A challenge by the Labor Relations Institute to donate $10,000 to a charity on behalf of the first federal arbitrator who could show he/she has settled a first contract between a union and a private-sector employer in less than 90 days has not yet been claimed, says LRI.

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Union and non-union employers would have a lot to be concerned about if the proposed federal Employee Free Choice Act is enacted, says Marr Jones & Wang partners Patrick Jones and Sarah Wang. Jones and Wang spoke to HEC members on Feb. 3.
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Federal contractors can no longer post a “Beck” notice informing employees that they cannot be required to join, or maintain membership in, a union in order to keep their jobs under an Executive Order issued by President Obama; instead, they will be r Read more

As a result of the discipline imposed on employees who participated in nationwide and local demonstrations during 2006 protesting impending legislation targeting illegal immigrants, the National Labor Relations Board has ( Categories : Labor Relations | NLRB )

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A shopping mall operator did not commit an unfair labor practice in denying permission for union members to distribute literature at the mall, the Second Circuit rules, overturning a National Labor Relations Board decision in the case.
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The D.C. Circuit overturns the decision of the National Labor Relations Board in two cases involving the Sheet Metal Workers union picketing or threatening to picket neutral employers for using companies with which the union had disputes.
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The D.C. Circuit overturns an arbitration award reinstating a worker terminated for calling hotel management “racists” within the earshot of guests. The worker was on a last chance agreement for a prior incident, in which the union waived its right to grieve if the employee were to be terminated for similar behavior. Read more

There were five major strikes and lockouts involving 1,000 or more workers in 2009, the lowest number since the major work stoppages series began in 1947, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports.
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In recent years, the American workplace has been infused with unprecedented levels of hostility — and that’s largely due to the deterioration of supervisor-subordinate trust, according to Florida State University researchers. Read more