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American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten said today she has asked for a meeting with D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee in an effort to reach agreement on a contract between the District and the Washington Teachers' Union (WTU).
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Negotiations to end a 45-day machinists union strike against the Boeing Company will resume with a federal mediator in Washington, D.C.
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SEATTLE (AP) -- The Machinists union has confirmed that negotiations to end a five-week strike at the Boeing Co. have begun....
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Boeing Co said on Monday that a second round of mediated talks with its biggest union, which has been on strike for five weeks, had failed.
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Wal-Mart is closing a tire-and-lube garage in Gatineau where workers won a major victory last August when a Quebec arbitrator imposed a collective agreement on the company.
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The center is in the final season of his contract and could become a restricted free agent next year if the Lakers don't sign him to an extension by Oct. 31. Andrew Bynum turns 21 on Oct. 27. Then comes an even bigger date.
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Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat said he would seek face-to-face talks with Cambodia’s leader, Hun Sen, to try to ease a growing border conflict over a 900-year-old mountaintop temple.
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Negotiations to end a 45-day machinists union strike against the Boeing Co. will resume Thursday with a federal mediator in Washington, D.C.
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HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's main opposition party said on Tuesday that only fresh elections would resolve a dispute over who controls key cabinet posts, a make-or-break issue under a power-sharing pact signed with President Robert Mugabe.
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The New Brunswick Nurses Union says it's ready to ask its members for a strike vote if the next round of negotiations with the government doesn't produce any movement on the issue of wages.
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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon calls for drastic measures to protect developing countries from the financial crisis.
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Lloyd Blankfein, Goldman Sachs chief executive, called Vikram Pandit, his Citigroup counterpart, last month to discuss a merger, in a dramatic example of the secret manoeuvring that preceded the government bail-out of the financial sector
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Negotiations to end a 51-day strike against the Boeing Co. are being held Sunday with no word on progress.
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Lloyd Blankfein, Goldman Sachs chief executive, called Vikram Pandit, his Citigroup counterpart, last month to discuss a merger, in a dramatic example of the secret manoeuvring that preceded the government bail-out of the financial sector
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SEATTLE -- Boeing Co.'s contract talks with a second union _ its engineers _ will move into high gear later this week, and may get a boost from a tentative settlement to end a 52-day Machinists union strike that has closed Boeing's commercial jet factories, lowered its profits and delayed airplane deliveries.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Taliban leader Mullah Omar should not be involved in Afghan reconciliation efforts despite a renewed interest in talks with members of the Islamist movement, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.
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Hawaii tourism officials say they are in negotiations to extend the state's contract to host the Pro Bowl.
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The Oconee County Sewer Commission is seeking a contract from the county to ensure funding for the planned treatment facility at the Golden Corner Commerce Park, which sits on 400 acres off S.C. 59 near Fair Play and Interstate 85.
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THE biggest union at Aer Lingus has said last ditch attempts to re-enter "some other process" with management are the only way to avoid "major disruption" at the airline before Christmas.
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The NFL and the players' union are at odds over disciplinary actions the league has taken against players for hits that are deemed illegal during games.
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The European Union has decided to resume negotiations on a major economic and political partnership accord with Russia that was frozen after the Russian invasion of Georgia.
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SEATTLE (AP) -- Contract talks covering nearly 21,000 Boeing Co. engineers, scientists and technical workers have been extended because of unresolved economic and other issues....
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An attempt by two of Scotland's best-known bankers to preserve HBOS as an independent company received a further blow after the plan was attacked by a leading trade union
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RAFAEL Benitez has irked Liverpool's American owners yet again by making public their pledge to discuss a new contract.
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The union that represents 750 paramedics across Nova Scotia has reached another tentative agreement with Emergency Medical Care.
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SEATTLE (AP) -- A note of optimism in contract talks covering about 21,000 Boeing Co. white-collar workers may be fading....
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SEATTLE (AP) -- A tentative settlement has been reached on a four-year contract covering nearly 21,000 Boeing Co. engineers, scientists and technical workers, following talks that were delayed by a Machinists union strike....
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Mayor Adrian M. Fenty and Schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee are discussing a dramatic expansion of their effort to remove ineffective teachers by restoring the District's power to create nonunionized charter schools and seeking federal legislation declaring the school system in a "state of...
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Liverpool manager reported to have suffered another set back with regard to future at club as contract talks put on hold.
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KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov.16 -- As international pressure mounts for negotiations with insurgents, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Sunday that he would guarantee the security of Taliban chief Mullah Mohammed Omar if he decides to enter into talks.
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Afghan president pledges to guarantee Taliban chief's safety if he decides to enter into peace talks.
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President Hamid Karzai offered Sunday to provide security for the Taliban's reclusive leader Mullah Omar if he agrees to enter peace talks.
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One of Liverpool's owners is believed to be more enthusiastic than the other about concluding contract talks key to Rafael Benitez's future, but both want the issue resolved, with the real prospect of a counter offer for his services if Real Madrid's troubles continue, WRITES Ian Herbert.
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D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee and American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten will meet in an effort to move the District and the Washington Teachers' Union toward a tentative agreement on a new contract, both leaders said yesterday.
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Newcastle United interim manager's contract talks with Mike Ashley have been postponed.
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