Tulsa mayor, fire union reach tentative deal to prevent layoffs Published: Fri, Jan 22, 2010 Mayor Dewey Bartlett and the fire union reached a tentative agreement late Friday afternoon that, if approved by union membership next week, will save 147 firefighters from being laid off, officials said. "There were good handshakes all around the table," Bartlett said. The deal does not involve tapping into the... Read More

Movie Preview: Transformers 2 Updated: Wed, Apr 29, 2009 The Autobots return to join Sam Witwicky in dodging missiles, exploding buildings and cataclysmic destruction on land, sea and sky. The Autobots are contemplating living on Earth as they cannot restore Cybertron, while Sam goes to college. Mayhem courtesy of the Decepticons ensues. The film introduces many... Read More

CHL players lift strike Published: Sun, Oct 5, 2008 The Professional Hockey Players' Association has lifted its strike against the Central Hockey League on Sunday afternoon after the league and the union agreed to meet Wednesday and Thursday in Denver. CHL players went on strike last Tuesday to protest stalled talks on a new collective bargaining agreement. It... Read More

Contract talks fail; machinists strike Boeing Co. Updated: Sat, Sep 6, 2008 EVERETT, Wash. (AP) -- Boeing Co. machinists walked out on strike Saturday after contract talks arbitrated by a federal mediator failed to produce an agreement. About 100 union members hoisted their strike signs at 12:01 a.m. outside the Boeing plant in this city north of Seattle, cheering and blasting... Read More

`No Country' Wins Key SAG Prizes Updated: Mon, Jan 28, 2008 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- "No Country for Old Men" emerged as the Oscars favorite Sunday by taking top honors for overall cast along with Javier Bardem's supporting-actor prize at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, the lone gathering of A-list stars in an awards season hobbled by the writers strike. Bardem had... Read More

Globes Speed by As Strike Lingers On Updated: Mon, Jan 14, 2008 BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) -- Unlike a crippling writers strike that has dragged on for months, Hollywood's first big awards show was over in a flash, with no key winners, no stars in sight and no real fun for fans of show business glitz. The Golden Globes on Sunday honored such films as the tragic... Read More

People's Choice Awards Get Around Strike Updated: Wed, Jan 9, 2008 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The stars of "Grey's Anatomy" and "Pirates of the Caribbean" were among the fan favorites at the 34th annual People's Choice Awards on Tuesday, as CBS scrapped its usual live broadcast of the show in favor of a strike-friendly, pre-taped program. The two-month-old Writers Guild of... Read More

Leno, Kimmel to Go on Each Other's Shows Updated: Thu, Jan 3, 2008 NEW YORK (AP) -- For one night, Jay Leno and Jimmy Kimmel will solve the problem of booking guests during the writers' strike by appearing on each other's show. The swap comes Thursday, with Kimmel traveling to Leno's studio in Burbank, Calif., and Leno returning the favor in Hollywood. Both shows are... Read More

Goodyear Workers Return to Work Published: Tue, Jan 2, 2007 AKRON, Ohio (AP) -- Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. workers returned to work Tuesday after a three-month strike against the world's third largest tiremaker and some workers said it will take time to mend wounds with management. Jack Hefner, vice president of Steelworkers Local 2 in Akron, said Tuesday that... Read More

My Two Cents: A love of country Updated: Tue, May 2, 2006 A day without immigrants? This country would have come to a standstill if it were truly a day without immigrants. Most of us, I suspect, didn't feel any real impact from today's boycott or work stoppage, but that doesn't mean it didn't work. These rallies have moved illegal immigration to the top of the list of... Read More

Federal prison workers rally in El Reno Updated: Fri, Mar 24, 2006 Workers from the El Reno prison walked the picket line today. Read More

Inside business Updated: Thu, Jun 8, 2000 FBI investigating prices at eBay The FBI is investigating whether people are driving up prices at online auctioneer eBay by bidding on one another's items. The probe was launched after attorney Kenneth A. Walton tried to auction an abstract painting bidders believed was by Richard Diebenkorn, whose... Read More

Flip of Coin Tells Future Updated: Sun, Apr 24, 1994 RUSSELL JONES got his job in The Oklahoman pressroom by a flip of the coin in 1954. There was one job and two guys, so the boss flipped a coin and Jones won. The other guy was hired a week later. "I was bringing home $37.50 a week and saving money in the bank. " Things didn't stay so simple. On June 8, 1958,... Read More