New posting requirement effective June 21, 2010 -- Hey, That's Next Week!
Executive Order 13496, signed in January 2009, requires all federal contractors and subcontractors to notify employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), including their right to join and support unions. The key take away is that federal contractors with $100,000 or more in federal contracts and subcontractors with $10,000 or more must post a notice in the workplace in paper form where other such notices are posted.
Scott Brown Election a "Win" for Labor Unions?
The always interesting LaborPains blog points out that big labor is (incredibly) trying to spin the Scott Brown victory in Massachusetts as victory for labor unions.
Union Membership Continues to Fall
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will release its annual report on union membership for 2009 on January 22, 2010.
Unions Attack NLRB's Dana Corp. Ruling
The National Right To Work Legal Defense Foundation reports that union attorneys have filed 5 cases seeking to overturn the NLRB’s 2007 decision in Dana Corporation. The Dana Corp. decision granted employees the right to file a decertification petition and force a secret ballot election within 45 days after an employer recognizes a union by card check.
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