March 31 at 4:09 p.m.
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Conventions,
Unions,
Updated
By Kathy Bergen
In this photo from April 7, 2010, McCormick Place union representatives, including John T. Coli of the Teamsters, far right, testify in front of the Joint Committee on the Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority. (Nancy Stone/Chicago Tribune)
The state-mandated overhaul of McCormick Place operations hit a legal wall Thursday, as two major labor unions won a federal court judgment that the National Labor Relations Act preempts states from enacting legislation that would interfere with the collective bargaining process.
U.S. District Court Judge Ronald Guzman’s ruling in parallel cases brought by Teamsters Local 727 and by the Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters has the potential to throw a major wrench into the revamped show-floor rules. The new rules give exhibitors the right to do much of their own booth set-up and tear-down work. Get the full story »
March 18 at 5:04 p.m.
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Airlines,
Unions
By Dow Jones Newswires
United Continental Holdings Inc.’s United Airlines and the Teamsters Union have reached a tentative agreement on a contract for 5,500 U.S. aircraft technicians and related employees. Get the full story »
Feb. 2 at 5:51 a.m.
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Health care
By Dow Jones Newswires-Wall Street Journal
Hundreds of employers have received federal waivers from a new requirement in the health-care overhaul law.
Government figures show that 733 applicants, mainly employers and union-affiliated insurers, received an exemption from a requirement that puts their plans on the hook for up to $750,000 in eligible medical bills for each covered worker this year. Most of those plans now have reimbursement limits that are a fraction of that amount. Get the full story »
Nov. 30, 2010 at 10:21 a.m.
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Airplanes,
Airports,
Unions
By Associated Press
Continental Airlines said Monday that it reached a labor contract with negotiators for about 7,000 union employees.
The fleet-service employees, represented by the Teamsters union, will hold a ratification vote in the coming weeks.
Terms were not disclosed. Get the full story »
