Southwest reaches tentative contract with pay raises for 5,300 customer-service reps

October 1st, 2009 Deere, UAW reach tentative contract agreementMOLINE, Ill. — Deere & Co.

September 17th, 2009 New Southwest pilots' contract up for voteDALLAS — Southwest Airlines Co. said Thursday the board of its pilots' union has voted to send a new tentative contract agreement to membership for a ratification vote.

September 9th, 2009 Union: Goodyear contract protects 6 plantsAKRON, Ohio — A tentative contract between the United Steelworkers and Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. protects six of seven U.S.

September 1st, 2009 Southwest Airlines reduces flights on 92 routesDALLAS — Southwest Airlines will temporarily halt flights on three routes early next year as it deals with a decline in air traffic and tries to bend its schedule to fit seasonal demand. The airline published a new schedule Tuesday that covers flights from next Jan.

August 21st, 2009 Southwest Airlines to provide onboard Wi-FiDALLAS — Southwest Airlines is on its way to providing in-flight Wi-Fi access on all of its aircraft. The airlines and Internet Wi-Fi service provider Row 44 have plans to roll out the program in the first quarter of 2010.

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 17th, 2009 Correction: AT&T labor storyDALLAS — In an Aug. 16 story about AT&T agreeing on a new contract with 8,900 employees, The Associated Press erroneously reported that members of the Communications Workers of America had earlier ratified a new contract with AT&T in the West region.

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 Air Canada reaches deal with mechanics unionTORONTO — The largest union at Air Canada has approved a 21-month labor contract, considered a critical factor in keeping the airline out of bankruptcy court. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers said Wednesday members voted 60 percent in favor of the deal this week.

June 23rd, 2009 Southwest reservations agents ratify labor pactDALLAS — Customer-service and reservations agents at Southwest Airlines have ratified a new contract that gives the workers 3 percent pay raises. The union says Southwest also agreed to a "significant increase" in retirement benefits, including bigger 401(k) contributions.

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 3rd, 2009 Southwest pilots reject new contractDALLAS — Pilots at Southwest Airlines Co. voted down a new contract that would have given them pay raises in the midst of a slump in the airline industry.

May 6th, 2009 Boston Globe: Newspaper reaches deal with unionBOSTON — A spokesman for the Boston Globe says the newspaper has completed negotiations with its largest union. The Globe reports on its Web site that the newspaper and the Boston Newspaper Guild reached a tentative settlement early Wednesday on major contract concessions.

May 6th, 2009 Boston Globe reaches deal with largest unionBOSTON — The Boston Globe and its largest employees union reached a tentative agreement early Wednesday on concessions that will keep the 137-year-old newspaper publishing, the union president said. The breakthrough came about 4 a.m.

May 5th, 2009 Southwest labor contract includes pay raisesDALLAS — Southwest Airlines Co. said Tuesday it reached a tentative agreement to give pay raises to about 5,300 customer-service employees.