A sign of things to come as another strike of 12,000 RNs looms
Another strike looms involving the same 12,000 nurses who struck for one day earlier this month in the Twin Cities.  This time, however, the strike is open-ended. The pro-union blog In ... Politico: Dems in a jam as jobs bill falls short
From Politico... Congress is poised to go home for the July 4th recess, leaving millions of jobless workers in the lurch because of a continued Senate impasse over financing unemployment benefits. Democrats ... NLRB: Federal judge issues injunction in Rhode Island labor dispute
From the NLRB's press release... At the request of attorneys for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), a Chief United States District Judge has ordered Bradford Printing & Finishing, LLC (Bradford), ... NLRB: Brian Hayes joins NLRB today as fifth Board member
From the NLRB's press release: Brian Hayes, former Republican Labor Policy Director for the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, will join the National Labor Relations Board today, ... Littler: DOL Issues Interpretation Narrowing Clothes-Changing Exclusion and Expanding Scope of Compensable Workday
Over the last several years, public and private employers have faced an increasing number of lawsuits under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), including claims seeking compensation for time spent ... RedState: Organized Labor Is Losing Some of Its Best Friends (Thank God!)
RedState blogger Juff Dunetz scores some excellent points in identifying how the tide may be turning against today's union bosses: The Pendulum may be moving in the other direction. Little ... IBD: Republicans Roll Over For Kagan
Well, this is not good news... Supreme Court confirmation hearings have degenerated into slick TV entertainment. Millions of viewers seeking real scrutiny of President Obama's choice instead heard light banter about ... It’s Time to Make the Pickets
You know times are tough, when the Teamsters can't even get a contract with a bunch of jelly bellies... Teamsters Local 25 is threatening a strike by drivers and other ... Show us the money! 15,000 Chicago construction workers threaten to strike Thursday
// With unemployment at around 10%, it seems as though the $40 to $50 per hour Chicago construction workers make would be cause to pause before threatening to strike... A ... WSJ: Why Obamanomics Has Failed
The administration's stimulus program has failed. Growth is slow and unemployment remains high. The president, his friends and advisers talk endlessly about the circumstances they inherited as a way of ...
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