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A group that lost a union-organizing vote at the local UPS Freight Inc. terminal has filed objections to the election, alleging improper employer conduct.
The company has denied any wrongdoing.
The Association of Parcel Workers of America filed its objections last week with the National Labor Relations Board, which conducted the election earlier this month and will investigate the allegations.
Monday, August 20, 2007
Just four months after securing a first-ever contract for service workers at Rady Children's Hospital, the union that waged the hard-fought battle for the labor agreement is on the ropes.
Rady managers and some workers are pushing for a decertification vote that, if successful, would remove the Service Employees International Union from the hospital and nullify a two-year contract that covers 700 of Rady's 3,200 employees.
Sunday, August 19, 2007
The National Labor Relations Board is investigating charges of unfair labor practices filed against Montaplast of North America.
The charges were made Wednesday by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers and some Montaplast employees.
"Montaplast has interfered with their employees' right to organize," IAMAW organizer Chris Bradley told The State Journal at the Fairfield Inn where a labor official was interviewing company employees about their allegations.
Friday, August 17, 2007
Ron Gettelfinger and Robert Potter are separated by philosophies and tax brackets.
As president of the United Auto Workers, Gettelfinger is one of the hardest working and most influential labor leaders in the nation. He meets with presidents, negotiates with CEOs and manages a $300 million organization with more than 500,000 workers.
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Michigan labor unions raise millions of dollars a year from their members, and it costs millions more to do everything from pay the legal bills to keep the lights on.
But unions also spend their money on other items as well -- conferences at swanky hotels and airfare to get there, golf outings at upscale courses as well as postage and charitable donations.
In 2005, the last year for which most complete records are available, Michigan unions spent more than $6 million on lawyers and legal work, the highest single category.
They also spent nearly $5 million getting to and attending conferences, regional meetings and training sessions, records show.
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
In the past five years, pink slips have descended upon tens of thousands of union workers in Michigan, while others have seen their health care and pension benefits gutted and wages frozen or cut.
But in many cases, labor's pain stops at the union hall door.
During the toughest economic times for organized labor in decades, union leaders are more likely to keep their jobs and get raises than the members they serve. A Detroit News analysis of U.S. Department of Labor data revealed a growing pay divide between labor bosses and the rank and file who pay their salaries with their dues.
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
If workers participate in a union-organized one-day walkout, do they still have to call their employer if missing a shift?
Yes, according to a recent local case that went to the National Labor Relations Board’s three-member board in Washington, D.C.
Monday, August 13, 2007
St. John's Mercy Medical Center's registered nurses voted to decertify the union, United Food and Commercial Workers Local 655, and become free of the organization's representation, the hospital said Saturday.
Monday, August 13, 2007
Tropicana Casino chief Fred Buro, who had overseen the layoffs of about 1,000 employees at his Atlantic City casino this year, confirmed yesterday that he was fired by Columbia-Sussex Corp.
Friday, August 10, 2007
Texans have a long and proud tradition of supporting freedom of choice for workers when it comes to union membership. But the Texas Right to Work law – which makes it illegal to compel employees to pay union dues just to get or keep a job – is under attack.
In fact, Texas labor union officials are openly defying the law across the state and bullying workers who resist. These union bosses claim that the law does not apply to certain employees – simply because they say so.
Thursday, August 09, 2007
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