Pro sports leagues, of course, have endured many contentious union negotiations over the years.
Cohen, who has been leading the talks since last year, says the agreement remains subject to ratification by both parties and additional local union negotiations.
Mr Griffin said some NIPSA members had expressed concerns about their future in the department, but he believed potential difficulties could be resolved through the union negotiations.
After the union negotiations were completed, the CEO and chairman met with employees again in late December, this time to notify them that starting in 2013 the firm would no longer contribute toward premiums for new hires who select family health plans above the amount it provides for single plans, which is 70%.
The European Union wants negotiations about rules on how foreign investors can be treated, about anti-monopoly policy and about the relationship between trade and the environment.
Another way the players could get creative: pointing out the number of recent draft picks and free agent hopefuls were not part of the union when negotiations started.
The Scottish government has always maintained that, in the event of a "yes" vote, Scotland would "quite clearly" remain part of the European Union and negotiations would take place "from within that context".
Taken together, these provisions would sharply change the balance of power in both union organizing and negotiations.
Ms. Rhee's proposal has caused a meltdown among leaders of the Washington Teachers' Union, and negotiations have collapsed.
The African Union-led negotiations also cover other outstanding issues since secession, including the status of citizens of both countries who find themselves living on either side of the world's newest international border.
The Transport Workers Union Local 100 wants wage increases pegged to inflation, the first specific salary demands made in negotiations between the transit union and the MTA, according to people close to the negotiations.
Bob Lanning, regional officer for union Unite, said negotiations were ongoing in the hope of resolving the issues ahead of any industrial action.
This week the European Union and America began negotiations about overhauling the agreements which entangle air traffic across the Atlantic (see article).
The owners were furious that after months of negotiations the union had changed the financial structure of the revenue splits in their last meeting.
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As Chrysler's senior vice president of labor relations, he'd spent much of the past week in round-the-clock contract negotiations with union leaders in Toledo, Ohio, and still there was no settlement.
The workers still technically belong to the union, he said, but the yearly contract negotiations are a mere formality and the union barely participates.
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The union expects to enter formal negotiations with the bank's senior management next week.
In areas such as international trade and environmental negotiations, the Union has emerged as a leader and standard setter.
Exclusive representation means the union has to represent all workers, but it gives the union a stronger hand in negotiations.
The number is down from the 133 job cuts announced by the company in February, following negotiations with the union Unite.
And their complex bargaining relationship with the government is paralleled by the complicated negotiations over additional union rights in the private sector.
Also watch for contract negotiations in which union reps sign up members for smaller pay raises and benefits in exchange for a long-term contract.
Mr. Weiner said a new teacher-evaluation system, which is expected to be in place next fall but has been mired in negotiations with the union, should help with that task.
Still, the flirtations can lead to negotiations and a possible union a few months down the road.
That was the thrust of the European Union's annual report on negotiations to bring new countries into the club.
It accuses UCU of ignoring three years of negotiations - while the union blames the EPF for refusing talks through the conciliation service Acas.
Hector Figueroa, president of 32BJ Service Employees International Union, played a role in negotiations, and several chambers of commerce heads praised Ms. Quinn for bringing competing interests together.
Ten of the UK's leading business figures have warned David Cameron not to put membership of the European Union "at risk" in negotiations over the country's relationship with Brussels.
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The NFL does not see trust when they read comments in the media about the negotiations and see the union going to Congress to try to leverage their celebrity for potential use in the event of a lockout.
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Could you -- does the White House have any comment on the latest from Libya, the negotiations with the African Union and Colonel Qaddafi, and then also, about the latest from the Ivory Coast in terms of Gbagbo being imprisoned?
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