Workers at Southern New England Telecommunications Corporation went on strike early this morning after a midnight deadline for a new contract passed without a settlement.
That was part of the social contract passed with Lyndon Johnson and F.D.R.. What we are going to do, however, is change those programs so they can do better.
(AP) SUH MAKES LIONS DEBUT Defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh took a flight from Nebraska to Michigan, signed his contract, passed a conditioning test and joined his teammates for drills.
Robert Barnett, who negotiated Cheney's book contract, passed word to potential publishers that the memoir would be packed with news, and Cheney himself has said, without explanation, that "the statute of limitations has expired" on many of his secrets.
The recent wave of cuts shows that the United Automobile Workers contract — passed after brief strikes at G.M. and Chrysler, and now under negotiation at Ford — has offered little protection against the sagging auto market, despite union leaders insisting they got the best deal they could for workers.
Senegal international striker Demba Ba remains a Newcastle player after a deadline to activate a release clause in his contract passed.
Bidding on an excavation contract passed on November 18 , 2004with construction beginning several days later.
He added: "My own mind is clear: if the contract passes, myself and my (doctor) partner will leave England, either for Scotland or Australia".
The Flat Rock plant, which makes the Ford Mustang and a Mazda sedan as part of a joint venture, is in line to begin building the Ford Fusion midsize sedan if the contract passes, saving it from layoffs or possible closing after Mazda ends production there next year.
