DGCA speaks in twin voices on YSR chopper's airworthinessSeptember 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's civil aviation regulator seems to be speaking in twin voices on the airworthiness of the helicopter that crashed, killing Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy.
Taco Bell settles sexual harassment complaint; 2 teen workers claimed they were raped at workSeptember 1st, 2009 Taco Bell settles Tenn. sex harassment complaintMEMPHIS, Tenn.
Bell-Boeing gets $7.3 million Navy deal for V-22 Osprey helicopterAugust 25th, 2009 Bell-Boeing gets $7.3M defense contractWASHINGTON — A strategic alliance of Boeing Co. and a unit of Textron Inc.
Union, management of San Francisco-area rail system to meet in hopes of averting Monday strikeAugust 15th, 2009 SF rail union, management to resume negotiationsOAKLAND, Calif. — The San Francisco Bay area's commuter rail system and the union representing its station agents and train operators are resuming negotiations to try to avert a strike Monday.
Bell Helicopter strike ends after manufacturing workers approve new contractJuly 22nd, 2009 Bell strike over after union OKs contractFORT WORTH, Texas — The nearly six-week strike at Bell Helicopter ended Wednesday after the union representing about 2,500 manufacturing workers approved a new four-year contract. United Auto Workers Local 218 members voted on a contract that Bell had presented during negotiations Tuesday.
Chrysler to resume operations, recall workers at northern Illinois plantJuly 7th, 2009 Chrysler to resume operations at Ill. plantBELVIDERE, Ill.
R. Srinivasan to head HAL's chopper complexJune 23rd, 2009 BANGALORE - R. Srinivasan has been appointed managing director of the helicopter complex of the state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) here, the company announced Tuesday.
Talks set to resume Monday between Boston Globe union, following failed pay concessions voteJune 21st, 2009 Talks to resume between Globe union, managementBOSTON — Negotiations are set to resume between The Boston Globe's largest union and management over $10 million in contract concessions the Globe's owner says it needs to keep the newspaper open. The sides are scheduled to meet Monday following two marathon negotiating sessions last week.
Bell Helicopter manufacturing workers reject 3-year contract, go on strike at Fort Worth sitesJune 15th, 2009 Workers reject new contract with Bell HelicopterFORT WORTH, Texas — Manufacturing workers at Bell Helicopter plants in the Fort Worth area went on strike early Monday for the first time in more than two decades in part to protect 44 janitors whose work the company wants to outsource. Members of United Auto Workers Local 218, who were also upset by proposed increases in medical costs, voted 1,177 to 680 on Sunday to defeat the three-year contract.
London subway strike in 2nd day; Rail union ready for negotiations againJune 11th, 2009 London subway strike in 2nd day; union to talkLONDON — For the second day in a row, millions of Londoners struggled to get to work and school and unlucky tourists found new ways to reach museums Thursday as a strike by subway workers shut down much of the city's Underground network. Nine of 11 subway lines were fully or partly suspended because of the walkout by members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union.
Safeway, union workers agree to continue labor talks as strike threat loomsMay 10th, 2009 Safeway, workers agree to continue labor talksDENVER — With the threat of a strike looming, Safeway agreed to resume negotiations with its union workers a day after they authorized a strike, a company spokeswoman said Sunday. The labor contract between Safeway and its workers expired Saturday night without a new labor agreement and workers were planning to walk off their jobs as soon as Monday.
Boston Globe to resume talks with only union yet to reach deal to make cuts, avoid closureMay 5th, 2009 Boston Globe to resume talks with largest unionBOSTON — The owner of The Boston Globe will resume negotiations with its largest union. This development comes more than a day after talks to cut millions of dollars from the union's contract ended at an impasse.
Big Boston Globe union, management finish all-night negotiation with no deal, plan more talksMay 4th, 2009 Large Globe union, management suspend negotiationsBOSTON — The Boston Globe's largest workers union and the newspaper have finished all-night contract-concession talks without a deal, but will go back to the bargaining table. Cosmo Macero, a spokesman for the Newspaper Guild, says the union and management stopped negotiating at about 8 a.m.
Times Co., Boston Globe unions resume negotiations, face another deadline to make concessionsMay 3rd, 2009 Times Co., Boston Globe unions resume negotiationsBOSTON — Labor union leaders at The Boston Globe say the deep cuts in workers' pay and benefits they're offering should be more than enough to save the newspaper, which has been threatened with closure by its owner, The New York Times Co. The Boston Newspaper Guild, the Globe's largest union, released a statement Sunday saying its proposed concessions meet the needs of management, and the union is confident the Times Co.
Anil Ambani complains chopper sabotagedApril 23rd, 2009 MUMBAI - Industrialist Anil Ambani Thursday evening filed a complaint alleging his helicopter had been sabotaged, police said. According to police officials, Ambani said his Bell 412 seven-seater helicopter was 'sabotaged'.