Membership in labor unions fell to just 10.5 percent last year to arrive at a figure that is the lowest since 1983, when the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) started tracking it for the first time. The latest BLS data shows that union membership in 2018 was down 0.2 percent from the previous year, with […]
Amazon’s Aggressive Anti-Union Tactics Revealed in Leaked 45-Minute Video…
Amazon, the country’s second-largest employer, has so far remained immune to any attempts by U.S. workers to form a union. With rumblings of employee organization at Whole Foods—which Amazon bought for $13.7 billion last year—a 45-minute union-busting training video produced by the company was sent to Team Leaders of the grocery chain last week, according […]
Class-Action Lawsuit Seeks to Expand Supreme Court Janus v AFSCME Ruling on Unions…
A class-action lawsuit filed against a Connecticut union Thursday seeks to expand a recent Supreme Court ruling that ended forced payments to unions by nonmembers. The lawsuit would require the unions to repay any funds they received from nonmembers going back to 2015, a potentially severe financial blow to the labor movement, should the case […]
Is Hillary Clinton Planning to Run in 2020?…
The messages convey a sense of urgency, and are coming with increasing frequency. They are short, focused reactions to the latest “outrage” committed by President Trump. Some end by asking for money, some urge participation in protests. All read as if they are sent from the official headquarters of the resistance. Hillary Clinton is up […]
SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN PUBLIC-SECTOR UNION FEES…
America May Soon Face Its Biggest Labor Strike in Decades…
The Teamsters and UPS could be heading toward the nation’s largest strike in decades. On Tuesday, the union announced that members voted more than 90% in favor of going on strike, if a deal is not reached before the current labor contract expires on August 1. UPS employs 260,000 Teamsters, and has added 40,000 union […]
Unions Sound Alarm as Supreme Court Takes up Fees Fight; Gorsuch Seen as Pivotal…
Mark Janus has worked for years as an Illinois state employee, and pays about $550 annually to the powerful public-sector union known as AFSCME. While not a member of the union, he is required under state law to hand over a weekly portion of his paycheck – which he says is a violation of his […]
Expecting Defeat In Supreme Court, Public Sector Unions Try to Slow Exodus of Members…
A case titled Janus v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 31 is on appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court on a petition for a writ of certiorari. The 7th Circuit’s opinion in the case is here. It is widely expected that the Court will grant certiorari. The case raises issues substantially…
Senate Rescinds Obama’s Blacklist Rule…
The Senate voted to roll back an Obama executive order that would have shut out businesses undergoing labor disputes from obtaining federal contracts. The Senate passed a resolution Monday evening to reverse the “blacklisting” rule, which would force companies to disclose any allegations of unfair labor practices when bidding for federal contracts. Previously, contractors were […]
Time for Tesla to Listen by Jose Moran…
I’m proud to be part of a team that is bringing green cars to the masses. As a production worker at Tesla’s plant in Fremont for the past four years, I believe Tesla is one of the most innovative companies in the world. We are working hard to build the world’s #1 car — not just electric, […]