Reynolds workers to vote on union again

May 11, 2006 - About 2,000 workers at R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. are scheduled to vote on union representation today and early Friday.

'NEVER GIVE UP': Longtime worker has backed union for years

May 11, 2006 - Bill Flynn is still fighting for a union at R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., and he doesn't even work there anymore.

Union, nurses add a twist

May 4, 2006 - The annual shareholders meeting at Reynolds American Inc. is usually a low-key gathering. Yesterday's meeting was no different except for the small protests outside.

Reynolds American profit soars

Cost cuts, a tax benefit and better product mix helped Reynolds American push its first-quarter earnings up almost 23% even as the cigarette giant posted flat revenue and yet another volume decline.

Reynolds American Gets Approval For $65M Tax Refund

Reynolds American Inc. (RAI) disclosed Monday that a congressional committee approved a $65 million tax refund, including interest.

Lane Limited Closes Sale of Dr. Grabow Line, Tobacco Pipe Manufacturing Facility

Lane Limited (Lane), a manufacturer and marketer of specialty tobacco products and an operating subsidiary of Reynolds American Inc. (NYSE: RAI), has closed the sale of the assets related to its Dr. Grabow line of pipes and pipe filters, and Dill's pipe cleaners, to International Pipes & Accessories LLC. The buyer has agreed to pay $4.3 million for the business.

Philip Morris, Reynolds Win Arbiter's Tobacco Ruling

Tobacco companies, including Philip Morris USA and Reynolds American Inc., won an arbiter's ruling that may allow them to reduce $1.2 billion in payments to states under a 1998 health care settlement.

Two tobacco firms withhold settlement money from states

Ignoring warnings of lawsuits, two cigarette makers announced yesterday that they were withholding more than $750 million promised to Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and dozens of other states this year under the 1998 tobacco-settlement agreement.
With the deadline for the $6 billion total annual payment passing yesterday, the attorneys general of Pennsylvania and New Jersey said they were prepared to move forward with lawsuits, but would continue to negotiate with the two companies that failed to pay.

Press Release: Union Alliance Calls for Recognition at Reynolds Tobacco in North Carolina

April 3, 2006 – A unique alliance of two major unions and a majority of workers at Reynolds Tobacco facilities in Winston Salem, NC, are calling on the company to grant union recognition and begin bargaining for a contract that encourages growth, stability and a profitable future for the company and its workforce.

Reynolds likes the problems cash brings

Company expects to have $2.7 billion in hand at end of 2006
Read more from the Winston-Salem Journal article here.

Unions file with NLRB to organize RJR

Machinists, bakery groups join to form United Tobacco Alliance.

Reynolds American Agrees to Buy Conwood for $3.5 Bln

Reynolds American Inc., the second- largest U.S. cigarette maker, agreed to buy Conwood for $3.5 billion to jump into the smokeless tobacco business.

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