December 16, 2002 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
NEW YORK — Trains and buses were running on schedule this morning after the union for bus and subway workers announced at the midnight deadline that it made enough progress in contract talks to “stop the clock” and continued negotiating with the Metropolitan...
December 16, 2002 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
NEW YORK — Union officials representing New York City’s 34,000 subway and bus workers announced early today that they were continuing negotiations past this morning’s 12:01 a.m. strike deadline because progress was being made in contract talks,...
December 16, 2002 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
NEW YORK — The morning commute began as normal today for hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers as subway and bus workers showed up for work after their union agreed to negotiate with officials of the city’s transit authority through the night past a 12:01...
December 11, 2002 | AFL-CIO, CSX, Headlines
WASHINGTON — According to Reuters, the AFL-CIO labor group on Tuesday criticized U.S. Treasury Secretary-nominee John Snow’s railroad company for an “unusual” clause in his severance deal that will pay him millions if he goes into public...
December 4, 2002 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
NEW YORK — The Transport Workers Union on Tuesday outlined a proposal that it said could prevent the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s proposed subway and bus fare hike, Newsday reported. The 34,000-member union said improving bus service and using...
December 3, 2002 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
WASHINGTON — Environmental, labor, and trucking industry groups together have requested an emergency stay to prevent Mexican trucks from transporting goods throughout the U.S., reports Dow Jones Newswires. The petitioners, including the International Brotherhood...
December 3, 2002 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the last part of a three-part serial that tells the story of what happened during America’s worst mining disaster in nearly two decades.) BROOKWOOD, Ala. — Gas was slowly gathering in the mine’s Four Section. A half-hour...
December 3, 2002 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second of a three-part serial that tells the story of what happened underground during America’s worst mining disaster in nearly two decades.) BROOKWOOD, Ala. — Tony Key heard the explosion before he felt it. He...
December 3, 2002 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Thirteen men lost their lives on Sept. 23, 2001, in America’s worst mining disaster in 17 years. This is the first part of “Death Underground,” a three-part serial that tells the story of what happened and why. It is a story of...
December 2, 2002 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
NEW YORK — According to the New York Times, the transit workers’ union warned that the deaths of two subway workers in on-the-job accidents would make it harder to reach agreement in contract negotiations because many workers want sweeping changes in...
