Posts Tagged ‘UAW’
UAW Attempts Chattanooga Again
UAW union officials are once again attempting to organize the Volkswagen automobile factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee.The first attemptto organize the plantin 2014 failed,butUAW officials are back for another round. Christina Rogers has the story in The Wall Street Journal Online. The union hopes to win recognition for a smaller group of skilled traded workers at…
Read MoreNILRR Clipsheet September 25, 2015
No more forced union dues for UAW autoworkers in 3 Midwest states Wisconsinwatchdog.org, September 23, 2015 The United Auto Workers may extend its current contract with the Big Three automakers, but that doesn’t mean UAW-represented employees in Wisconsin, Michigan and Indiana have to continue to pay union dues. But the National Right to Work Legal…
Read MoreNILRR Clipsheet September 18, 2015
Legislators in Missouri Take Aim at Union Dues New York Times Online, September 15, 2015 “I know we’ve flipped some,” said Greg Mourad, a vice president at the National Right to Work Committee, which supports the legislation. “Whether we’ve flipped enough or not, I guess we’ll just have to wait and find out.” Seattle kids…
Read MoreRight to work brings new era for autoworkers
Right to work brings new era for autoworkers September 07, 2015 Mark Mix Are you an autoworker? A member of the UAW? Are you tired of paying dues or fed up with your union’s policies? When the UAW’s contracts with the Big Three automakers expire later this month, Michigan, Indiana, and Wisconsin autoworkers will finally…
Read MoreNILRR Clipsheet July 31, 2015
Supreme Court upholds right-to-work for state workers freep.com, July 29, 2015 The Michigan Supreme Court, in an opinion that has the effect of making state employees subject to Michigan’s 2012 right-to-work law, ruled Wednesday that Michigan’s Civil Service Commission never had the authority to impose union fees on state workers, even before the controversial law…
Read MoreNew Labor Scheme for Bernie Sanders
Labor for Bernie intends to engage rank and file union members to get out the vote for Bernie Sanders using forced dues to realize their goals.But it seems that only union bosses are currently engaged in the campaign. Mario Vasquez has the story on In These Times. Labor for Bernie, a new nationwide network for…
Read MoreAre Bosses Endangering Unions’ Relevancy?
Mary Kramer, Crain’s Detroit Business News, examines whether union bosses’ tactics are rendering unions more and more irrelevant. In a couple of weeks, the United Auto Workers and Detroit automakers will kick off contract talks to replace four-year pacts that expire Sept. 14. As Dave Barkholz has reported for our sibling publication Automotive News, the…
Read MoreNILRR Clipsheet June 26, 2015
ALRB’s top lawyer named to governor’s staff Fresno Bee Online, June 24, 2015 Sylvia Torres-Guillen, 49, of Los Angeles will become special counsel to the governor. She had been the ALRB’s general counsel since 2011. Beyond the Gerawan case, Torres-Guillén has been sparring with the ALRB’s new chairman, William Gould, who has wanted to take…
Read MoreMissouri Gov Gets Donation After Veto
Missouri Governor Nixon’s veto of a Right to Work law earned him a sizeable donation from United Auto Workers’ union bosses. The story appears in the Kansas City Business Journal. A major union showed its gratitude – $50,000 worth – to Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon for his veto of “right-to-work” legislation, KSHB reports. Nixon received…
Read MoreUAW Loses Monopoly Bid
In what can be described as a crushing blow, Volkswagen has decided to recognize a German-style works council at its plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Plant workers have never voted unanimously to be represented by the United Auto Workers, despite UAW union bosses’ best efforts. Jalopnik has the story. The UAW has been pushing for what…
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