American Airlines‘ (AA) labor negotiations with its pilots, flight attendants and maintenance crews continue to intensify, six years after union concessions allowed the carrier to avoid bankruptcy protection, according to the Wall Street Journal Online (WSJO).

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The United Auto Workers (UAW) have stepped up talks with Chrysler LLC to cut funding to a health fund ahead of the automaker’s April 30 deadline to pare debt or file for bankruptcy.

The goal is to reach an accord as soon as this week on obligations to the Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association for retirees. The trust is designed to pay medical bills for 125,000 past and present union workers.

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According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Rendell administration and the state’s largest public employee unions reached a tentative agreement on Thursday.  The state will temporarily reduce its contribution to the fund that administers worker health-care benefits by 20 % over the next 15 months, saving the state up to $200 million.

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On April 2, a successful meeting was held with the Carpenters.

In addition, future meetings have been scheduled with both the Laborers and the Cement Masons.

According to the New York Times, construction unions and builders are edging closer to an agreement that they say will reduce labor costs. Some construction managers and union officials involved in the negotiations say that the pending agreement on work rules, wages and benefits would cut labor costs by 15 to 20% in this weak economy.

“This year is not too bad,” said one union official who insisted on anonymity because he was not supposed to discuss the talks. “But 2010 is looking like we’re going off the ledge.”

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Prevailing wage will apply for thousands of construction workers hired under President Obama’s economic stimulus program. … Read More