Indianapolis Star union ratifies 2-year contract with 10 percent pay cut

August 28th, 2009 Spirit AeroSystems engineers reject contractWICHITA, Kan. — Union engineers at Spirit AeroSystems have overwhelmingly rejected a contract offer and have authorized a strike at the Wichita plant.

August 25th, 2009 SF Bay area rail union voting on contractSAN FRANCISCO — Members of a commuter rail union in the San Francisco Bay area are voting on a new contract aimed at averting a strike. Union president Jesse Hunt says he's confident the Bay Area Rapid Transit agency's train operators and station agents will ratify the agreement.

July 26th, 2009 Girl, 2, shot at Indianapolis wedding receptionINDIANAPOLIS — Police say a 2-year-old girl was shot and critically injured during a wedding reception at an Indianapolis park. Two women also were wounded by gunfire.

July 26th, 2009 2-year-old shot at Indianapolis wedding receptionINDIANAPOLIS — Police say a 2-year-old girl was shot and critically injured during a wedding reception at an Indianapolis park. Two women also were wounded by gunfire.

July 26th, 2009 Toddler shot at Indianapolis wedding receptionINDIANAPOLIS — Police say an 18-month-old girl was shot and critically injured during a wedding reception at an Indianapolis park. Two women also were wounded by gunfire.

July 19th, 2009 Boston Globe union to vote again on new contractBOSTON — Members of The Boston Globe's largest labor union will decide this week whether to accept a new contract that makes deep cuts to wages and benefits. Monday's vote will be the second in two months for the Boston Newspaper Guild, which narrowly rejected a similar deal in June.

June 19th, 2009 Boston Globe union sets new contract vote dateBOSTON — The Boston Globe's largest union has scheduled a contract ratification vote, even though it has yet to reach a new tentative agreement with management. In a letter Thursday to union members that was disclosed on the Globe's web site, Boston Newspaper Guild president Daniel Totten said setting the July 20 date for a vote was meant to "mitigate the impact" of a 23 percent pay cut that was imposed on the union after it rejected a new contract calling for an 8.3 percent wage cut and other concessions.

June 18th, 2009 Boston Globe union postpones meeting with NLRBBOSTON — A meeting between The Boston Globe's largest union and the National Labor Relations Board has been postponed as the union continues its talks with management over $10 million in contract concessions. The meeting was postponed on Tuesday and again on Thursday after the union and management restarted negotiations.

June 13th, 2009 Union, Minneapolis paper have tentative agreementMINNEAPOLIS — A Teamsters official says the union representing drivers and the Star Tribune have tentatively agreed to a contract. Bob Moore, business agent for Teamsters Local 638, says the tentative agreement was reached Friday evening.

June 12th, 2009 Washington Post union ratifies 2-year contractWASHINGTON — The union representing editorial and other employees at The Washington Post has overwhelmingly ratified a two-year contract that will let the newspaper protect a quarter of its workers from any layoffs, regardless of seniority. Under previous contracts, employees with the most seniority would be the last to get laid off.

June 9th, 2009 Ballots due Tuesday in new actors union contractLOS ANGELES — Ballots are due Tuesday on a new contract for actors in Hollywood's biggest movies and TV shows. The vote follows a bitter dispute that has seen Screen Actors Guild members fighting among themselves and left further behind than they started.

June 5th, 2009 Hearing delayed on Star Tribune drivers' contractMINNEAPOLIS — A Teamsters official says the union and the Star Tribune have agreed to postpone a bankruptcy court hearing set for next week on the newspaper's request to cancel its contract with unionized drivers. Bob Moore, business agent for Teamsters Local 638, says the newspaper asked for more information about the drivers' pension.

June 2nd, 2009 Teamsters threaten to shut down Star TribuneMINNEAPOLIS — The Teamsters union is threatening a strike it says would likely shut down the Star Tribune if the newspaper, which is in bankruptcy protection, is allowed to scrap its contract with unionized drivers. Teamsters Local 638 filed its opposition Monday to the newspaper's proposal to reject the contract.

April 30th, 2009 UAW overwhelmingly ratifies Chrysler settlementDETROIT — Members of the United Auto Workers have overwhelmingly ratified a settlement deal with Chrysler on Wednesday night. The UAW says 82 percent of production workers and 80 percent of skilled-trades workers voted for the agreement in balloting that took place at UAW Chrysler locations throughout the U.S.

April 24th, 2009 Star Tribune, union reach tentative agreementMINNEAPOLIS — A tentative three-year contract agreement has been reached between the Star Tribune and the union representing nearly 275 newsroom workers. The agreement reached by leaders of the Newspaper Guild, the largest union at the newspaper, includes a 3 percent cut in base wage scales and a 30 percent reduction in any merit pay above those scales.