Tag: deal

  • IAM District 19 rail workers voted to accept deal with major railroads

    Members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 19 rail union voted to accept a tentative agreement with the National Carriers’ Conference Committee Saturday. IAM District 19 represents around 4,900 workers. Of those, 59% of eligible workers voted, with 52% of voters approving the deal. “Our union recognizes that the agreement wasn’t…

  • Pressure mounts on U.S. railroads and unions to reach a deal

    OMAHA, Neb. — Freight railroads and their unions are facing increasing pressure from business groups and the White House to settle their contract dispute before Friday’s looming strike deadline. The pressure stems from concerns that halting railroad deliveries of raw materials and finished products that so many companies rely on would be, in the words…

  • Pfizer buying spree continues with $5.4B hematology deal

    Pfizer will spend about $5.4 billion to buy Global Blood Therapeutics as the pharmaceutical giant continues to invest some of the cash influx reaped during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pfizer said Monday that the acquisition will boost its capabilities in rare hematology. Global Therapeutics makes Oxybryta tablets for treating sickle cell disease. Oxbryta sales were about…

  • Brewers agree to $20.5M Ashby deal through 2027, add McGee

    MILWAUKEE (AP) — Left-hander Aaron Ashby and Milwaukee agreed Saturday to a $20.5 million, five-year contract through 2027, and the NL Central leaders made a short-term addition in former San Francisco reliever Jake McGee. Ashby’s deal includes club options for 2028 and 2029. The 23-year-old is 2-7 with a 4.56 ERA and one save in…