More than 18 months after they voted for a union, dealers at Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, N.J., were once again vindicated in their struggle for a union contract. The National Labor Relations Board (NRLB) last week found that Trump Plaza engaged in unfair labor practices by refusing to bargain with the UAW after the union was certified to represent the casino’s dealers.
The dealers at Trump Plaza voted by a 2-1 margin for the union on March 31, 2007. But the company filed objections, claiming statements of support by federal, state and local elected officials tainted the vote. The casino also claimed the NLRB, which has only two members, did not have a quorum when it certified the union.
More than 18 months after they voted for a union, dealers at Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, N.J., were once again vindicated in their struggle for a union contract. The National Labor Relations Board (NRLB) last week found that Trump Plaza engaged in unfair labor practices by refusing to bargain with the UAW after the union was certified to represent the casino’s dealers.
The dealers at Trump Plaza voted by a 2-1 margin for the union on March 31, 2007. But the company filed objections, claiming statements of support by federal, state and local elected officials tainted the vote. The casino also claimed the NLRB, which has only two members, did not have a quorum when it certified the union.
More than 130 years after slavery was banned in the United States, five people in Immokalee, Fla., pled guilty on Tuesday, Sept. 2, to numerous charges of enslaving immigrant workers from Mexico and Guatemala, brutalizing them and forcing them to work in farm fields.
The guilty pleas prompted lawmakers, newspapers and farm worker advocates to call for immigration reform, new laws and better wages and working conditions to end this “shameful plague.”
More than 130 years after slavery was banned in the United States, five people in Immokalee, Fla., pled guilty on Tuesday, Sept. 2, to numerous charges of enslaving immigrant workers from Mexico and Guatemala, brutalizing them and forcing them to work in farm fields.
The guilty pleas prompted lawmakers, newspapers and farm worker advocates to call for immigration reform, new laws and better wages and working conditions to end this “shameful plague.”
New York State has toughened a federal law that protects workers from unexpected mass lay off notices. The State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act was signed into law by Governor David Paterson and will now require businesses with 50 or more employees to notify workers and the Department of labor 90 days before a plant is closed or mass layoffs are to be executed. The federal law applies to businesses with 100 or more employees and only calls for 60 days notice.
New York State has toughened a federal law that protects workers from unexpected mass lay off notices. The State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act was signed into law by Governor David Paterson and will now require businesses with 50 or more employees to notify workers and the Department of labor 90 days before a plant is closed or mass layoffs are to be executed. The federal law applies to businesses with 100 or more employees and only calls for 60 days notice.
Lede: The International Association of Machinists is poised to strike Boeing. Doug Cunningham has more.
By Doug Cunningham
The IAM says eighty percent of its workers rejected Boeing”s “best and final offer” and today is the deadline for the company has to get serious to settle the new contract without a strike. The union says Boeing’s offer doesn’t provide enough job security, doesn’t make enough overall improvements and still takes some things away from workers. Under a 48 hour extension granted Wednesday IAM members at Boeing were to work until today and then a strike is possible.
Lede: The International Association of Machinists is poised to strike Boeing. Doug Cunningham has more.
By Doug Cunningham
The IAM says eighty percent of its workers rejected Boeing”s “best and final offer” and today is the deadline for the company has to get serious to settle the new contract without a strike. The union says Boeing’s offer doesn’t provide enough job security, doesn’t make enough overall improvements and still takes some things away from workers. Under a 48 hour extension granted Wednesday IAM members at Boeing were to work until today and then a strike is possible.
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