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UAW leaders approve proposed labor contract with GM
United Auto Workers leaders have approved a proposed contract with General Motors Co. that promises raises, improvements in health care and a hefty signing bonus.
Republic Airways pilots vote to approve labor agreement
Republic Airways Holdings Inc. announced Tuesday that a majority of its 2,100 pilots have approved a new three-year contract, ending a years-long labor dispute that threatened to put the regional airline out of business.
Lawmakers endorse steps to tackle potential teacher shortfall
A legislative study committee recommended a series of steps Monday that would whittle away at the authority of teacher unions while attempting to address Indiana's shrinking number of new teachers.
UAW, General Motors reach contract agreement
The United Auto Workers union and General Motors Co. have reached a last-minute tentative agreement on a new four-year contract, avoiding a strike for now.
UPDATE: UAW passes new labor contract with Fiat Chrysler
Workers overwhelmingly approved a new four-year contract in voting that ended Wednesday night. UAW represents more than 7,000 Fiat Chrysler workers in central Indiana.
Fiat Chrysler avoids strike with new tentative contract
The union announced the agreement just after 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, which was the deadline the union had set to reach a new deal or possibly go on strike.
Fiat Chrysler, UAW still bargaining as strike threat looms
The UAW represents around 40,000 factory workers in the United States. More than 7,000 of those employees work in Kokomo.
Cleveland appeals ‘jock tax’ ruling to U.S. Supreme Court
The case has widespread implications for pro athletes and cities with sports franchises that tax visiting players’ incomes. It’s rooted in part in a challenge brought by former Indianapolis Colt Jeff Saturday.
College player union leaders still pushing for changes
On Monday, the two former college football players who now represent the College Athletes Players Association walked into the NCAA's own backyard and stated their case at Indiana's AFL-CIO state convention.
Nearly two-thirds of UAW members reject Fiat Chrysler deal
Fiat Chrysler employs about 7,100 UAW workers in Kokomo who voted against the proposed contract by a wide margin.
Nurse-unionization efforts stall at IU Health
Five months after it expected to hold an election, the union trying to organize nurses at Indiana University Health’s downtown hospitals doesn’t even have a projected date for a vote.
Republic Airways shares soar after pilot agreement reached
Shares in Republic Airways Holdings Inc. jumped almost 80 percent Monday after the company reached a tentative agreement with its pilots union that eases concerns of a possible bankruptcy filing.
Republic Airways shares rise as mediators set pilot meeting
Federal mediators set a Sept. 16 meeting that may rekindle contract negotiations with the Republic’s pilots union and help avoid a bankruptcy filing.
Republic Airways stock in freefall after union decision
Shares in Republic Airways Holdings Inc. continued to plunge Wednesday morning on investor concern that a bankruptcy is possible after Teamsters officials declined to force a vote on the regional carrier’s final contract offer to pilots.
Republic squeeze worsens as pilot union lets local skip vote
Republic Airways Holdings Inc. may be moving closer to a possible bankruptcy after national Teamster officials backed a local pilot union’s decision against voting on the carrier’s final contract offer.
Union wins closely watched labor case over who’s the boss
More companies may be held responsible for labor-law violations committed by contractors and forced to negotiate wages and benefits with their workers under a decision by the U.S. labor board. The International Franchise Association said the decision is a “seismic shift” in labor law.
UPDATE: Republic’s future unclear after pilots union spurns vote
Republic Airways Holdings Inc. could be facing bankruptcy after a pilots union recommended against allowing members to vote on the carrier’s latest and possibly final contract offer. Company shares fell 37 percent Wednesday.
Republic warns of Chapter 11 option if pilots reject contract
Republic Airways Holdings Inc., struggling with a pilot shortage as it works to reach a new contract, said the company may have to seek bankruptcy protection if its latest labor proposal fails.
Failed union bid won’t stop reforms in college athletics
Monday’s National Labor Relations Board decision did not directly address the question of whether college players are employees, which allowed the organizers to claim it was only a setback and not a total defeat.