The Teamsters yesterday announced their plan for restructuring the labor movement. In most respects it mirrors the SEIU plan (not a good sign for the smaller industrial and construction unions SEIU wants merged), although the...
Read MoreThe DC Circuit heard an appeal today in AFL-CIO v. Chao, regarding the Secretary’s authority to require detailed financial reporting by unions under the LMRDA. Nathan Paul Mehrens sent the following comment regarding the...
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I’ve mentioned my love-hate relationship with baseball before, and here comes another reason to hate it (additional articles here, here and here). The worst kept secret ever (it’s kind of hard to hide the fact that...
Read More Dennis points out in a comment on this post (in addition to my now adding lazy pills to my daily regimen) that Delta Flight Attendants are, in fact, not unionized (the AFA is trying to change that). My bad (and thanks for...
Read More Here is a great summary of the CUNY conference on transforming the labor movement. There are some notable quotes. Karen Ackerman (AFL-CIO political director) claiming it a victory that labor won 65% of the vote for Kerry is just...
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