Mar 16th, 2010 · Even in death, Michael Jackson is breaking new records. The King of Pop's estate has signed the biggest recording deal in history: a $200 million guaranteed contract with Sony Music Entertainment for 10 projects over seven years, according to a person familiar with the deal.
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Mar 14th, 2010 · The United Auto Workers brokered a deal between casino employees at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe. This was the first union contract to be negotiated under tribal law without reference to federal labor laws.
Keywords: federal · law · Union · employees · UAW · United Auto Workers · contract · Tribal · Casinos · Connecticut · Foxwoods Resort Casino · Mashantucket Pequot Tribe
Mar 8th, 2010 · As a result, Boeing is the sole competitor for the $35 billion contract to build refueling tankers for the Air Force. Northrop's chief executive officer and president said Monday that the company didn't think it would win the contract because the Pentagon guidelines for the program favor Boeing's smaller refueling tanker.
Keywords: officer · executives · president · company · Pentagon · tanker · Air Force · contract · Competitors · Boeing · Northrop
Feb 23rd, 2010 · ABC News President David Westin said up to a quarter of the 1,400-person workforce would be cut as the network re-engineers the way it produces news in the digital age. Voluntary buyouts are being offered to nearly all full-time news employees who are not under union contracts or personal services contracts.
Keywords: network · services · Union · engines · ABC · employees · contract · workforce · voluntary · digital · buyouts
Feb 17th, 2010 · The Transport Workers Union said Wednesday it will ask federal mediators to let employees walk away from contract talks if there is no deal by March 8. The union has been negotiating over new contracts since 2006 and using federal mediators since 2008.
Keywords: 2006 · Americans · federal · Union · employees · contract · Airlines · 2008 · Transport Workers Union · negotiators
Feb 14th, 2010 · In 2005, the young Rafal Blechacz was the first Pole to win the coveted Chopin Prize since 1975. Now, thrust into the spotlight with a handsome recording contract, he has recorded the two Piano Concertos by Chopin. Hear them in their entirety.
Keywords: 2005 · contract · entirety · 1975 · Chopin · handsome · rafal · blechacz · Rafal Blechacz · Chopin Prize · Piano Concertos
Feb 10th, 2010 · New York Gov. David Paterson may have swatted away rumors of sex and drug use, but he is still dogged by another big controversy: gambling. New York state has decided to give a casino contract to a politically connected firm, and some are asking if Paterson did it to bolster his re-election.
Keywords: Drugs · Sex · Controversy · York · governors · Gambling · N.Y · contract · Casinos · York Gov · David Paterson · Paterson
Feb 4th, 2010 · Kenneth Feinberg, the Obama administration's compensation czar, says though he is personally "not pleased" with insurance giant AIG's decision to award $100 million in bonuses to it financial products division, the contracts for the awards were entered into when the economic climate was different. The division was largely responsible for the company's risky investments that forced a U.S. government bailout.
Keywords: products · administration · financial · divisions · economic · AIG · Compensation · company · Climate · bailout · czar · contract
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