It appears the Change to Win Federation (CTW), labor’s ambitious effort to revive the American labor movement, may be on its death bed. The United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW), one of the founding members of CTW, is about to follow UNITE-HERE, the United Brotherhood of Carpenters (UBC), and the Laborers’ International Union of … Continue Reading
In a decision of significance for public and private employers, the California Supreme Court has ruled Los Angeles County must provide the union representing its employees under an “agency shop” agreement with the home addresses and telephone numbers of all county employees, including non-union employees. Employers may be interested in a recent post on the … Continue Reading
Many of the nation’s largest unions lost significant membership in 2012, according to annual financial disclosure reports filed with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bloomberg/BNA’s Daily Labor Report has reported. The 2012 reports show the following: Membership Losses Among Ten Largest U.S. Unions Union Membership Decline Change National Education Association (NEA) 99,175 to 3.1 million -3% International … Continue Reading
Organized labor may be very pleased with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration these days because of a recent Agency interpretation that a non-union employee may select a non-employee who is “affiliated with a union” or with a “community organization” to act as his representative during an OSHA inspection of his employer’s worksite. The interpretation … Continue Reading
