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Topic: Labor Unions

  

State of the Unions

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»

With Justice for All?

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»

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The Women of Enron : A New Calling

Deborah Perrotta was an executive assistant for 25 years. When Enron fell, she lost her job -- and found a new voice.READ»

GM's Employee Buyout Offer

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»

Kenan Samms

Is the Human Resources Department the Union of the 21st Century?

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»

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Do You Belong?

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The Wal-Mart Problem (cont.)

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»

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Management by Mendacity

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»

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Making Unseen America Visible

Bread and roses transforms ordinary working americans into artists with cameras.READ»

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Unionize Today!

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

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»

The Inflatable Rat: The Striking Writers' Lightweight Heavy

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»

In Today's Papers

A few links for your bookmarks, digg, and del.icio.us : 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»

Underground Activists

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»

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What a Family!

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»

How Unions Benefit Apprenticeship Programs

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»

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CEO See-Ya!

Steven A. Burd, CEO of Safeway Inc.READ»

V. An Internet Union: Does Collective Bargaining Make Sense When " We're All Owners Here? "

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»

Free Agents in the Olde World

The future of work in Free Agent Nation may look strangely like the past, says MIT's Thomas Malone. Prithee: Art thou ready to join a guild?READ»

Survey, She Says

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»

BLUE GREEN ALLIANCE CONTINUES TO GROW WITH SEIU, LIUNA Alliance Expands Labor-Environmental Partnership for Good Jobs, Clean En

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»

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Can a Flash Game Fix Outrage over CEO Pay?

Everyone's furious at the brass. In France, workers detained four Caterpillar executives. At Obama's town hall meetings, citizens rail about CEO pay. This week, unionized airline workers took a creative 21st century approach. They ...READ»

Kenan Samms

The Unions Are Coming!

      With the election of Barrack Obama as President and with the Democrats closing in on the filibuster proof number of sixty seats in the Senate, the odds are that the Employee Free Choice Act will pass in the Spring of ...READ»

60 Seconds with Mona Williams

Defending the world's biggest company against legal and ethical charges isn't an easy job. But somebody's got it. Meet Wal-Mart's head of PR.READ»

Union Suits and Ties

Lest you think that doctors, engineers, and judges have it easier than their blue-collar brethren, the Wall Street Journal reports that such professionals are in fact a quickly growing class of unionized workers. (Subscription ...READ»