Largest RI employees union accepts tentative deal preventing government shutdown, layoffs

October 13th, 2009 Ford, UAW reach tentative deal on contractDETROIT — The United Auto Workers union says it has reached a tentative deal with Ford Motor Co. on contract concessions.

September 25th, 2009 Puerto Rico to lay off 16,000 workers, cut deficitSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico's government announced Friday that it will lay off more than 16,000 public workers in the U.S. Caribbean territory, adding to an unemployment rate higher than that of any U.S state.

September 23rd, 2009 RI gov, unions in tentative deal to stop shutdownPROVIDENCE, R.I. — The state of Rhode Island may avoid a shutdown of government services and massive layoffs thanks to a tentative deal struck between Gov.

September 11th, 2009 Union officials: Initial deal to stop RI shutdownPROVIDENCE, R.I. — A tentative deal has been reached between Rhode Island Gov.

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.

August 17th, 2009 AT&T reaches deal with some electrical workersDALLAS — AT&T Inc. said Sunday it reached tentative agreement with a union covering about 8,900 of its electrical workers on new contract terms.

August 10th, 2009 AT&T and union district reach tentative dealNEW YORK —AT&T Inc. has reached a tentative deal on a new three-year contract for 23,000 employees in California and Nevada, the telecommunications company said Monday.

July 15th, 2009 AT&T, union reach tentative contract dealNEW YORK — AT&T Inc. and its largest union have tentatively agreed on a new contract for 18,500 employees in the Midwest.

June 30th, 2009 Union official says Pioneer Press begins layoffsST. PAUL, Minn. — A union official says the St.

June 24th, 2009 Boston Globe, union reach tentative agreementBOSTON — The Boston Globe and its largest union have reached a tentative agreement that will save the newspaper $10 million through salary and benefit cuts. The Globe and the Boston Newspaper Guild issued separate e-mail statements late Tuesday announcing the agreement.

June 19th, 2009 Cleveland newspaper workers get pay cut, furloughsCLEVELAND — About 500 union workers at The Plain Dealer in Cleveland will take a 12 percent wage cut to help Ohio's largest newspaper deal with slumping advertising revenue. The drop is the combination of an 8 percent pay cut and 11 unpaid days off.

May 5th, 2009 Southwest Airlines labor deal includes pay raisesDALLAS — Southwest Airlines Co. says it has reached a tentative agreement that gives pay raises to customer-service employees.

May 4th, 2009 6 Globe unions have deal; none for largest unionBOSTON — The Boston Globe and its largest employees union finished all-night talks without a deal Monday, but plan to be back at the bargaining table soon. Lifetime job guarantees are among the final sticking points on a deal that could avert a shutdown of the 137-year-old newspaper.

May 4th, 2009 No Boston Globe deal, but more talks expectedBOSTON — The Boston Globe and its largest employees union finished all-night talks without a deal Monday, but plan to be back at the bargaining table soon. Lifetime job guarantees are among the final sticking points on a deal that could avert a shutdown of the 137-year-old newspaper.

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.