Labor Unions

'DO NOT POST': Major Companies' Social Media Policies Deemed Unlawful

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: Nlrb, Walmart, Social Media, Labor, Video, Twitter, General Motors, Labor Rights, DISH Network, Target, Facebook, Labor Unions, National Labor Relations Board, Social Media Policies, Technology News

WASHINGTON -- In an effort to control employees' activities on Facebook and Twitter, some U.S. companies have instituted social media policies that ru...

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Officials Address Probe Involving Former Romney Adviser

The Huffington Post | Dave Jamieson | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Nlrb, Video, Labor, Elections 2012, Mitt Romney, Terence Flynn, Peter-Schaumber, Labor Unions, Unions, Resignation, National Labor Relations Board, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Members of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on Tuesday addressed the recent resignation of their former colleague Terence Flynn...

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Ay Caramba! From the Vegas Strip to Congress, Berkley Weeps for the Workers -- While Her Hubby Holds Wal-Mart Stock

Heather Robinson | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Labor Unions, Wal-Mart, Dr. Lawrence Lehrner, Rep. Shelley Berkley, Las Vegas, House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Labor Unions in Las Vegas, Politics News

Rep. Shelley Berkley, the liberal Democratic Senate candidate trying to unseat Senator Dean Heller in November, is a gung-ho supporter of labor unions which highlights her tight relationship with Big Labor in her fights for office.

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Lawmakers Surprising Final Action

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Abortion, Storage Units, Redistricting, Video, Kansas Politics, Kansas Legislature, Kansas Budget, Kansas Redistricting, Sam Brownback, Sam Brownback Kansas, Labor Unions, Sean-Gatewood, Brett Hildabrand, Politics News

Kansas lawmakers may have worked through the weekend with no nap breaks, but the state remains the only one in the nation without a redistricting plan...

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WATCH: Labor Leader Takes Bat To Nikki Haley Pinata, Stirs Controversy

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Labor, Video, South Carolina, Afl-Cio, Gop, Business, Pinata, Unions, Labor Unions, Nikki Haley, Politics News

Donna Dewitt, the president of the South Carolina AFL-CIO, has spent two years doing battle with Republican Gov. Nikki Haley. At a picnic this past we...

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AFL-CIO Brings Major Labor Official On Board

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Nlrb, Video, Labor, NLRB Boeing, Afl-Cio, Craig Becker, Democrats, Business, Unions, Labor Unions, Barack Obama, Republicans, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The AFL-CIO announced Tuesday that Craig Becker, a former appointee to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), will be returning to t...

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Facing Common Struggles, Domestic Workers Mobilize Across Borders

Michelle Chen | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Women, Lebanon, Ethiopia, Latin America, Migrant Workers, Globalization, Immigration, Labor Unions, Feminism, Human Trafficking, Labor, Human Rights, Slavery, Domestic Workers, Asia, Health Care, Video, World News

Creative protest through film and media are forming a common language for a dialogue on migrants' rights, breaking their silence with one collective voice.

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Scott Walker Gave Dubious Testimony To Congress: House Dems

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Elijah Cummings, Gerald Connolly, Video, Wisconsin, Scott Walker Recall, Gov Scott Walker, Public Sector Unions, House Democrats, Scott Walker, Tom Barrett, Labor Unions, Unions, Chris Murphy, Republicans, Politics News

In light of a videotape that surfaced earlier this month, Democrats with the House oversight committee say they want embattled Wisconsin Gov. Scott Wa...

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GOP Lawmakers Writing Labor Bill, Called 'Ridiculous' By Opponent

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Video, Unemployment, Mike Slattery Kansas, Kansas Department of Labor, Kansas Politics, Karin Brownlee, Sam Brownback, Labor Department, Unemployment Insurance, State and Local Government, Sam Brownback Kansas, Labor Unions, Kansas Chamber of Commerce, Politics News

Kansas lawmakers are in the process of drafting a sweeping overhaul of the state's labor laws that opponents fear could hurt all non-white collar work...

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It's Not the Economy, Stupid... It's Employment

Sharan Burrow | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Jobs, Ituc, Labor Unions, g20, American Unemployment, Unemployment, No Jobs, g20-Countries, Eurozone Crisis, Europe Unemployment, Youth Unemployment, College Graduates, World News

Anyone who has lived in an area with high unemployment knows how it erodes social bonds, lowers the resilience of the unemployed and their families, and damages the prospects of the next generation. No country can afford to lose a generation to unemployment.

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Wisconsin Anti-Union Law Was GOP's 'Middle Ground': Republican Leader

The Huffington Post | Dave Jamieson | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Collective Bargaining, Scott Walker Recall, Wisconsin, Video, Jeff Fitzgerald, Scott Walker, Elections 2012, Gop, Governor Scott Walker, Wisconsin Recall Elections, Labor Unions, Unions, Politics News

Jeff Fitzgerald, the Republican speaker of the Wisconsin state assembly, assumed that Gov. Scott Walker's rollback of collective bargaining rights in ...

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Walker's War Against Workers Spreads to the Private Sector

Roger Bybee | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Scott Walker Unions, Governor Scott Walker, Scott Walker Recall, Wisconsin, Scott Walker Wisconsin, Scott Walker, Labor Unions, Wisconsin Recall, Right to Work, Wisconsin Recall Elections, Unions, Politics News

Labor observers are noting the second recent case of a Wisconsin manufacturing company very deliberately provoking a strike to gain the insertion of a "right-to-work" provision, suggesting that Gov. Scott Walker's attack on public employee rights is spreading to the private sector.

