Latest News - September 2011

September 28, 2011
Labor contract excludes new pharmacists
Source: Sacramento Business Journal
By: Kathy Robertson

September 28, 2011
Five San Jose Unions Propose $467 Million in Pension Savings to City
Source: PR Newswire
By: Press Release, San Jose Firefighters, Local 230

September 28, 2011
NLRB sides with American Crystal over union complaint
Source: Minnesota Public Radio News
By: Dan Gunderson

September 27, 2011
UAW retirees threaten dues boycott
Source: Daily Tribune
By: Joseph Szczesny

September 27, 2011
Scott asks Senate leader to schedule vote on NLRB bill
Source: Charleston Regional Business Journal
By: Matt Tomsic

September 27, 2011
Nurses Union Inappropriate in Exploiting Patient Tragedy to Further Union Agenda
Source: PR Newswire
By: CHA Press Release

September 27, 2011
SEIU: As Contract Expiration Dates Loom for 150,000 Janitors Across the Country, Thousands to Rally in 22 Cities to Support Good Jobs Our Economy Needs
Source: PR Newswire
By: SEIU Press Release

September 25, 2011
Patient dies under care of fill-in nurse in Oakland
Source: SFGate; San Francisco Chronicle
By: Will Kane,John Wildermuth, Chronicle Staff Writers

September 25, 2011
Union contract with Entergy to expire soon Negotiations with IBEW 97 continue
Source: PallTimes.com
By: Aaron Curtis

September 24, 2011
Southern California Grocery Workers Ratify Collective Bargaining Agreement
Source: Business Wire
By: UFCW Press Release

September 23, 2011
Steelworkers Leader Says Strike Possible Over Refinery Safety
Source: Bloomberg
By: Barbara Powell

September 22, 2011
How Nasty Can Union Violence Get And Still Be Legal?
Source: ABC News
By: Alan Farnham

September 20, 2011
U.S. Chamber of Commerce sues NLRB over new union rule
Source: The Daily Caller
By: C.J. Ciaramella

September 17, 2011
Ralphs, Albertsons Supermarkets Could Close if Grocery Workers Strike
Source: ABCNews.com
By: Candice Smith

September 16, 2011
48% See No Further Need for Labor Unions, 30% Disagree
Source: Rasmussen reports

September 15, 2011
SEIU Ends Campaign Against Sodexo Following Settlement Agreement
Source: PR Newswire Press Release

September 13, 2011
The Rules Have Changed
In Collective Bargaining, Employers Have to Watch What They Say
Source: Business West
By: FREDERICK L. SULLIVAN, Esq.

September 13, 2011
Rally on tap to push out protesters
Pro-hospital group wants union picketers out of city
Source: Newbury Port News
By: Dave Rogers

September 12, 2011
UAW Is Said to Seek Record Signing Bonus of as Much as $10,000
Source: Bloomberg BusinessWeek
By: Keith Naughton

September 10, 2011
Manufacturers File Lawsuit to Stop NLRB’s Overreach
Suit Aims to Halt the Implementation of the NLRB’s Posting Requirement Rule
Source: National Association of Manufacturers
By: Jeff Ostermayer

September 8, 2011
Hyatt workers launch weeklong strike in Chicago, other cities
Source: Chicago Real Estate Daily
By: Alby Gallun

September 8, 2011
Strip-Club Bills Paid With Union Cash as Corruption Cases Rise
Source: Bloomberg
By: Stephaine Armour

September 7, 2011
Teamsters’ Hoffa Made $300,000 in 2010
Source: CNSNEWS.com
By: Matt Cover

September 7, 2011
Weather Shield Permanently Closes Park Falls Plant
Source: Ashland current
By: Ron Brochu

September 7, 2011
Contract Dispute Grounds Firefighting Planes
Source: Human Events
By: Audrey Hudson

September 5, 2011
House Republicans paint target on NLRB's proposed union election rules
Source: The Hill
By: Kevin Bogardus

September 5, 2011
Unions adjust to new reality under Obama
Source: The Associated Press
By: Sam Hananel

September 4, 2011
Country needs jobs, not pro-union posters
Source: Boston Herald
By: Diana Furchtgott-roth

September 4, 2011
Union organizing shifts to white-collar jobs, especially in hospitals
Source: The Kansas City Star
By: Diane Stafford

September 2, 2011
Angel Stadium unions take fight to fans
Source: The Orange County Register
By: Eric Carpenter

September 1, 2011
Judge issues restraining order for Longview union
Source: The Seattle Times