Teamsters says UPS has walked away from contract negotiations
(Reuters) -The union representing roughly 340,000 U.S. drivers, package handlers and loaders at United Parcel Service said on Wednesday the
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Revised UPS contract offer makes 'significant' movement on pay -Teamsters
LOS ANGELES United Parcel Service has delivered a revised offer with "significant movement on wages and other economic
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Venezuela pursues debt settlement with Crystallex, Conoco, bondholders
By Marianna Parraga HOUSTON Negotiators representing Venezuela have held settlement talks with bondholders and creditors owed billions of
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Biden administration moves ahead with Medicare drug price negotiations amid industry lawsuits
Undeterred by a growing number of lawsuits, the Biden administration on Friday released revised guidance for Medicare's new drug price negotiation program.
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Lukashenko claims he stopped Putin from 'destroying' Wagner group
Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko claims he convinced Russian leader Vladimir Putin not to "destroy" the Wagner group and its chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, talking up his role in halting the mercenaries' military insurrection that caused crisis in Russia at the weekend.
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Drugmaker industry group sues to stop Medicare drug price negotiation
Drugmakers' leading industry group is the latest to file a lawsuit seeking to stop Medicare's newly granted power to negotiate drug prices. The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, known as PhRMA, argues that the negotiation provision is unconstitutional.
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Drugmakers want to stop Medicare from negotiating prices. Here's what you should know
In less than three months, the federal government is set to announce the initial 10 drugs subject to first-ever price negotiations in Medicare. Pharmaceutical companies and their supporters want to stop that from happening.
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Debt limit negotiators race the clock to finalize debt deal as risk of default grows
White House and House GOP negotiators are racing to finalize a deal to raise the nation's debt limit as early as Saturday with time running perilously short and the risk of a first-ever US default growing.
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US economy on the brink as time runs low to avert debt default
America is heading close to the brink of a self-imposed economic disaster with the Republican-led House refusing to pay the country's debts unless President Joe Biden agrees on cuts to current and future spending and new curbs on social programs.
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Biden and McCarthy slated to meet again Tuesday to discuss raising the nation's borrowing limit
Anyone looking for clues at how talks to raise the nation's borrowing limit and avoid a historic default are progressing between President Joe Biden and congressional Republicans might be confused ahead of a high-stakes meeting at the White House on Tuesday.
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With writers' strike underway, film and TV studios start labor talks with directors
Television and film studios, already dealing with a strike by the Writers Guild of America, started contract negotiations Wednesday with the Directors Guild of America. If those talks break down, they could lead to even broader work stoppages on film and television sets nationwide.
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White House takes signature law off negotiating table in early spending, debt ceiling talks
The White House is drawing its battle lines.
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