Million Year Contract

Boeing machinists' union leaders back new contract, call for Monday vote

Some 33,000 Boeing machinists have been on strike for weeks. Union leadership said the latest proposal adds a general wage increase of 38% over four years.

From the archives: House Speaker Newt Gingrich discusses the "Contract with America"

House Speaker Newt Gingrich joined Face the Nation in 1995 to discuss his plans for the "Contract with America," a series of legislative measures meant to shrink the size of the federal government.

Charities, universities and GPs warn NI tax rise will hit jobs and services

Funding boost will be wiped out by cost of meeting higher employer levy, say contracted service providers and education bodies

Business - Financial Times - November 1

Rachel Reeves defiant after historic tax and spend Budget

Verdict of markets will be critical for UK chancellor’s plans to increase government borrowing

Business - Financial Times - November 1

WRU admits it ‘needs to apologise’ over women’s team contract talks

Players were threatened with withdrawal from World Cup Organisation denies sexism played any part The Welsh Rugby Union says it “needs to apologise” for threats to withdraw the women’s team from ...

World - The Guardian - November 1

How much Kuminga, Warriors reportedly were apart in contract talks

Jonathan Kuminga and the Golden State Warriors reportedly were $5 million apart in contract extension talks before failing to agree to a deal before the Oct. 21 deadline.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 1

Snell unsurprisingly opts out of Giants contract, becomes free agent

Blake Snell officially opted out of the second year of his San Francisco Giants contract and is an MLB free agent this offseason.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 1

Report: Ray declines opt-out in Giants contract to remain with team

Left-handed pitcher Robbie Ray reportedly declined the opt-out in his Giants contract and will remain with San Francisco for at least two more seasons.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 2

UK looks at handing asylum seeker housing contracts back to local councils

Exploratory talks follow criticism of private outsourcing groups and concern about their high profits

Business - Financial Times - November 4

Boeing machinists end strike after approving labor contract with 38% raises

The vote is the third time since September that Boeing's machinists are considering a new labor deal.

Business - CNBC - November 5

Boeing workers vote on new contract that could end strike

The workers rejected two previous contract offers from Boeing.

Boeing workers to vote on third contract agreement that could end strike

The 33,000 workers who have been on strike since September could return to work this week. Boeing workers will vote on a third contract agreement on Monday that could end a seven-week strike that ...

World - The Guardian - November 4

Boeing machinists accept labor contract, ending 7-week strike

Boeing sweetened its offer to thousands of striking factory workers, leading machinists union to back the deal.

Boeing strike ends after workers agree to new contract

33,000 Boeing workers could be back on the job as soon as Wednesday after they voted to accept the planemaker's latest contract offer, ending a 7-week strike. The new deal includes a 38% wage ...

Workers Approve New Boeing Contract, Ending Crippling Strike

Striking machinists accepted a new contract raising wages by 39 percent, but enduring bitterness will complicate Boeing’s efforts to rebuild its battered corporate culture and flawed production ...

Business - Inc. - November 5

Meet the startup that just won the Pentagon’s first AI defense contract

The Pentagon awards its first-ever generative AI defense contract worth $1.8M to Jericho Security, targeting deepfake attacks and AI-powered threats against military personnel including drone pilots.

Tech - VentureBeat - November 5

Serco shares fall on Australian contract loss and changes to UK national insurance

UK operator of prisons and asylum accommodation expects a combined £38mn hit in 2025

World - Financial Times - November 8

UK economy surprises with September contraction, grows just 0.1% in the third quarter

The U.K. economy showed a surprise contraction in September and only marginal growth in the third quarter, initial figures showed Friday.

Business - CNBC - November 15

Western groups step up efforts to win nuclear contracts in eastern Europe

Senior executive at engineer AtkinsRéalis says region ripe for business as it struggles to hit EU net zero targets

World - Financial Times - November 15

NI Education Authority halts £500m Fujitsu schools' contract

The contract was to provide a new IT system for all schools in Northern Ireland.

A Japanese Star’s M.L.B. Contract Will Lead to Broken Promises Elsewhere

The team that signs Roki Sasaki will likely break preexisting verbal commitments with Latin American teenagers, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

Sports - The New York Times - November 19

Tokyo Metro wins contract to operate London’s Elizabeth line

Consortium including company that runs Tokyo’s renowned metro system to take over from China’s MTR in May. Business live – latest updates The company behind Tokyo’s renowned metro system has ...

World - The Guardian - November 20

Philadelphia Fed’s manufacturing gauge shows activity contracted in November

The Philadelphia Federal Reserve said Thursday its gauge of regional business activity stumbled to negative 5.5 in November from 10.3 in the prior month. Any reading below zero indicates ...

Business - MarketWatch - 5 days ago

Salah disappointed at lack of Liverpool contract offer and feels ‘more out than in’

‘There is no club like this but it is not in my hands,’ he says Club understood to have held positive talks with agent Mohamed Salah says he is disappointed Liverpool have not offered him a new ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

Giants not among five reported teams to offer Soto a contract

The San Francisco Giants are not one of the five reported teams who have offered free-agent outfielder Juan Soto a contract this offseason.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 20 hours ago

Dwayne Johnson’s $200 million+ Christmas pic opens to $34.1 million

The big budget, star-driven action comedy “Red One” is topping the North American box office charts

Entertainment - ABC News - November 17

'Wicked' soars with $114 million domestic opening, 'Gladiator' snares $55.5 million

Universal's "Wicked" tallied an estimated $114 million domestic opening and Paramount's "Gladiator II" is set to haul in $55.5 million.

Business - CNBC - 2 days ago

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