Posts Tagged ‘labor law reform’
Monday, April 26th, 2010
Were you ever bullied at school? Ever get your lunch money stolen? I bet you thought that behavior would stop once you grew up.
Unfortunately, that’s not the case when you’re a worker trying to form a union. Here’s a statistic that’ll get your blood boiling: 78 percent of workers are forced to attend closed-door meetings with management during union organizing drives. And how much can employers be fined by the National Labor Relations Board for illegally threatening, intimidating, or firing their workers? A whopping zero dollars and zero cents.
Watch this video from the IBEW (featuring actors from the acclaimed HBO series The Wire), showing exactly how such a closed-door meeting might go: (more…)
Tags: Electrical Workers, Employee Free Choice Act, IBEW, labor law reform, unionbusting
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Wednesday, April 7th, 2010
As our friends at Interfaith Worker Justice point out, “Mother Jones is often quoted as saying, ‘Pray for the Dead, Fight like hell for the Living.’” While all of us continue to hold the victims of the Upper Big Branch mining disaster in our thoughts and prayers, we are also renewing our commitment to stand up for workers’ rights. (more…)
Tags: Don Blankenship, labor law reform, Massey Energy, Mine Safety and Health Administration, mining, MSHA, Upper Big Branch, USW, workplace safety
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Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
Why do our jobs suck? Because when workers try to form unions to improve their workplaces, unscrupulous companies harass and intimidate their employees. And even if corporations get caught breaking the law, they get off with a slap on the wrist – and break the law all over again. It happened to Randall:
Our Casino got in trouble for Violating the National Labor Relations ACT!…All they had to do was post a letter that said they were sorry and that they would not do it again – they already did.
Unfortunately, telling a company to post an “I’m sorry” note is about all the National Labor Relations Board can do. (more…)
Tags: Employee Free Choice Act, jobs that suck, labor law reform, NLRB, Undercover Boss, unionbusting, your stories
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Thursday, February 25th, 2010
Insults. Injury. Intimidation. An impossible workload. That’s happened at the FedEx Ground terminal in Wilmington, MA, according to four Arab-American drivers who allege that they were the victims of racial, ethnic, and religious discrimination – and that senior company management failed to respond to their multiple complaints.
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Tags: Employee Free Choice Act, FedEx, labor law reform, NLRB, racial discrimination, Undercover Boss, unionbusting
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Thursday, February 11th, 2010
There had to be some bright spots out there. One is from Kathleen, who says:
I love my job as a public middle school counselor. Each day is different, a challenge, and a day to look forward to. Our school’s staff is great, supportive and truly working to do the best for students. (more…)
Tags: Employee Free Choice Act, I love my job, labor law reform, unions, your stories
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Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
Wow: over 200 of you have already told us why you hate or love your jobs. We were particularly struck (although unfortunately not surprised) by this comment from Patrick, a retail worker at ‘Wally World.’
I work for Wally World and I have to struggle to get something done in my department, mainly because I have to be the cashier, carryout artist, and make sure everybody in 5 different departments get customer service. (more…)
Tags: Employee Free Choice Act, jobs that suck, labor law reform, unions, WalMart, your stories
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