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Images: ILGWU “Look for the union label!” Remember that little ditty on TV that promoted consumption of union-made goods and products? It’s good advice, whether you’re purchasing a car or appliance, clothing, food or drinks. Consumers have tremendous power to affect the common good by focusing their buying habits on union-made, union-grown, union-marketed products. Employers will eventually become more favorable to unionization when they see their unionized competition is gaining on the...

Human resources director who sent Cinco de Mayo meme should face discipline, N.J. union says Updated 4:03 PM; Facebook Share A union representing Salem County workers is demanding an apology and diversity training after they say a county official circulated a culturally insensitive meme to employees. On May 5, Salem County Deputy Administrator Stacy Pennington sent a message via her county email account to all employees that contained a meme with the words “Happy Cinco De Mayo” and a photo...

  The Ghana Trades Union Congress (TUC) Greater Accra Chapter, has rewarded 21 workers for their sacrifices at the 2021 Regional May Day ceremony for their “exceptional duties and sacrifices they made to the Nation”. They: Mr. Steven Nimo, Accra Branch Chairman, Industrial and Commercial Workers Union; Mr. John Abolatsi, Writer of Professional Humanitarian Sub- Union; Mr. Nicholas A. Akyaa, Health Service Workers Union; Mr. Martin Kofi Boateng, Public Service Workers Union; and Mr. God Fre...

Breckenridge Ski Patrol votes to unionize Denver7 Viewer Picture and last updated 2021-05-06 01:08:05-04 BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. — Breckenridge Ski Patrol has voted to unionize. According to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), a petition was filed March 15, and the votes were tallied by May 3. The vote was close: 43 voted in favor of union representation and 42 voted against it. In total, 114 employees were eligible to vote. There is a seven-day period during which either party can file...

The Straits Times It comes after GE laid off 20,000 workers in 2020.PHOTO: REUTERS Published3 hours ago https://str.sg/Jtfn They can read the article in full after signing up for a free account. Share link: Or share via: Sign up or log in to read this article in full Sign up All done! This article is now fully available for you Read now Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/month for the first 3 months. Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/month for the first 3 months. including ...

GE shareholders reject CEO Culps $230 million pay in rare rebuke By Jessica DiNapoli and Rajesh Kumar Singh Reuters NEW YORK/CHICAGO (Reuters) -General Electric Co shareholders rejected top executives compensation packages, including a payout of as much as $230 million to CEO Larry Culp, at the industrial conglomerates annual shareholder meeting on Tuesday. While the shareholder vote was non-binding, the move was a rare rebuke of a major corporations handling of its executive pay. It comes afte...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Transitions between administrations are always about change, in policies as well as personnel. Historically, the decisions of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) shift with changes in administrations and presidential appointment of NLRB members and positions in the Office of the General Counsel. Given President Joe Biden’s commitment to strengthening labor laws on behalf of workers, the Husch Blackwell Labor & Employment group...

Friday, April 30, 2021 B iden Releases American Families Plan. This week, the White House released an outline of its American Families Plan, which is being touted as the second phase of the administration’s infrastructure proposal (dubbed the “American Jobs Plan”). The American Families Plan would invest $1.8 trillion in education (including training for teachers), federal nutrition programs, childcare, and extending tax credits. Like the infrastructure proposal, the American ...

The November 2020 U.S. House elections left House Speaker Nancy Pelosi TX-06 is centered in southeast Tarrant County (Fort Worth), which contains 70 percent of the district’s voters, extending southeast into exurban Ellis County (25 percent) and rural Navarro County (5 percent). During the past decade, TX-06 has transitioned from red to pink, with the GOP presidential candidate winning by 17 percentage points in 2012, 12 points in 2016 and 3 points in 2020. The TX-06 races followed a similar ...

Rolling Stone Menu Billy Bragg, Lucy Dacus Set for Conversation Series Supporting Labor Reform Steve Earle, Arcade Fire’s Will Butler and Anjimile will also chat with labor leaders and organizers to raise awareness for the Protecting the Right to Organize Act By Mark Zaleski/AP Images; Erika Goldring/Getty Images Billy Bragg, Lucy Dacus and more will participate in a series of conversation with labor leaders around the country to raise awareness for the Protecting the Right ...