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Will New Labor Deals Bring Budget Blues to Meetings?

MeetingsNet

The union for American Airlines’ pilots announced on August 27 that its 15,000 members have approved a new contract that brings an immediate 21 percent raise plus annual raises that will boost their pay a total of 46 percent by mid-2027.

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Bathroom Ban to Cost North Carolina $3.76 in Lost Business

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. – Commercial real estate firm CoStar broke off negotiations to provide 732 Charlotte-area jobs, which instead went to neighboring Virginia. – Duetsche Bank dropped plans to introduce 250 jobs in and around Raleigh, which would have made a $543 million economic impact by the end of 2027.

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