When Walmart announced their intent to buy South African retailer Massmart for about $4.25 billion, pundits could not stop talking about the implications for African business. But the big story is how South Africa's unions will handle the retail giant.READ»
Recently I got in touch with a journalist who was researching a story about how the election of Barack Obama may affect people’s income. I focused on one issue, the laws against wage discrimination. You may recall that, in 2007, the ...READ»
Labor organizer Jane McAlevey is forcing companies in Connecticut's ultraprosperous Fairfield County to confront a moral challenge that they would prefer to ignore -- and, in the process, she is forcing all of us to confront our personal sense of justice.READ»
After the markets closed yesterday, General Motors announced that approximately 35,000 hourly workers have accepted buyouts to leave the company. The huge number was a surprise to both management and the union, indicating that the ...READ»
Has the Human Resources Department Become the Union of the 21st Century?
Every Labor Day I reminisce about my 24 years as a labor attorney and union official of an 8,000 member national union. It was a great job and I enjoyed ...READ»
In a groundbreaking investigation, The New York Times has discovered that Wal-Mart doesn't pay its workers very much. This morning, it reports that "a number of community groups and lawmakers have recently teamed up with labor unions ...READ»
Writing in the May issue of Atlantic Monthly, Howell Raines, the former editor of The New York Times, coins the phrase "Management by Mendacity." It's a condition many cubicle dwellers can identify with.
"Great work great praise it ...READ»
Wal-Mart has settled. Their crisis is over and they can get back to being the largest retailer in the world with barely any public scrutiny.
Why aren't more consumers boycotting them? Businesses should be accountable for not ...READ»
Entertainment law is a highly volatile area that is constantly changing. If you’re in this industry, be smart and have entertainment savvy legal representation.READ»
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Microsoft releases details of its iPod competitor, Zune
"Microsoft (MSFT) on Thursday released some details about its Zune media player, saying it will go beyond Apple's ...READ»
It's a nearly ubiquitous balloon animal, but it won’t be joining friendly floaters such as Big Bird in the upcoming Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. It's a different breed. Angry. Unsightly. We're talking, of course, about The Rat: ...READ»
Back in 1831, Welsh coal miners at the tower colliery invented the red flag as a symbol of rebellion. Today, miners own the mine, and they are focused on black ink -- and producing lots of it.READ»
The recent labor trouble at Southwest Airlines shows that even the happiest family has woes.
James Parker, Southwest's CEO unexpectedly resigned from what he calls a "draining" job. He stepped down after the company reported its ...READ»
Because I am writing this blog about unions, I should start out with full disclosure: I do not belong to a union and never have, but my father and grandfather were both union organizers--when they were not managers. Therefore, I have ...READ»
New-economy job classifications range from temp to perma-temp, independent contractor to freelance, full-time exempt to nonexempt, and salaried employee to wage earner. While it seems unlikely that one union could represent this ...READ»
One of the most entertaining sideshows in the debate over Proposition 19, California's marijuana legalization initiative, has been watching various organizations take sides.READ»
Where are the women? Now, even the AFL-CIO wants to know.
If you're a working woman, participate in the union's 2006 Ask a Working Woman Survey, and your input will be presented "to every U.S. representative and senator as well as ...READ»
MINNEAPOLIS (December 11, 2008) As the economic crisis grows, and as leaders from around the world gather in Poland to address climate change, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and the Laborers’ International ...READ»
