Wage Contract Issues

NILES -- Niles city police and firefighters have new contracts but won't be earning more money. The four-year pacts with the police and fire unions, effective Oct. 1, were approved Monday night by the Niles City Council. Afterwards, Niles City...

The first labor contract covering maintenance workers at Bob Hope Airport went into effect on Friday, giving hefty wage increases to the employees over the next three years. Workers will see a $14% pay increase in the first year of the contract, 8% in...

The Newport Beach City Council on Tuesday is likely to pass an ordinance exempting public works projects from a prevailing-wage requirement. The change would allow construction companies to bid on city jobs without paying their workers the state-...

The fact that the Baltimore Grand Prix happened at all — much less that it went smoothly — is remarkable and a testament to the professional management its new organizers brought to the event. Race On LLC and Andretti Sports Marketing took...

Getting fired propelled Roxie Herbekian into three decades of work as a labor organizer. The president of Local 7 of Unite Here, an international union that represents workers in the hospitality industry, was working as a non-union waitress and room...

The organizers of last year's Baltimore Grand Prix made their final payment on their overdue city tax bill this week, the state comptroller's office said Thursday. The payment comes as the city prepares for this year's three-day open-wheel racing...

Shoppers Food & Pharmacy workers at some Maryland and Virginia stores ratified a new, two-year contract Thursday that increases wages, maintains pension benefits and funds health benefits without raising workers' costs, the union local representing the...

Fifty years ago, a group of 30 musicians from a dozen different orchestras in the U.S. and Canada met at Roosevelt University here to discuss how they could save their beleaguered profession. It was a terrible time for symphony players. In 1962, most...

MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. -- The High Sierra ski resort of Mammoth Lakes has reached a tentative settlement with creditors on a $43-million breach-of-contract judgment against it brought by a developer. Town officials said Tuesday in a statement that the...

First in a series about Costa Mesa's political battle. * The Ruhls are a throwback to simpler times. The sweet smell of fresh-baked coffee cake drifts out their front door. Their tidy Mission Viejo townhome's bathroom is stocked with wholesome...

It was the summer of 1960 and Daniel Santillan was looking for a summer job that would give him some extra spending cash. So when a friend invited him to work on a local farm, Santillan, then age 15, thought it a good idea. But his father put a stop...

Shoppers Food & Pharmacy workers at some Maryland and Virginia stores have filed unfair labor practice charges against the grocer, accusing store managers of retaliating against workers whose union is negotiating a labor contract. Members of United...