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August 29, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Boeing and the IAM have been ordered to come to Washington, D.C. next week to resume negotiations.

August 29, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US Airways came up short in its bid for wage and benefit concessions it had hoped to wring from its largest union.

August 29, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While US workers seem reasonably comfortable with their current job status, they figure that other folks are likely to struggle.

August 29, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly half of all American workers surveyed say they have been so stressed in the last year that they have contemplated a change...

August 28, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even though many workers have had a family member hurt on the job, few appear to know how workers' compensation covers such claims.

August 28, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While pay increases continue to lag behind the pace of recent years, most employers are still budgeting for a 3.9% increase, according to...

August 28, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Yesterday Boeing made its "best and final" contract offer to the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), but the IAM says...

August 28, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers appear to be inclined to lay off workers in the fall, according to data from Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

August 27, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employees may not be hiding liquor bottles under their desks or ducking into a restroom for a furtive snort of drugs, but the...

August 27, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Global Chief Investment Officer at Deutsche Asset Management has stepped down from his post, while rumors swirl around the old Banker's Trust...

August 27, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Announced August layoffs from Dot.com firms were above the 1,000 mark for the second consecutive month, according to a report from an outplacement...

August 27, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Boeing has offered to boost pension contributions - and postpone a controversial healthcare proposal - but whether that will be enough to avert...

August 26, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI), popularity is growing for programs that identify individuals and groups who already have or who...

August 26, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Boeing negotiators put their first offer on the table Friday, but the proposed pension increase is a fraction of what union negotiators have...

August 26, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The latest Q4 employment forecast isn't a happy one.

August 26, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investors dumped stock mutual funds at a record pace of $49 billion last month, as previous outflows turned into a raging torrent.

August 23, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Recent market rallies have pumped a little lifeblood back into the average stock fund, which still lagged the S&P 500 according to mutual...

August 23, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Total assets of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) dipped ever so slightly in July to $88.27 billion, according to data from the Investment Company Institute...

August 23, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly two-thirds (64.3%) of American workers work for an employer or union that sponsors a retirement program, and nearly three out of four...

August 23, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Companies can easily steer clear of the $400 per employee cost in lost work and medical expenses they usually have to bear from...