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Secret Ballot Laws Could Create Constitutional Conflicts, Judge Says
08/09/2012 Comments Off on Secret Ballot Laws Could Create Constitutional Conflicts, Judge Says
A federal judge found that an Arizona state constitutional amendment controlling how employees choose a union – the so-called “secret ballot” amendment – may be preempted by the National Labor Relations Act. Whether the Arizona legislation will conflict with the NRLA will depend on how the amendment is actually used. U.S. District Court Judge Frederick […]
Continue reading …May Day: Labor’s International Holiday Was Made In Chicago
03/09/2012 Comments Off on May Day: Labor’s International Holiday Was Made In Chicago
The first day of May commemorates commemorates International Workers’ Day, also known as May Day, and is a national holiday in more than 80 countries and observed unofficially in numerous other nations. The day is of special significance to international labor and left-wing movements, but the holiday has it roots in a violent massacre that […]
Continue reading …Workers Died Establishing Labor Day in the USA
03/09/2012 Comments Off on Workers Died Establishing Labor Day in the USA
What is now a day off in the United States was born directly out of the deaths of workers at the hands of their employers and the government. Labor Day in the United States was first observed on 5 Sept. 1882, by the Central Labor Union of New York. Labor Day as a national holiday was […]
Continue reading …South Africa Could Do More For Miners, Says ILO Mining Specialist
29/08/2012 Comments Off on South Africa Could Do More For Miners, Says ILO Mining Specialist
South Africa could do more for the nation’s miners, says the International Labour Organization’s mining industry specialist. ILO News – South Africa has taken significant steps since the end of apartheid to address working conditions in the mining industry, but there is still a lot of room for improvement, said International Labour Organization mining specialist […]
Continue reading …International Women’s Day Is Really Working Women’s Day
08/03/2012 Comments Off on International Women’s Day Is Really Working Women’s Day
International Women’s Day, 8 March 2012, has it roots in the early 1900s as a movement of working women seeking better wages, safe working conditions, shorter hours, child labor restrictions – and not mention, the right to vote. A timeline from the International Women’s Day website: 1908Great unrest and critical debate was occurring amongst women. […]
Continue reading …Atomic Workers Reject Union, Employer Misconduct Alleged
02/03/2012 Comments Off on Atomic Workers Reject Union, Employer Misconduct Alleged
On Wednesday, 29 February 2012, a two-thirds majority of technical workers at the Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory (KAPL) near Albany, New York, rejected a unionization bid, amid allegations of employer misconduct. The vote was 87 in favor and 166 against out of 265 eligible voters, according to a statement from Local 147 of the International […]
Continue reading …United Trade Unions General Strike Brings India To A Halt
02/03/2012 Comments Off on United Trade Unions General Strike Brings India To A Halt
By ROBERT SCALLY– By far the largest labor action in the world during the week of 27 February 2012 took place in India, where a one-day nationwide general strike brought commerce in the world’s second most populous nation to a standstill. The strike took place Tuesday, 28 February 2012, and was called by 11 central […]
Continue reading …Atomic Lab Workers In New York Seek Union
28/02/2012 Comments Off on Atomic Lab Workers In New York Seek UnionTechnical workers seeking to unionize at Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory (KAPL) near Albany, New York, received a letter of support from three federal lawmakers who reminded management not to illegally interfere with the union vote. U.S. Senators Charles Schumer, Kirsten Gillibrand, and Congressman Paul Tonko singed the letter of support, which was dated 27 February […]
Continue reading …Musicians In 3 Orchestras Can Have Union Vote, NRLB Rules
09/02/2012 Comments Off on Musicians In 3 Orchestras Can Have Union Vote, NRLB Rules
Symphony orchestra musicians in Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Texas now have the option to play under a different set of rules. The NRLB has determined they are not independent contractors, but employees and are eligible to vote on whether they want union representation. In a 2-to-1 decision issued 27 December 2011, regarding the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra, […]
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