May 20, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinTeamsters President James Hoffa wants to rein in leaders of the pilots union at Indianapolis-based Republic Airways Holdings
Inc.
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May 17, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinA local union charged with violating Indiana’s right-to-work law is hoping to settle with six workers who say their
dues were improperly collected.
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May 16, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Indianapolis operations of a Canadian paper company and a Teamsters-affiliated local union violated Indiana’s right-to-work
law, according to the allegations of six men who want out of the union.
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May 2, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinThe move comes after years of unfruitful contract negotiations between the Indianapolis-based firm and the International Brotherhood
of Teamsters Local 357.
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April 27, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinRepublic Airways Holdings and the union that represents its pilots are so far apart in contract talks that the National Mediation
Board in Washington, D.C., won’t schedule more meetings between the parties. Republic has agreed to higher pay, but
the union wants significant changes to work rules that affect quality of life and, the union insists, passenger safety.
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March 23, 2013
Associated PressExperts say that former Gov. Mitch Daniels' decision to end collective bargaining for state workers in 2005 contributed
to the drop.
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March 12, 2013
Associated PressWorkers at southern Indiana's Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center are planning a protest of furloughs and pay freezes stemming
from the automatic federal budget cuts.
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February 23, 2013
Associated PressThe trailer-hitch manufacturer plans to close the 450-employee plant and move operations to Mexico. Union workers voted Friday
to forego arbitration and accept a severance agreement that will pay the most senior employees $36,000.
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February 19, 2013
Associated PressRepublicans sparked protests from teachers and union officials Tuesday by pushing legislation through a House committee that
would bar Indiana schools from automatically deducting union dues from teacher paychecks, an issue that critics thought was
off the table this year.
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February 7, 2013
Dan HumanThe Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra said Thursday that it far surpassed its $5 million goal for a fundraising campaign that
helped lock in a long-term contract for the ISO's musicians. The campaign raised a total of $8.5 million.
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January 28, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinIndianapolis Symphony Orchestra musicians are hoping they'll be able to move forward with a new five-year labor contract
even though the ISO is still about $900,000 short of reaching an important $5 million fundraising target only a week before
the deadline.
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January 23, 2013
Associated PressUnion membership plummeted last year to the lowest level since the 1930s. In Indiana, where a new right-to-work law took effect
last March, the state lost about 56,000 union members.
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January 17, 2013
Associated PressU.S. District Court Judge Philip Simon in Hammond ruled that none of the union's arguments against the law could succeed
in federal court, although a challenge could still be made in state courts.
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January 5, 2013
Dan HumanAs the controversial provision spreads to other states in the region, Indiana is likely to give more weight to its other selling
points.
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December 26, 2012

The state's labor landscape changed, and the housing market improved. Indianapolis basked in the glow of
a flawless Super Bowl, and big-name CEOs were shown the door.
IBJ's reporters and editors recall the year's
biggest stories.
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December 11, 2012
Associated PressMichigan lawmakers gave final approval Tuesday to right-to-work legislation, dealing a devastating and once-unthinkable defeat
to organized labor in a state that has been a cradle of the movement for generations.
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November 29, 2012
Dan HumanMore than 1,500 hourly workers in Indianapolis ratified new five-year contracts, the automotive supplier announced Thursday.
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November 24, 2012
Dan HumanUnion leaders say working conditions are improving at the Pilkington glass factory in Shelbyville, but an employee’s
injury in October has led to another visit from state safety officials and possibly more fines.
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November 20, 2012
Associated PressThe maker of Twinkies and Ding Dongs said late Tuesday that it failed to reach an agreement with its second-biggest union.
As a result, Hostess plans to continue with a hearing on Wednesday in which a bankruptcy court judge will decide if the company
can close its operations.
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November 19, 2012
Bloomberg NewsHostess Brands Inc. will hold talks with its bakery workers’ union on Tuesday to explore the reasons for a strike that
the maker of Twinkies and Wonder bread said will force it to liquidate.
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November 16, 2012
Dan HumanMembers of United Auto Workers Local 933 must vote in favor of the five-year collective bargaining agreements before they
would go into effect.
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November 16, 2012
Dan Human, Bloomberg NewsHostess Brands Inc. said Friday it will close all of its plants, leading to the loss of hundreds of jobs in Indiana and thousands
more nationwide. The company employs 288 in Indianapolis.
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November 15, 2012
Associated PressHostess Brands said it likely won't make an announcement until Friday morning on whether it will move to liquidate its
business, after the company had set a Thursday deadline for striking employees to return to work.
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November 15, 2012
Dan HumanThe commercial transmission maker's existing contracts, which were set to expire at 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, will remain
in force until noon Nov. 21.
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November 14, 2012
Dan HumanThe maker of Wonder bread and Twinkies said it doesn't have the financial resources to survive the ongoing strike by the bakers'
union.
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Doug Henning!
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The basic idea of nice apartments with parking and retail is a good one, but this design seems overwhelmingly big/tall for Broad Ripple. The size could be disguised a bit with lots of big trees/landscaping, but the complex is too massive to blend in easily. That section of canal between College and Westfield will also need to be upgraded on both sides. Nice apartments facing onto a nice promenade with shade trees/plantings could bring together the canal towpath/Monon recreation, the outdoor seating at existing restaurants, and this project into something that upgrades the whole area. A plan for the whole stretch makes more sense than facing nice new housing onto what looks like a ditch. Is there a plan? Does the public have input? Who pays? The apartment idea seems to be reasonable, but Whole Foods is not a good idea for appropriate retail. Besides the store being physically too big, there are already Fresh Market at 54xCollege and Whole Foods in Nora for fancy groceries. Good Earth and Kroger are within walking distance of the Shell site. There are at least 7 grocery stores within a safe bike ride. Whole Foods would add nothing but traffic congestion. This design is on the right track, but there needs to be more work done to ensure that it blends in with and enhances the existing community. A project that large will set a tone for that whole part of town. It could be a real asset, but only if done right.
I did not move to Zionsville to live in Carmel. This and the subsequent developments to follow will ensure a vanilla uniformity of strip malls and apartment buildings as we seek to bring our town down to the least common denominator. We were warned before recent elections that pro-development council members would make sure their friends (landowners and developers) would be able to make their millions off of the exploitation of Zionsville. Why in God's name would we sell out the best preserved small town in the State of Indiana?