizers say is novel. Called ... Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:34:33 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.kdvr.com/news/kdvr-some-republicans-to-tout-their-support-for-civil-unions-20111215,0,1865776.story?track=rss DENVER -- After last year's civil unions legislation died in a Republican House committee on a party-line vote, a group of Republicans plan to 'come out' in favor of the proposal, which is sure to be reintroduced at the Capitol next year. Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:34:33 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2011/12/15/ri_advocates_restore_24m_to_help_the_disabled Rhode Island unions are calling on lawmakers to restore $24 million in budget cuts to programs serving individuals with developmental disabilities. Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:34:33 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://my.news.yahoo.com/unions-ink-mou-2-123949238.html "Through this joint effort, we''ll reach out to a wider migrant communitytowards ensuring that they''re not exploited," he said.MTUC president Khalid Atan said the government should have better monitoringof agents for migrant workers.He also urged the government to continue addressing the issue ofundocumented migrant workers in the country.-- BERNAMAAZN MAM GR Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:34:33 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://my.news.yahoo.com/unions-ink-mou-migrant-workers-123546809.html KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16 (Bernama) -- A group of labour unions and relatedcommittees have inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) which, among others,eyes cooperation on protecting and promoting the rights of migrant workers inMalaysia.They also seek to link the migrant workers with local trade unions, tradeunions from the country of origin, government and non-governmental services formigrant ... Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:34:33 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/unions-religious-leaders-call-for-png-fix-20111215-1ovb1.html The head of PNG's Trade Union Congress says Papua New Guineans are worried about bread and butter issues, as the nation grapples with a political crisis. Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:34:33 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.ohio.com/news/local/akron-beginning-talks-with-three-unions-1.248443?localLinksEnabled=false Akron has started or soon will begin talks with three of its four unions. The city will be in wage reopeners with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) and the fire union, and full contract negotiations with the Civil Service Personnel Association (CSPA). The unions, which have gone without raises for several years, are hoping for them, but Akron likely won?t ... Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:34:33 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://new.mmegi.bw/index.php?sid=1&aid=676&dir=2011/December/Wednesday14 As trade unions continue to grapple with instability within their ranks, Mmegi staffer RYDER GABATHUSE Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:34:33 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/bm/newsworld.php?id=634177 BUENOS AIRES, Dec 14 (BERNAMA-NNN-MERCOPRESS) - Argentina's unions plan to challenge President Cristina Fernadez with a massive political rally tomorrow. Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:34:33 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/art.php?id=26992 Unions and health workers have rejected the latest Tory attempts to rob their pensions. Proposals set out by the Treasury on Thursday of last week were a desperate attempt to pit health workers against one another. Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:34:33 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/851/f/10849/s/1aec57f0/l/0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Csport0C20A110C12140C122430A90A4460A60Bhtml/story01.htm RELATIONS BETWEEN the four home unions and Australia have plummeted 18 months before the Lions fly out to meet the World Cup semi-finalists for a three-Test tour following the acrimonious vote for the chairman of the International Rugby Board, a battle won narrowly by the incumbent, Bernard Lapasset, over the former England captain Bill Beaumont. Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:34:33 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://news.yahoo.com/unions-merkel-europe-needs-investment-growth-135654584.html The leader of Germany's top union has told Chancellor Angela Merkel the country, and Europe as a whole, need to spur growth to overcome the debt crisis. Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:34:33 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/movies/la-et-ct-actors-unions-move-closer-to-reaching-merger-agreement-dec13-sl,0,1590703.storylink?track=rss Hollywood's actors unions are on track to complete a merger agreement by the end of next month, Screen Actors Guild President Ken Howard said. Hollywood's actors unions are on track to complete a merger agreement by the end of next month, Screen Actors Guild President Ken Howard said. Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:34:33 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/article2709666.ece?homepage=true&ref=wl_home Trade unions have demanded a whopping 50 per cent pay hike by Coal India Ltd (CIL) in the forthcoming National Coal Wage Agreement-IX. The five-year pact will be brought into effect from July 1, 2011. CIL effected a 24 per cent salary hike in the last edition of wage pact. Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:34:33 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.kpho.com/story/16304121/labor-unions-asking-phoenix-for-raises Two unions representing Phoenix city workers are asking for raises or cost-of-living increases as they begin contract negotiations with the city. Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:34:33 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.fdlreporter.com/article/20111213/FON/111212163/1289&located=rss Teachers unions around the state have sent a resounding message that members want to remain strong. Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:34:33 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/851/f/10847/s/1ae4102e/l/0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Cfinance0C20A110C12130C122430A89985270Bhtml/story01.htm BELFAST BRIEFING:CREDIT UNION members in the North are celebrating an early Christmas present this week - one they hope they will never have to use. Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:34:33 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/italian-unions-strike-to-protest-reforms-20111212-1oqis.html Union leaders in Italy are calling on workers to stage a three-hour strike to protest austerity measures designed to save the country from financial ruin. Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:34:33 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://news.yahoo.com/italian-markets-nervous-unions-strike-over-cuts-130229522.html Italian financial market jitters worsened on Monday, as workers angry about government austerity reforms went on strike and held nationwide rallies while investors turned skeptical about an EU pact to save the euro. Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:34:33 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/italian-union-leaders-after-talks-with-monti-vow-to-go-ahead-with-strike-over-austerity-moves/2011/12/11/gIQAnkrznO_story.html?wprss=rss_europe ROME - Italy?s borrowing costs eased in a bond auction Monday, but worries about the country?s ability to manage its debt and enforce spending cuts persisted as unions called a strike against the new government?s austerity measures. Italy easily sold ?7 billion ($9.4 billion) in 12-month bonds at an interest rate of 5.92 percent, down from a record of 6.087 percent hit last month, when concerns ... Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:34:33 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/12/02/20111202phoenix-unions-pay-raises.html At least two labor groups representing Phoenix employees have proposed raises as part of contract negotiations. Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:34:33 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/top-stories/12316968/unions-to-visit-fiji-despite-reported-ban/ Unions from New Zealand and Australia intend to proceed with plans to send a delegation to Fiji this week and have called on the regime to clarify media reports it will ban them from the country. Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:34:33 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.weau.com/home/headlines/Many_public_school_unions_vote_to_re-certify_135354398.html Under a new Wisconsin law, unions must re-certify every year. That is, get permission annually to represent the people eligible to be part of the union. New numbers out from the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission show 184 public school unions across the state voted to re-certify. Sun, 11 Dec 2011 19:34:33 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://detnews.com/article/20111211/OPINION01/112110310/-1/rss29 If you want to know what that space between a rock and a hard place feels like, ask Detroit's public employee unions. City workers are weighing two choices, neither of them very appealing. They can grant Mayor Dave Bing the painful wage and benefit concessions he is demanding, or they can roll the dice and wait to see what happens to their pay and perks when the state takes control of Detroit. Sun, 11 Dec 2011 19:34:33 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.twincities.com/news/ci_19509876?source=rss Union recertification voting required under new state law concluded Thursday with a vast majority of participating education unions deciding to retain their official status, according to preliminary results. Sat, 10 Dec 2011 19:34:33 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.ilw.com/articles/2011,1209-bacon.shtm Oakland, California - When Occupy Seattle called its tent camp "Planton Seattle," camp organizers were laying a local claim to a set of tactics used for decades by social movements in Mexico, Central America and the Philippines. Sat, 10 Dec 2011 19:34:33 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.wisconsinrapidstribune.com/article/20111210/WRT0101/112100655/1806&located=rss The future of eight Wood County worker unions is uncertain as they near the expiration of their contracts. Sat, 10 Dec 2011 19:34:33 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Canada/20111210/labour-unions-denounce-planned-port-protest-111210/ Occupy protesters are planning to take action against Canada's largest port on Monday, but they're running into opposition from the labour unions they're trying to support. Sat, 10 Dec 2011 19:34:33 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://news.yahoo.com/most-local-school-unions-recertified-wisconsin-005020549.html MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - The vast majority of local school unions up for recertification in Wisconsin have voted to recertify despite statewide collective bargaining measures for public workers that have sharply limited their power. Around 85 percent of 177 local school unions were recertified by their members through a process mandated by the state's collective bargaining rules during the last ... Sat, 10 Dec 2011 19:34:33 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.jsonline.com/news/education/education-unions-vote-to-recertify-sd3caui-135285458.html The first round of union recertification voting required under new state law concluded Thursday with a vast majority of participating education unions deciding to retain their official status, according to preliminary results. Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:34:33 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://washingtonexaminer.com/local/maryland/2011/12/unions-push-montco-keep-150-percent-increase-energy-tax/1987706 Rachel Baye Examiner Staff Writer Examiner Coverage More coverage of Maryland local news Six Montgomery County unions are urging the county to extend its elevated energy tax and eliminate the tax's expiration date altogether. The tax was increased by 150 percent for residents and 60 percent for businesses starting in fiscal 2011. The increase is set to expire on June 30, the end of the current ... Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:34:33 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://news.yahoo.com/unions-slam-improved-nhs-pensions-offer-131600742.html The government proposed an "improved" pensions deal for NHS staff on Thursday aimed at ending the bitter public sector row, but unions have slammed the offer. Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:34:33 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://uk.news.yahoo.com/unions-urge-corporation-tax-rise-174109923.html Unions have called for the Government to increase corporation tax to make international companies contribute more to the crippling economy. Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:34:33 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.bakutoday.net/trade-unions-announced-their-subsistence-of-kamchatka-which-is-far-below-the-official.html Federation of trade unions of Kamchatka has calculated the new minimum. As of November 1, 2011, he totaled 21829 rubles per person, that the ruble more than 194 on October 1, 2011 year. Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:34:33 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/263309/20111207/bank-credit-unions-customers-switching-transfer-debit.htm It turns out that credit unions did not benefit so much from fed-up customers of big banks. The Credit Union National Association said in early November that their survey showed an estimated 650,000 Americans have opened new accounts at credit unions since Sept. 29, the day Bank of America (BAC) announced the $5 debit card fee that it later cancelled due to mounting pressure. Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:34:33 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.u.tv/News/Unions-anger-over-health-shake-up/62f24eb9-97ff-4496-8dc8-39cc899ef1bf Unions have reacted angrily to the news that 100 administration posts could be cut in a shake-up of the health service. - Video available Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:34:33 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/top-stories/12266748/port-dispute-puts-power-of-unions-in-spotlight/ The power of unions is in the spotlight, amid the industrial action at the Ports of Auckland. Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:34:33 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/story/2011/12/08/pei-credit-union-merger-584.html?cmp=rss The members of two credit unions in western P.E.I. have voted to merge. Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:34:33 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.thestreet.com/story/11335754/1/credit-unions-revise-bank-transfer-day-gains.html?cm_ven=RSSFeed NEW YORK (MainStreet) -- The Credit Union National Association has dialed down earlier estimates about how many customers closed their accounts at big banks and joined credit unions leading up to National Bank Transfer Day after a quarterly report revealed discrepancies in the data. 2011 Bank Stock Picks Revisited The new survey results show that only 214,000 people joined credit unions in ... Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:34:33 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2011/12/07/unions_say_verizon_fired_40_over_strike/ Labor union leaders say that Verizon has fired 40 employees, including 10 in Mass., for alleged actions during the contentious two-week labor strike over the summer. Wed, 07 Dec 2011 19:34:33 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-12-06/amr-creditor-panel-risks-split-as-unions-claim-three-seats.html American Airlines? disputes with its three largest unions may resurface in bankruptcy after the labor groups won seats on the creditors committee for parent AMR Corp. Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:34:33 PST webmaster@iqunions.com (IQUnions.com) Unions http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-unions-boeing-on-amr-unsecured-creditors-panel-20111205,0,4359280.story?track=rss A federal bankruptcy watchdog on Monday selected airplane maker Boeing Co. (BA), a handful of unions, three financial-services companies and the U.S. agency that insures private pensions to serve on the committee representing unsecured creditors in the Chapter 11 case of American Airlines parent AMR Corp. (AMR). Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:34:33 PST