Latest News - May 2015

May 27, 2015
HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS SUED BY MUSICIANS GUILD FOR RECYCLING OLD SOUNDTRACKS
Source: BREITBART.COM
By: KIPP JONES

May 26, 2015
Washington Senate Advances Bill to Open Labor Contract Negotiations to Public
Source: NORTHWEST PUBLIC RADIO
By: ASHLEY STEWART

May 26, 2015
Wabush Steelworkers' Union Losing Retiree Benefits
Source: VOCM LOCAL NEWS

May 25, 2015
Management Vs. Labor Is Floyd Mayweather Vs. My Grandma
Source: HUFFINGTON POST
By: DAVID MACARAY

May 21, 2015
Amid USPS' Calls for Pay Cuts, Unions Let Deadline Pass for New Labor Contract
Source: GOVERNMENT EXEXCUTIVE
By: ERIC KATZ

May 21, 2015
U.S. economy tepid in early second quarter, but jobs market resilient
Source: REUTERS
By: LUCIA MUTIKANI

May 21, 2015
Labor Board Overreach
Source: WASHINGTON TIMES
By: RICK BERMAN

May 20, 2015
NLRB Continues Assault on Employer Arbitration Agreements
Source: THE NATIONAL LAW REVIEW
By: DAVID J. PRYZBYLSKI

May 20, 2015
Supreme Court could be final arbiter in California labor dispute
Source: PRODUCE NEWS
By: TOM LINDEN

May 20, 2015
Labor Department to Increasingly Scrutinize Employers in 2015
Source: MAINT STREET
By: JULIETTE FAIRLEY

May 19, 2015
SEIU Wants to Kill Franchisees with Kindness
Source: FREE BEACON
By: BILL MCMORRIS

May 19, 2015
Striking workers say no to Marathon's latest contract offer
Source: HOUSTON CHRONICLE
By: L.M. SIXEL

May 18, 2015
Why the NLRB Says This Franchise Isn't a Joint Employer, But McDonald's Is
Source: ENTREPRENEUR
By: KATE TAYLOR

May 18, 2015
Election Rule Challenges Face Headwinds; Court Questions Early Lawsuits, Alternatives
Source: BLOOMBERG
By: LAWRENCE E. DUBE

May 18, 2015
In Wisconsin, A Test Case for Right to Work
Source: LABORNOTES.ORG
By: KATHY WILKES

May 18, 2015
Unions pour millions into Clinton Foundation
Source: FOX NEWS
By: Bill Morris

May 15, 2015
Delta, United, American Wary as Labor Unrest Roils Small Airlines
Source: THESTREET.COM
By: Lou Whiteman

May 14, 2015
Why Missouri unions see right-to-work as a threat
Source: STL TODAY
By: Jim Gallagher

May 13, 2015
Is the NLRB's war on franchising not as bad as feared?
Source: BIZJOURNALS.COM
By: Kent Hoover

May 13, 2015
Facebook boosts minimum wage for contract workers to $15 an hour
Source: CNET.COM
By: Don Reisinger

May 13, 2015
US Congress wades into port congestion, labor issues
Source: JOC.COM
By: Mark Szakonyi

May 11, 2015
Webster U adjunct faculty rejects union
Source: STL TODAY
By: Koran Addo

May 11, 2015
Seattle signs community-workforce deal with labor unions
Source: THE SEATTLE TIMES
By: Daniel Beekman

May 11, 2015
Report Exposing Nail Salon Labor Abuse Sparks NY Probe
Source: CBS NEWS
By: CBS Associated Press

May 7, 2015
NLRB Schedules Fifth Vote to Decertify Local UAW
Source: FREE BEACON
By: BILL MCMORRIS

May 4, 2015
Feds file complaint against union local once victimized by embezzlement
Source: MLIVE.COM
By: GARY RIDLEY

May 4, 2015
McDonald's Shareholders Meeting 2015: Workers Plan 'Fight For $15' Wage Protest
Source: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES
By: Cole Stangler

May 1, 2015
A big union wants to help the owners of your local Arby's and Wendy's to organize, too
Source: WASHINGTON POST
By: LYDIA DEPILLIS

May 1, 2015
Are franchisees unhappy business owners? Union survey says many are
Source: BIZ JOURNALS
By: KENT HOOVER