Labor

Striking workers OK labor contract (The Clarion-Ledger)

17 May 2008

Striking workers handily approved a new labor contract Friday, ending a month-long walkout at a key General Motors assembly plant.

County fires labor lawyer who oversaw negotiations (Middletown Times Herald-Record)

17 May 2008

MONTICELLO — County lawmakers have fired the Albany lawyer who represented Sullivan in labor contract negotiations since the late 1980s, alleging he stifled communication between legislators and union brass.

Canadian union accepts GM Canada labor deal (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

17 May 2008

Canadian Auto Workers union members at three General Motors of Canada locations have voted in favor of a new three-year labor agreement with the company, the union said late on Friday.