Local 872 of the Laborers, Vas Vegas, has a secretary-Business Manager well-fitted to the job of running a blue-collar union. John L. Smith has the story on the Nevada Independent. In a casual moment, scrappy Las Vegas laborers union Secretary-Treasurer and Business Manager Tommy White will tell you he has an…(Read More)
The Romeros no longer are a family that stays together let alone steals together. On February 12, John S. Romero, former president of United Industrial and Service Workers of America (UISWA), was convicted by a jury in Los Angeles federal court of 14 felony charges related to the theft of nearly $800,000 from the…(Read More)
On July 30, Matthew Cuomo, former president of American Federation of Government Employees Local 1047, was charged with one count of forgery in the amount of $500 against the Kenner, La.-based union, which represents Transportation Security Administration employees. The charge follows a probe by the U.S. Labor Department’s Office of Labor-Management…(Read More)
DOL Updated 08/04/2020 On June 24, 2020, in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, Sandra King, former President of the Federation of Police and Security (located in Owings Mills, Md.), was charged in a criminal information with one count of embezzlement from a labor organization, in violation of 29…(Read More)
Yet another “associate” has pled guilty to performing hundreds of thousands of collars of home overhauling for the notorious “Johnny Doc” and his family. The money allegedly came from union funds and not Dougherty himself. What separates this indictment from the others is the confidentiality of the proceedings which have been covered in an unusually…(Read More)
West Virginia teachers, take hold of your First Amendment rights, and your professional liability. All government employees may exercise their First Amendment rights to resign from unwanted union membership by visiting myjanusrights.org. On June 16, 2020, in United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, Cathy Byers, former…(Read More)
Another union official gets caught with his hand in the till in New Jersey, where union membership is high. Even though the former finance office was only the part-time secretary for the local, he had complete power over the checkbook and took advantage of those union members who paid, willingly or not, for…(Read More)
After an investigation Former President and Secretary-Treasurer for the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), was sentenced to 366 days in prison and two years of supervised release. He will report to the Bureau of Prisons on August 7. Tony J. Liesenfeld, 49, was removed from office in December, 2015 after an…(Read More)
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- NLRB Extends Time for Submitting Briefs Regarding Contract-Bar DoctrineSeptember 16, 2020 WASHINGTON, DC — In an order issued today, the National Labor Relations Board has extended the time for interested amici to file briefs in response to the notice and invitation to file briefs that it issued on July 7, 2020 in Mountaire Farms Inc., 05-RD-256888. In the notice and invitation to file […]
- House Education and Labor Committee Issues Subpoena to NLRB for Confidential Deliberative DocumentsSeptember 15, 2020 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the NLRB received a subpoena for certain Agency documents from the House Committee on Education and Labor. The subpoena seeks confidential and deliberative documents prepared by agency employees to advise the Board on case handling and rulemaking. These internal documents have always been protected from disclosure. The House Committee’s […]
- Members Marvin Kaplan and Lauren McFerran Begin Second Term on the NLRBAugust 10, 2020 Washington D.C. – The National Labor Relations Board welcomes Marvin E. Kaplan and Lauren M. McFerran back to the Board. Both Board Members were sworn in today. Marvin E. Kaplan has served as a Member of the NLRB since August 10, 2017. On July 29, 2020, the Senate confirmed him for another term […]
- NLRB Proposes New Rule Ensuring Employee Privacy and Participation by Workers on Military LeaveJuly 28, 2020 WASHINGTON, DC – The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register proposing two amendments to its current rules and regulations governing the conduct of elections held under the National Labor Relations Act. The first amendment would amend the Board’s rules and regulations […]
Recent NLRB Board Decisions (click link to download)
- NLRB Case 02-CA-073340NLRB Case 02-CA-073340 - NEW YORK PARTY SHUTTLE, LLC,d/b/a ON BOARD TOURS, WASHINGTON DC PARTY SHUTTLE, LLC, D/B/A ON BOARD T
- NLRB Case 19-RC-263822NLRB Case 19-RC-263822 - Perdue Foods, LLC d/b/a Draper Valley Farms
- NLRB Case 20-CA-164088NLRB Case 20-CA-164088 - Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc.
- NLRB Case 04-CA-215690NLRB Case 04-CA-215690 - Wilkes Barre Behavioral Hospital Co., LLC d/b/a First Hospital of Wyoming Valley
- NLRB Case 05-CA-182154NLRB Case 05-CA-182154 - Holy Cross Health d/b/a Holy Cross Hospital