May 2011 Archive

United Brotherhood of Brass Worlers
Union Dissidents Fear Retaliation For Speaking Out
Union dissidents speak out Steve Arnold | The Spec May 27, 2011 A rebellion against leaders of the United Steelworkers at U.S. Steel has broken into the open. Dissidents are angry because Local 1005 ...
Congressional Leaders Rip Into NLRB, Call for Oversight
WASHINGTON, D.C. | May 26, 2011 - Today, the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN) held a hearing on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and corporate ...
Union Fist - Mineworkers
Mineworkers’ Union Threatened Employees and Families During Election Campaign, Company Alleges
ST. LOUIS, May 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Peabody Energy's Big Ridge, Inc. subsidiary today filed objections with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and requested that a new election be ...
U.S. Mail Carrier
Deep Doo Doo! Poopy Postal Worker Keeps Job
Talk about a crappy postal workers!...get a load of this: In April, a U.S. mail carrier was caught on camera leaving more than the mail in a resident's yard. Don Derfler says ...
NLRB, Unions Face Congressional Heat For Tactics
NLRB, labor unions face heat in Congress, from employers for ‘corporate campaigns’ and scare tactics Matthew Boyle | The Daily Caller May 26, 2011 Employers and industry organizations are pushing back on labor ...
Chicago Skyline - Rhys Asplundh
Teamsters: Illinois House Considers ‘Unconstitutional’ Pension Bill
Contentious Legislation Would Increase State Worker Contributions SPRINGFIELD, Ill., May 26, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- An amendment filed to Senate Bill 512 in the Illinois House of Representatives on May 25 aims ...
Postal Workers’ Union Boss Sentenced For Scheme to Steal $780,000 From Union
New Jersey man sentenced for embezzlement A man from Hawthorne, New Jersey, was recently sentenced to 20 months in prison for his role in a scheme to steal $780,000 from a ...
Obama Was Against Gun Control Before He Was For It
Did Union Bosses Lie To Their Members About Obama’s Gun Control Ambitions?
In 2008, most union bosses had to work hard to convince their union members to vote for Barack Hussein Obama. Despite the fact that the Machinists' union boss Tom Buffenbarger considered ...
strike
In Spite of Vandalism & Shooting, Union Wants Replacement Workers’ Addresses
In May, 2010, the United Steel Workers went on strike in Columbus, MS over, in their words, "integrity." When they went out on strike, the union employees vowed to stay ...
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SEIU Member Says He Had To Fight His Own Battles
32BJ Union Member Says He Had To Fight His Own Battles Milton Allimadi | BlackStarNews May 24, 2011 A unionized building's super has provided a detailed account of how he says 32BJ didn't ...

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