After the broad contract is worked out, the union will negotiate a separate contract to set work rules for the ports around New York Harbor, said Joseph C. Curto, president of the New York Shipping Association, which represents the companies that operate the cargo terminals.
The government-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and the Canadian Media Guild agreed to a broad contract settlement, ending a lockout of most of the network's English-language employees in time for the lucrative hockey season.
Instead of settling for a cut of CD sales, they increasingly offer artists broader contracts that encompass live music, merchandise and endorsement deals.
Some writer-producers have privately expressed nervousness that if they do not come to work in any capacity, they could be in violation of their broader contracts and risk losing their production deals, which are essentially retainers that typically pay hundreds of thousands of dollars per year.
It's typically a clause in a broader contract in which you agree to settle out of court, through arbitration cases, any dispute that arises with your counterpart.
The problem was resolved by giving the MRC broad research contracts, which effectively allowed the Council to continue its existing research programme.
In addition to offering new protections for transgender federal employees, the executive order covers the broad federal contracting community -- some 24,000 companies employing 28 million workers, or about one-fifth of the nation's workforce.
Last year, Accel raised $2.8 billion in fresh capital, while the broader industry contracted.
On each accusation of corruption raised by Mr. Hevesi -- as well as on objections to the broader accelerated contracting process -- Justice Davis sided with the comptroller.
