New Unity Partnership
Leo Casey over at Labor Blog has an interesting post on the New Unity Partnership (NUP) being promoted by Andy Stern at the SEIU. He questions, rightly, whether the NUP is the answer to labor’s dwindling power and...
Read MorePosted by Phillip Wilson | Sep 24, 2004 | Uncategorized
Leo Casey over at Labor Blog has an interesting post on the New Unity Partnership (NUP) being promoted by Andy Stern at the SEIU. He questions, rightly, whether the NUP is the answer to labor’s dwindling power and...
Read MorePosted by Phillip Wilson | Sep 16, 2004 | Uncategorized
I know it’s early, but the SHRM website reports: “In fact, no example of significant loss of overtime eligibility at any company has surfaced to date, say proponents of the new rules, including, of course, officials...
Read MorePosted by Phillip Wilson | Sep 16, 2004 | Uncategorized
Mt. Olive Pickle Co. agreed to pay more money for cucumbers and to “encourage” growers to recognize the Farm Labor Organizing Committee (affiliated with the AFL-CIO) in exchange for ending a five-year boycott. About...
Read MorePosted by Phillip Wilson | Sep 16, 2004 | Uncategorized
It’s Labor 101 according to labor leaders. Andy Stern of the SEIU is calling for consolidation of unions around the country into 15-20 “super-unions” that can negotiate national or regional contracts with...
Read MorePosted by Phillip Wilson | Sep 15, 2004 | Uncategorized
This guy (God bless him – he’s 109) has been retired and receiving fully funded health insurance from GM for a decade longer than I’ve been alive. He’s one of over 240 GM retirees over 100! Couple of...
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