Unite union calls strike vote on Barclays’ move to close final salary pension plan

September 17th, 2009 Union returning to AFL-CIOPITTSBURGH — One of the unions that left the AFL-CIO in a bitter dispute that split the labor movement four years ago is coming back to the labor federation. The union of hotel, restaurant and clothing workers known as UNITE HERE is bringing its 265,000 members back a day after Richard Trumka became the newest AFL-CIO president.

September 2nd, 2009 US Airways pilots union sues pension agencyWASHINGTON — The pilots union for US Airways filed suit Wednesday against the federal government's pension agency, claiming it is not doing enough to investigate charges that the airline's pension plan was mismanaged. The U.S. Airline Pilots Association wants the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.

August 19th, 2009 Some NY legislators collect pension pay, salariesALBANY, N.Y. — Four veteran New York lawmakers who have reached retirement age are collecting state pension payments at the same time they continue to get their regular paychecks.

August 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Around 150,000 workers at the state-run telecom major Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) will go on a two-day strike from Wednesday demanding a higher wage revision, a union official said Tuesday. According to BSNL union general secretary V.A.N.

August 14th, 2009 Bay area's commuter rail system union plans strikeOAKLAND, Calif. — The union representing train operators and station agents for the San Francisco Bay area's commuter rail system says it's planning go on strike at the close of business Sunday.

July 13th, 2009 Vale Inco union workers walk off the jobSUDBURY, Ontario — Thousands of union workers at Vale Inco's nickel mine operations in Ontario are on strike after 85 percent of union members rejected the company's contract offer. The United Steelworkers union said Monday that all of Vale's Canadian operations have been shut down and the company's nickel inventory will quickly be depleted.

July 1st, 2009 Unions say prepared to continue BA talksLONDON — Trade unions said they were prepared to continue talks on Wednesday with British Airways PLC over job cuts and reduced pay — despite the passing of a deadline set by the carrier to reach a deal. The airline and unions representing flight attendants and ground staff have failed to agree on cost-cutting measures, including a pay freeze and more than 3,500 job losses.

July 1st, 2009 BA calls in mediator for union talksLONDON — British Airways PLC called in a government-backed mediator on Wednesday to help hammer out a deal with unions over thousands of job cuts and pay freeze as the airline seeks to avoid a damaging strike. The airline and unions representing flight attendants and ground staff have failed to agree on a series of cost-cutting measures that the carrier argues are necessary to cope with a downturn in demand cause by the global recession, including more than 3,500 job losses.

June 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Yielding to pressure from its employees, cash-strapped national carrier Air India Monday decided to give them their June salary July 3, instead of July 15 it decided earlier. "The management has told us that we would get our salaries on July 3.

June 23rd, 2009 Unions meeting with employers over refinery strikeLONDON — Union leaders met with construction bosses Tuesday in an effort to resolve an acrimonious industrial dispute that has led to walkouts across the British energy sector. The UNITE union said it was in talks with the companies contracted to work at Total's Lindsey Oil Refinery in northern England, where more than 600 workers were fired after staging unauthorized strikes over job losses.

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.

May 19th, 2009 MUMBAI - Auto major Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M) Tuesday said its employees have withdrawn their tools-down strike at its plant near Maharashtra's Nashik town. The workers went on strike demanding pay revision and reinstatement of a sacked labour leader.

May 10th, 2009 Safeway workers could strike as early as MondayDENVER — Union workers at Safeway voted to authorize a strike, with workers possibly walking off the job as early as Monday, which could affect two of Colorado's largest grocery chains. Contracts were expiring Saturday night for about 17,000 King Soopers, Safeway and Albertsons workers represented by United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 in Colorado.

May 9th, 2009 Newark Star-Ledger announces salary, benefit cutsNEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey's largest newspaper says it will reduce employee salaries and no longer cover the entire cost of employee health insurance.

January 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - President Pratibha Devisingh Patil has given her assent to the law enabling a three-fold hike in her salary from Rs.50,000 to Rs.150,000 per month. While signing her own salary hike bill on Dec 30, Patil also assented to another law providing for Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari's pay to be raised from Rs.40,000 to Rs.125,000 per month.