…The Service Employees International Union is planning a rally against the bill at the state capitol in Charleston Feb. 20. Read more McDonald’s Workers Charge They Were Fired for Being…
Compiled by Steven Wishnia and Neal Tepel Supreme Court Says Companies Can Cut Retirees’ Health Benefits The Supreme Court unanimously ruled Jan. 26 that a West Virginia chemical company might…
Compiled by Steven Wishnia and Neal Tepel Richest 1% Own Half World’s Wealth The world’s richest 1% will own more than everyone else on the planet combined by next year,…
…appointment. Read more Musicians Celebrate Right to Carry Instruments on Planes Musicians in the U.S. and Canada are celebrating a new Department of Transportation rule that requires airlines to let…
…baseless. Read more Illinois Court Likely to Sustain Ruling Against Pension Cuts Illinois’ highest court is likely to reject the state’s appeal of a November lower-court ruling that struck down…
…federal minimum of $7.25. Read more New Mexico Legislator Introduces Bill to Ban Union Shop New Mexico state Sen. Sander Rue (R-Albuquerque) on Dec. 29 introduced a “right to work”…
…showed that McDonald’s “engages in sufficient control over its franchisees’ operations” to qualify. The International Franchise Association has hired a high-powered Washington lobbying firm to fight the charges. Read more…
…and tax-law judges. “Be assured we will be fighting this,” union President Susan Kent told members in an e-mail later in the day. The state Public Employment Relations Board previously ruled that…
…Aloise, international vice president and secretary-treasurer of Teamsters Local 853. The drivers, who work for contractor Loop Transportation, say they earn between $18 and $20 per hour, but work split…
…regional YRC Worldwide carrier Holland—are now unionized. Read more N.J. Toll Collectors Escape Privatization Toll collectors on the New Jersey Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway had their jobs spared…
