labor disputes

NEW YORK (AP) -- The chief negotiator for Long Island Rail Road unions said Thursday they were "very, very close" to averting a weekend strike at the nation's largest commuter railroad after Gov. Andrew Cuomo became directly involved in the talks.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Tourists couldn't catch a ride on San Francisco's famed cable cars Tuesday for a second straight day while the rest of the city's transit system experienced delays after drivers called in sick again - a move that came days after the workers overwhelmingly rejected a new labor contract.

The last thing we need in New Jersey or this country for that matter, is more government. But in the case of the NFL and it’s referee lockout, we may have found an exception.