According to Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez, a recent Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report is evidence “that belonging to a union makes a powerful difference in people’s lives, providing greater economic security and helping them punch their ticket to the middle class” but data indicates union membership remains low.
Although the January 23…
Thirty-one thousand members of District 751 of the International Association of Machinist and Aerospace Workers voted narrowly on January 3 to accept a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) negotiated by their Union and Boeing Co. after having voted against the Company’s proposal two months earlier by a 2 to 1 margin. At stake in the second…
A U.S. appeals court in Cincinnati has upheld the National Labor Relations Board’s decision in Specialty Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 357 NLRB No. 83 (2011), allowing unions to organize in small units of employees, where their likelihood of success is heightened. Kindred Nursing Centers East f/k/a Specialty Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center of Mobile v. NLRB…
One of the functions of experienced collective bargaining agreement negotiators and human resources professionals in unionized and union-free companies is to keep abreast of the labor market conditions locally and within his or her client’s industry. In unionized companies, having this information will assist these individuals in recommending a considered course of action at the…