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Feds Tell Hyatt To Lighten Housekeepers' Load

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Labor, Video, Workers, Hyatt Hotels, Chicago, Housekeeping, Housekeepers, Ergonomics, Unite Here, Workplace Safety, Osha, Labor Unions, Hyatt, Business News

After performing a series of hotel inspections, the federal agency that oversees workplace safety has sent a rare letter to the Hyatt Corporation reco...

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Chris Christie Ally Proposes Curtailing Unions' Political Clout

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Video, Chris Christie, Tom Kean Jr, Tom Kean, New Jersey Ethics, New Jersey Politics, New Jersey Pay to Play, Pay to Play, Chris Christie Unions, Tom Kean Jr Pay to Play, Unions, Labor Unions, Politics News

A close legislative ally of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) is planning to introduce a bill that would curtail the political power of unions in the...

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Romney Says Obama 'Takes Marching Orders From Union Bosses'

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Labor, Video, Romney Campaign, Obama Reelection, Mitt Romney 2012, Mitt Romney, Afl-Cio, Obama, Teamsters, Labor Unions, Unions, Michigan, Obama Campaign, Obama 2012, Politics News

Speaking to a crowd at a campaign stop in Lansing, Mich., on Tuesday, presumptive GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney took a swipe at both Presiden...

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Labor Super PAC Makes Its First Anti-Romney Ad Buy

Huffington Post | Dave Jamieson | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Video, Labor, Romney Campaign, Election 2012 Blog, 2012 Election, Mitt Romney 2012, Workers' Voice, Workers' Voice Super Pac, Afl-Cio, Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, Labor Unions, Unions, Politics News

Workers' Voice, the super PAC of the AFL-CIO, announced on Monday that it was making a "hyper-targeted," half-million-dollar online ad buy aimed at pu...

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May Day: From the Haymarket Massacre to the Occupy Movement

Lawrence Wittner | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Workers, May Day, May 1, Class Warfare, Tax Cuts for the Wealthy, Corporations, American Federation of Labor, Eight-Hour Day, Labor Unions, Unions, Occupy Movement, May Day Protests, Working Class, Occupy Wall Street Protests, Occupy Wall Street, May Day History, Culture News

Many people might be surprised to learn that the May Day celebrations that occurred around the world in 2012 were born more than a century ago out of a struggle by American workers for the eight-hour day.

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Mayday! Mayday! "Mayday!" Bankers Panic Over May Day Demonstrations

Jerry Ashton | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Undocumented Immigrants, May Day, Union Square, Labor Unions, May Day Protests, Occupy Movement, Labor, March Against the War on Women, Wall Street, Occupy Wall Street Protests, Occupy Wall Street, Illegal Immigrants, May Day Rallies, #Occupywallstreet, New York News

May Day is a holiday for the 99 percent. It is a day for people to come together, across all those lines which too often divide us -- race, class, gender, religion -- and challenge the systems that create these divisions.

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AFL-CIO Rolls Out New Romney Video, 'Meet Mr. 1 Percent'

The Huffington Post | Dave Jamieson | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Romney Campaign, Election 2012 Blog, Republican Campaign, Elections 2012, Mitt Romney, Afl-Cio, Labor Unions, Gop Primary, Labor, Republican Primary, Video, 2012 Election, Mitt Romney 2012, Primary Campaign, Unions, Richard Trumka, Politics News

Revealing some of its messaging strategies for the election, the AFL-CIO released a video Monday painting GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney as "Mr....

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Labor Action and Inaction in Colombia Free Trade Deal

Michelle Chen | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Labor, Latin America, Nafta, Colombia Free Trade, Colombia, Mexico, Free Trade, Globalization, Drug War, Diplomacy, North American Free Trade Agreement, Labor Unions, Unions, Barack Obama, World News

While officials convened at the Summit of the Americas in Cartagena earlier this month, the White House put the finishing touches on another free trade agreement. The deal has faced vocal resistance from labor and human rights groups in both countries.

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Union To Oil Giant: 'Treat Us Equally'

Reuters | Posted 04.28.2012

Read More: United Steelworkers Union, Video, United Steelworkers Exxon, Labor-News, Exxon Mobil, Reuters, Business News, Exxon, United Steelworkers, Labor Unions, Business News

* USW says Exxon has failed to offer key safety provision * Talks for a new contract to continue till mid-June HOUSTON, ...

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Romney Adviser Left Amid Ethics Investigation: Aide

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Elijah Cummings, Nlrb, Video, Labor, Ethics Investigation, Darrell Issa, Ethics, Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, Peter-Schaumber, Labor Unions, Unions, Terence-Flynn, National Labor Relations Board, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- A top labor adviser to GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney stepped down from his volunteer role with the campaign not long before he wa...

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GOP Anti-Union Measure Fails In Senate

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Lisa Murkowski, Nlrb, Video, U.S. Senate, Senate, Labor, Obama Labor Board, Mike Enzi, Tom Harkin, Afl-Cio, Union Elections, Business, Unions, Labor Unions, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- In a modest victory for labor groups, a rare measure that would have blocked new federal rules considered favorable to unions failed Tue...

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Workers of the World Divide

Bruce Western | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Collective Bargaining, U.S. Economy, Labor, Income Inequality, Economy, Stagnant Wages, Unions, Labor Unions, Politics News

Over the last few decades, unions' inﬂuence has waned and workers' collective voice in the political process has weakened. As a result, wages have stagnated, income inequality has increased, and the American political conversation has narrowed.

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Twink-ruptcy: Hostess May Go Under In Labor Dispute

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Video, Labor, Hostess Brands Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy, Twinkies, Hostess-Brands, Hostess-Brands-Bankrupt, Teamsters, Business, Hostess, Labor Unions, Unions, Business News

Marking the peak of a heated labor dispute, Hostess Brands and the Teamsters union are squaring off in bankruptcy court Tuesday in a case that could d...

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