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Unions are for Life not just for Christmas

22 hours ago ago from Stronger Unions: A blog from the TUC Organising Team

The advert said that “seasonal help was needed. Applicants need to be hard working, good with children (CRB check required) and animals, experience in goods handling, packaging and distribution a necessity, HGV licence desirable. Willing to work flexibly. We are an equal opportunities employer.” Nicholas (not his real name) should have been more cautious of the words ‘willing to work flexibly’. He was told on day one that it was a ...

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Employees Slap Teamster Union Officials with Federal Charges over Illegal Forced Dues Policy | National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation

17 hours ago ago from National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation

Home About Your Rights Free Legal Aid Newsletter Blog News & Press Donate Home › Blog › Nick Cote s blog Employees Slap Teamster Union Officials with Federal Charges over Illegal Forced Dues Policy Wed, 12/16/2009 - 12:44 — Nick Cote Employees Slap Teamster Union Officials with Federal Charges over Illegal Forced Dues Policy Union officials fail to provide adequate disclosure ...

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Why Is Organized Labor Suddenly Taking an Interest in America's Big Banks?

19 hours ago ago from Hunton Employment & Labor Law Perspectives

Fairly or not, America s commercial banks have been vilified by many as the cause of the nation s financial meltdown. The CEOs of America s most venerable financial institutions have been called to Washington and excoriated by an angry Congress, and on talk shows across the nation their salaries have been contrasted with those of hourly-paid financial workers. The new administration has called for tighter regulation of the financial sector ...

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Good Work: Efficiency, Equity and Voice

10 hours ago ago from Social Europe Journal

Work is a crucial part of the good society – as are trade unions. I want to make the case for good work as a vital part of the good society, and for the role that the trade union movement plays in securing and sustaining good work. Employment is central to people’s lives in a modern society. It shapes individuals’ quality of life, their dignity and, ultimately, political stability. The recession has brought this into sharp focus, ...

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Time to Talk

21 hours ago ago from Art21 Blog

Illustration by Adam Towers, Nyack High School Art classrooms are mired in production. Too often the drive to complete work speeds right past the formation of a high quality idea or composition. How often have we ourselves seen or experienced a potential work of art get dumped because of poor planning, hasty decisions, or a fixation on completing vs. creating a work of art? More and more time in my own classroom, especially in ...

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Bob Ostertag: Governor Schwarzenegger Should Wash his Mouth Out with Soap

10 hours ago ago from Huffington Post

Governor Schwarzenegger should wash his mouth out with soap. Seriously. When I was a kid I was over at a friend's house when he said a bad word and his mother washed his mouth out with soap. It was impressive. I don't think my friend said that word again for a long time. Now California's action-figure governor is acting childishly, and he too needs to take some measure to ensure that he never again speaks as he did this week. He owes it to ...

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