SAG Panel: Board Should Take Vote on Strike
Mediaweek
After months of seeing its talks with the AMPTP go nowhere, SAG's negotiating committee Wednesday urged its national board to take a strike authorization vote of its membership.
U.S. actors union leader confident on strike vote
Reuters
Seeking to break a three-month-old deadlock in contract talks with the studios, SAG negotiators last week urged the union's national governing board to call for a strike authorization from union rank and file. The board is set to decide the...
After Several Dark Years, Amtrak Does Well in Congress
New York Times
Congress has given final approval to a bill that could nearly double Amtrak?s annual subsidy, currently just over $1 billion, the first time since 1997 an authorization bill is passed for the railroad.
S.A.G Strike Looming?
KMIR 6 Palm Springs
Right now the Screen Actors Guild negotiating committee has called for its board to support a strike authorization vote. The committee adopted a motion Wednesday night calling for the vote.
Arkansas River is next canvas for Christo project
Miami Herald
The Screen Actors Guild's negotiating committee voted this week to support a strike authorization vote, a tactic meant to break stalled contract talks with Hollywood studios. The recommendation, approved 11-2, now goes to the guild's nation...
Dad steps in for debit-card disaster
Baltimore Sun
That pre-authorization basically tells them that there are sufficient funds in your account. Second, merchants often add an extra security hold to cover incidentals, such as calls on your hotel room phone or gas for a rental car. Gas statio...
Actors Guild Negotiators Seek Strike Vote to Pressure Studios
Bloomberg
Oct. 2 (Bloomberg) -- The Screen Actors Guild 's negotiating committee, seeking to force Hollywood studios back to the bargaining table, asked the union's national board to hold a strike-authorization vote of its membership.
Tony Trout in federal court tomorrow for preliminary hearing
The Greenville News
Councilman Tony Trout is due in federal court Friday for a preliminary hearing after his arrest on charges that he accessed without authorization a computer belonging to the county administrator.
Doctor's Assistant Charged With Illegally Procuring Drug
The Tampa Tribune
A dermatologist's assistant is accused of using the doctor's authorization without his knowledge to obtain hydrocodone, a prescription painkiller, records show.
Restrictions on Iraq Spending Are Noteworthy, but Not For Their Timing
CQPolitics.com via Yahoo! News
The defense authorization bill's constraints on Iraq reconstruction spending are Congress' biggest attempt to force a change in President Bush's war policy, but the practical impact of the legislation is limited and late.
SAG Negotiators Call for Strike Vote
MultiChannel News
Following a rebuff of their entreaty for more talks with producers, negotiators for the Screen Actors Guild have recommended to the union's national board that a strike authorization be sought from members.