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Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis considers picketing with rats and roaches (inflatable ones) a protected First Amendment activity as he ruled on a complaint by Shop-Rite’s owner Kevin Mannix. Richard Khavkine has the story in thechiefleader.com. Construction and General Building Laborers’…
Illinois Education Association union officials know what they are doing when they persuaded the legislature to double the bump retiring teachers receive just before they ride off into the sunset. When legislators decreased the cap on retiring teachers salaries (this…
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 26 officials are working hand-in-glove with some local organizations (representing approximately 30% of the warehouse workforce) to strike on Monday, Amazon Prime Day 1. The strike planned to go forward in the Shakopee, Minnesota…
The Department of Labor was established to administer federal labor laws and to ensure workers’ work-related benefits and rights under those laws are advanced. President Trump has nominated Eugene Scalia for Secretary of Labor, to replace Alex Acosta. Scalia is…
While acting as the Financial Secretary for a Long Beach United Steelworkers, Tatia Clark destroyed union financial records. According to a Long Beach Post article, “Dutton and Clark were charged in July 2016 in a four-count felony indictment, which alleged…
The third time is a charm. Volkswagen workers at the Chattanooga plant voted once again in favor of freedom. The vote ran 833 opposing and 776 pushing for unionization. According to the National Labor Relations board (NLRB) around 70 employees…
American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and National Federation of Government Employees (NFGE) officials rallied outside the federal Office of Personnel Management (OPM). The rally served as a protest against a possible merger of that OPM with the General Services…
While Wisconsin was busy curtailing monopoly bargaining privileges to its government employees, Nevada Big labor has snagged a huge payback from Governor Steve Sisolak. Since 1965 there has been a law on the books prohibiting monopoly bargaining for public employees…
Sandusky, Ohio man pleaded guilty to embezzling from Transportation Communication Union (International Association of Machinists) Lodge 6546 while serving as the union’s Secretary Treasurer. Bud G. Sherwood admitted to embezzling to an amount approximately 50% of the union’s annual dues. …
Annette Jones, while serving as Secretary-Treasurer of American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 331 (located in Perry Point, Md.), embezzled at least $82,180 from the union by writing checks to herself, forging the signature of other union officers on…