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Last week, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit overturned a decision by the NLRB dismissing a complaint against two joint employers alleging unlawful termination in retaliation for picketing activity. The Court, reversing the Board, found that the employees’ picket was not unlawful secondary activity and therefore did not lose the protection of the Act.
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The case involved a ULP charge filed by the union on behalf of terminated employees against their primary employers, a building services company and a janitorial services subcontractor. A property management company hired the building services company to provide janitorial services to one of the buildings it managed. The building services company subcontracted the work to the janitorial services subcontractor who directly employed the employees to perform the janitorial work.
The Senate Committee on Reimagining Massachusetts Post-Pandemic Resiliency held its latest virtual hearing this week.
Wednesday’s hearing focused on caregiving.
“We have to center our efforts on those who cared for us during this pandemic, the essential workers who were on the front lines, the heroes that risked their lives and the caregivers who continue to provide care throughout the Commonwealth to today, said Service Employees International Union Local 1199 Executive Vice President Tim Foley, who said more than 100,000 caregivers work in Massachusetts. “But yet their contributions are not always valued or acknowledged. And that s clearly something we need to work on. And the truth is, home care providers are an essential part of America s family infrastructure.”
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Ninth Circuit Overturns Board Decision Finding Unlawful Secondary Picketing, Citing Insufficient Evidence of an Intent to Coerce a Neutral Employer Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Last week, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit overturned a decision by the NLRB dismissing a complaint against two joint employers alleging unlawful termination in retaliation for picketing activity. The Court, reversing the Board, found that the employees’ picket was not unlawful secondary activity and therefore did not lose the protection of the Act.
Background
The case involved a ULP charge filed by the union on behalf of terminated employees against their primary employers, a building services company and a janitorial services subcontractor. A property management company hired the building services company to provide janitorial services to one of the buildings it managed. The building services company subcontracted the work to the janitorial services subcont
Originally published on May 1, 2021 1:11 pm
After months of bargaining and rallies outside schools, Portland Public Schools and an employees union have reached an agreement on one thing: the district’s nutrition service workers have worked hard during the COVID-19 pandemic, and deserve to be acknowledged and rewarded for it.
That acknowledgment comes in the form of a one-time, $1,000 payment to employees who helped distribute meals in schools over the last year.
In a statement announcing the payment, the Service Employees International Union Local 503 called the bargaining year “challenging,” and said this one-time payment was a win for its members.
The school district said the payment is a way to honor the “unique contributions” from these employees, who worked in-person at meal sites around the district as schools were closed and fully remote. The district said nutrition service workers have served over 3.5 million meals since the beginning of the pandemic.