Word: unionizers
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Meanwhile, UAW president Ron Gettelfinger, who is concerned about the cash drain on the union's health-care trust, or VEBA, is eager to sell the shares as soon as possible. He may have to wait, however. The timing of the sale would be up to outside advisers, and there would be at least three - one for the U.S., one for Canada and one for the UAW - who would all have to reach consensus on a strategy for maximizing value. That most likely means a gradual release of the shares once an IPO of the new GM has occurred. After...
...union got slightly more flexibility in the stock-sale terms negotiated for the Chrysler VEBA. Those terms say the VEBA can start selling stock within six months of any Chrysler IPO, or if Fiat becomes the majority owner, or by June 30, 2012. Though the VEBA could sell its stake to Fiat in a private deal anytime, Gettelfinger has suggested he would like to see an IPO as the best way to maximize the value of the shares...
...have some troops [a 4,900-strong African Union peacekeeping force] here, and reinforcing this mission may be necessary. It seems those opposing us want Somalia to be in this turmoil indefinitely. They are not interested in talks to end this war. (Read "Somalia's Crisis: Not Piracy, but Its People's Plight...
...Whether these new measures will work remains to be seen. For now, Pikalyovo's union leaders have shown how effective community action can be, and as people across Russia lose patience with what many see as the government's mishandling of the financial crisis, it's likely the fires of protest will spread...
...finish line, the McAuliffe campaign has been working to make more than 1 million calls and knock on more than 85,000 doors. At the same time, in just six months McAuliffe has built the closest thing to a Democratic machine that Virginia has ever seen, benefiting from union endorsements and the help of President Bill Clinton, who has made several swings through Virginia on McAuliffe's behalf. (Read about the Virginia polls...