NILRR Newsclips 12 19 2011

Airlines fail to overturn obama Rule on Union Elections

Bloomberg Online, 12/19/2011

The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington today, upholding a
lower court decision, said that the National Mediation Board acted legally in
changing the rule for representation elections to require the union to win a
majority of votes cast rather than a majority of those eligible to vote.
Previously, abstentions were effectively counted as votes against forming a
union.

Local Boeing workers snubbed in settlement

Post and Courier Online, 12/19/2011

A miffed Taubman responded last week: “We’re certainly
happy that the case is over, and that there appears to be protection for our
clients and the Charleston workers, but the idea that they were excluded in this
way shows how rigged the whole process was.”

Indiana may be ground zero for right-to-work fight

IBJ.COM EXTRA, December 17, 2011

“In 2012, Indiana is by far the best opportunity the right-to-work movement
has,” said Stan Greer, senior research associate for the National Institute for
Labor Relations Research, which is affiliated with the National Right-to-Work
Committee.

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