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Lockout Ends at Marine Drive Golf Club: Workers Reach Settlement with Club

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August 19, 2013   http://www.uniteherelocal40.org

Clubhouse workers at Marine Drive Golf Club have reached a settlement with the Club, ending the three week lockout on Saturday, August 17.  A deal was reached as a result of the determination demonstrated by the picketers and their bargaining committee, with the support of SEIU Local 244 groundskeepers.  The union bargaining committee met with the Club, and with compromise from both sides, reached a settlement that includes wage increases, modest signing bonuses and more money going into workers’ retirement plan.  All dining room, kitchen staff, and locker room attendants are returning to work.

A photo from the lobby: the seven TPP chapters being negotiated

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 Provided by iPolitics  By BJ Siekierski | Aug 22, 2013

From the lobby of the venue where the nineteenth round of TPP negotiations are taking place in Brunei over the next eight days, seven pieces of paper reveal — at least in part — what chapters are being discussed.

TPP chapters Brunei

As seen in the photo above, which was sent to iPolitics, the initial focus will be on financial services, intellectual property, government procurement, market access, environment, investment, and rules of origin.

The agreement contains 26 chapters in total, somewhere between five and nine of which are believed to be completed.

What makes this round particularly interesting, however, is the presence of TPP-member ministers.

Again, as the photo shows, they’ll actually be gathering in the same venue as the negotiators (though the ministers are only there Thursday and Friday) — creating as good an opportunity as any to resolve differences.

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