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WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of
Labor's Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) today announced its
criminal enforcement data for July 2007. During July, OLMS obtained four
indictments and six convictions, for a total of 73 indictments and 100
convictions during fiscal year 2007 to date. These indictments and
convictions primarily involve union officers and employees who have
embezzled union funds.
Tuesday, August 07, 2007
CHICAGO — Do bloggers need their own Norma Rae?
In a move that might make some people scratch their heads, a loosely formed coalition of left-leaning bloggers are trying to band together to form a labor union they hope will help them receive health insurance, conduct collective bargaining or even set professional standards.
Sunday, August 05, 2007
ATLANTIC CITY — Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino has lost its appeal to overturn the results of a spring election where more than two-thirds of dealers voted to join the United Auto Workers union.
On Friday, a National Labor Relations Board judge declined to overturn the elections results, saying the casino had not met its burden of proof, the Press of Atlantic City reported in Wednesday newspapers.
Sunday, August 05, 2007
At Smithfield Packing Co., the dispute is about treating employees as human beings. They may be African-American or more likely Hispanic. Some may not have work visas. They are people without much political leverage, but they deserve to be treated with respect and dignity.
Thursday, August 02, 2007
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Diesel engine manufacturer Cummins Inc. has been highly ranked by socially responsible investing funds (SRIs). But a new report commissioned by the Teamsters union questions Cummins' reputation for social responsibility and challenges the SRI community to reconsider Cummins' current high ranking. The report, authored by Cornell University labor rights expert Lance Compa, details Cummins' violations of international labor standards and urges the company to undertake significant reforms if it is to retain its favored "socially responsible" status.
Thursday, August 02, 2007
Aug. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Detroit's automakers are asking for unprecedented concessions this year in contract talks with the United Auto Workers union. They just may get them.
But if the union approves wage or benefit reductions of historic proportions, lower labor costs alone won't be enough to rescue the U.S. auto industry.
Financially wobbly U.S. automakers are struggling with a much deadlier problem than uncompetitive labor costs. Their entire playbook, the business model that for decades put millions of cars in American driveways and produced prodigious wealth, is obsolete.
Thursday, August 02, 2007
Daniel Gross looks a lot like your average Starbucks (SBUX) barista. The 28-year-old is slim and clean-shaven, dressed in tan cargo pants and a T-shirt.
But Gross would rather talk about worker solidarity than lattes and soy milk these days. A volunteer organizer for the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), Gross claims his involvement with the union got him fired from a New York City Starbucks a year ago. Now he's preparing to go before a judge on Aug. 6 to make the case for himself and other baristas he says have been fired or intimidated for union activity. Seated in the one-room headquarters of the IWW's local in Queens (N.Y.), Gross says it's all part of a broader battle to change the way American companies treat their employees.
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Only nine workers have claimed exemptions since a labor agreement 10 months ago allowed state employees who object to union activities on religious grounds to donate dues to charity, state records show.
They are among the 42,000 union members who won that right in September, after Environmental Protection Agency employee Greg Greenwood objected to paying dues to the Ohio Civil Service Employees Association because he believed the union supported abortion rights and same-sex marriages.
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
Detroit's automakers say they hope to close what they see as a competitive gap between their workforce and that of foreign rivals, who typically don't use union labor.
UAW leaders have compiled data from the Harbour Report, a respected annual study of manufacturing efficiency, that they contend show union labor is more efficient than nonunion labor at auto assembly plants where direct comparisons can be made.
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
OCEANSIDE -- Labor union leaders gathered outside the Coca-Cola bottling and distribution center in Oceanside on Tuesday, urging workers to vote in the Teamsters to represent drivers and warehouse employees there.
Teamsters representatives served hamburgers and soft drinks to employees from 2 p.m until early evening directly across from the plant, owned by Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Southern California, in the Ocean Ranch Corporate Center. A handful of employees came and went to the event during the day.
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
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