Trumka hits corporate reform efforts as mere talk
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Thursday said an effort by major corporations to include the well-being of workers in their goals was more talk than substance.
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Coronavirus Fears Stoke Strike Talk; City Decides to Push Back Return to Schools – LaborPress
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Ricardo Torres posted on LinkedIn
Do you have a firewall between the unions and your employees? In other words, are your employees comfortable coming to work in 2020? Do they fee
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Union members join in solidarity with Detroit Will Breathe activists
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The group Detroit will breath cancelled a March to meet with labor unions to further solidarity with them. This is happening around the Country and will be Part of the organizing apparatus. I have been writing about this for a while.
Summary of NLRB Decisions for Week of August 17 – 21, 2020 | National Labor Relations Board
The Summary of NLRB Decisions is provided for informational purposes only and is not intended to substitute for the opinions of the NLRB. Inquiries should be directed to the Office of the Executive Secretary at 202‑273‑1940.
Summarized Board Decisions
XPO Cartage, Inc. (21-CA-150873, et al.; 370 NLRB No. 10) Commerce, CA, August 20, 2020.
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Amazon Deletes Job Posting For Apparent Union-Busting Role
Amazon has staunchly opposed employee unionization efforts.
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DOL Sends Gig-Worker Proposed Rule to White House for Review
Companies may have more clarity on which workers can be classified as independent contractors under a proposed rule that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) sent to the White House for review.
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Bob Carroll posted on LinkedIn
Do you have a firewall between the unions and your employees? In other words, are your employees comfortable coming to work in 2020? Do they feel safe…
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Strippers Are Workers With the Power to Unionize
Strippers have at least one thing in common with Uber drivers: they’re the victims of rampant labor misclassification at the hands of their bosses. But Brandi Campbell, an adult dancer in Ohio, fought the practice in court and won.
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How Child Labor Ended in the United States
It took the Great Depression to resolve the debate over child labor.
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