"This has been one of the most difficult labor contracts negotiated in decades," he said when asked why negotiations had taken so long.
Most contracts negotiated under the old regime are yet to restart.
Over the past 18 months, the contracts negotiated by Chandler have gradually ended.
Wages are high, with pay and working conditions set through national contracts negotiated by unions and employers' associations.
The nominal accusation was her failings over gas contracts negotiated with Russia when she was Ukraine's PM.
As justification for their offer, the owners cited recent contracts negotiated by National Football League and National Basketball Association owners, which reduced player revenue sharing to about 50%.
Also named as defendants were producer Alan Douglas and several firms that have profited from Hendrix's catalogue since 1974 under contracts negotiated by Branton.
It has meant an end to bargaining in which union contracts negotiated at leading companies set the pattern for an industry.
They disappeared from contracts negotiated between trucking companies and the teamsters' union, and from agreements between manufacturers of cotton garments and the clothing workers' union.
Since then the organisation has gone through an accelerated period of restructuring: jobs have been lost, contracts negotiated, financial reporting systems redesigned and a new business plan written.
But because of such unusual factors, the contract might not have much influence on other labor contracts negotiated in New York.
