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Union Membership Increasing as NLRB Decisions Favor Organizing Activities to Detriment of Employers
www.prlog.org | Feb 2, 2012
Union Membership Increasing as NLRB Decisions Favor Organizing Activities to Detriment of Employers. The new NLRB election rules shorten the timeframe employers may educate employees about their right not to join a union and delay the determination of who is or is not a supervisor until after the

Jobs "Debacle" in Québec — Slaw
www.slaw.ca | Jan 25, 2012
The latest Statistics Canada job figures have made headlines again in Québec, with the numbers showing that about 3 people are unemployed for every available job (reported the Montreal Gazette

State Year in Review: Economy, protests occupied Capitol | The Tennessean | tennessean.com
www.tennessean.com | Dec 30, 2011
A year that started with Republicans sweeping to power ended with protests on the plaza.

SEC Names Lacey Dingman as Director of the Office of Human Resources
www.sec.gov | Dec 8, 2011
<h3>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br> 2011-259</h3> <p><i>Washington, D.C., Dec. 8, 2011</i><b> – </b>The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Lacey Dingman has been named Director of the agency’s Office of Human Resources, which oversees and advises on the strategic management of the

PointOfLaw Forum: NBA decertification and antitrust lawsuit
www.pointoflaw.com | Nov 18, 2011
Even aside from the dumb economics of risking missing a season over a 10% pay-cut when the average career is less than ten years long, the NBA players are being poorly served by their lawyers and representatives in engaging in...

The Journal Online : Council workers win further equal pay round
www.journalonline.co.uk | Nov 15, 2011
Inner House upholds claims by Edinburgh Council employees

2011 voters give a glimpse into 2012 – USATODAY.com
www.usatoday.com | Nov 9, 2011
Voters in Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio and elsewhere provided a glimpse of voter attitudes a year before the presidential election.

Liberty Maritime Corporation Creates Labor Battle - Shipping Company Locks Out MEBA
www.prweb.com | Oct 1, 2011
The M.E.B.A. negotiated for several months with Liberty Maritime and despite the fact that the union agreed in principle to the terms of a new contract, the company signed a collective bargaining agreement with the American Maritime Officers (AMO) union. On September 30, 2011, legal counsel for

JURIST - Paper Chase: Indiana union challenges public employee collective bargaining prohibition
jurist.org | Sep 1, 2011
JURIST - Paper Chase: Indiana union challenges public employee collective bargaining prohibition

Gov., legislative leaders, MMA and labor agree on final health insurance reform
www.mma.org | Jul 11, 2011
Late on Friday, July 8, Gov. Deval Patrick, House Speaker Robert DeLeo, Senate President Therese Murray, the MMA and a statewide coalition of labor unions announced an agreement on four refining amendments to the municipal health insurance reform act that is on the governor’s desk, paving the way