NILRR Newsclips 08 01 2011
Bill Would Amend Representation Election Procedures
Labor Relations Counsel Online, 7/29/2011
Likely in response to the National Labor Relations Board’s
controversial proposed rule that would provide for expedited representation
election procedures, Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) introduced legislation this week
that would establish longer timeframes and due process requirements for the
election process. Specifically, the Fair Representation in Elections Act of 2011
(S. 1425) would add the following provision to Section 9(b) of the National
Labor Relations Act
US Airways Pilots Deny Illegal Job Action Under Way
Wall Street Journal Online, 8/01/2011
The US Airline Pilots Association union, which was sued
Friday by US Airways Group Inc. for allegedly encouraging illegal job actions
that cause flight delays and cancellations, said late Saturday that the
accusations “are categorically false.”
In Diana Frey case, ‘everybody dropped the ball’
Cincinnati.com, 7/31/2011
The U.S. Department of Labor, which has responsibility for
protecting union assets, began looking closely at CODE only after the union’s
treasurer tipped it off early this year.
Her union’s board, its members alternately frustrated or
intimidated by Frey’s evasiveness and brusque style, allowed her alleged
misappropriation of dues to go unchecked for nearly 6½ years.
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