…‘Recommends’ LinkedIn for Wage Theft LinkedIn, the California-based social network for job-seekers and professionals, announced Aug. 4 that it had agreed to pay almost $6 million in back wages to…
…Worker Justice yelled into a bullhorn. “Workers need a ‘good jobs’ executive order.” Another issue is that the president’s orders apply only to companies that contract with the executive branch…
…Reaches Transit Deal A tentative agreement announced June 30 will give San Francisco’s bus and train operators a 14.25% percent raise over three years, but will also require them to pay…
…Relations Board is expected to seek a court order voiding a vote against the United Steelworkers at an upstate aluminum plant and mandating the company recognize them as bargaining agent….
…way to help all children succeed,” Weingarten responded in a June 12 letter to him. Obama Ends Philly Commuter-Rail Strike President Barack Obama signed an executive order June 14 mandating…
…2011, taking away workers’ right to strike. Second New Orleans High School Unionizes After 85% of teachers at New Orleans’ Benjamin Franklin High School signed union cards, the school’s board…
…premiums, high deductibles, and high out-of-pocket expenses. … the worst in the industry.” AFT Seeks End to ‘Gag Order’ on Tests American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten has urged…
…Labor Relations Board order a new unionization vote at Volkswagen’s plant in Chattanooga, Tenn. The UAW, which lost a vote at the factory in February, had charged that outside interference…
…to try to fight back,” says Lou Kimmel, an organizer for the New Labor workers’ center in New Brunswick, N.J. In the 21st-century system of online shopping and just-in-time delivery,…
Compiled by Steven Wishnia and Neal Tepel Obama to Raise Minimum Wage Under Federal Contractors President Barack Obama announced Jan. 28 that he plans to sign an executive order requiring…
