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 | Section 7, National Labor Relations Act:
"Employees shall have the right to self organization, to form, join or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, and to engage in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection, and shall have the right to refrain from any or all of such activities except | | to the extent that such right may be affected by an agreement requiring membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment as authorized in section 8(a)3." |
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Dialogue continues in 72-day Axle
strike
May 8, 2008, by
Eric Morath, The Detroit News
United Auto Workers negotiators from out-of-town union locals
were not at the bargaining table Wednesday with top American
Axle officials, but talks continued to try to end the 72-day
strike against the Detroit-based auto supplier.
Company and union officials said talks are progressing even
without the plant-level bargainers.
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Defiance GM
plant, UAW reach deal
May 8, 2008 by
Heather Baughman, Defiance Crescent News - Defiance, OH
A four-year contract between General Motors and United Auto
Workers at the Defiance GM Powertrain plant has been ratified,
paving the way for new work opportunities locally.
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Complaint
will delay UAW revote at JCI plant
May 8,
2008, by April Wortham , Automotive News
Johnson Controls Inc. has agreed to toss out the results of a
March election in which workers at its Alabama factory voted
down the UAW.
But a separate charge of unfair labor practices against the
supplier could delay a new election for several months -- and
buy the union some much-needed campaign time.
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Jobless claims show labor not
deteriorating rapidly
May 8, 2008
Reuters Wire Services
The number of
U.S. workers filing claims for initial jobless benefits fell
more than expected last week, according to a report on Thursday
that suggested the labor market, while soft, was not
deteriorating rapidly.
First-time
jobless claims fell to 365,000 in the week ended May 3 from an
upwardly revised 383,000 for the prior week, the Labor
Department said.
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NLRB seeks
order to force Massey to hire union workers
May 8, 2008, The Associated Press
Charleston,
W.Va. --The National Labor Relations Board is seeking a federal
injunction to require coal operator Massey Energy to rehire 85
union members at a West Virginia mine. read more |
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SolidNet:
For Your
Information
Food banks squeezed
May 8, 2008
Rising prices for farm commodities have led to a reduction in government purchases of surplus food to support market prices.
In the past, these government purchases were distributed to food banks.
As prices have climbed over the past four years, surplus food donations have dropped by 75 percent, leaving food banks scrambling for resources.
Source: Financial Times
Join us!
MI AFL-CIO Labor to Neighbor Walk, staging at UAW Region 1A at 9am, walking in Taylor with health care/John McCain message to labor households only.
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"It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves."
Francois De La Rochefoucauld
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Rory Gamble
talks about working families issues with candidates
Director Rory
Gamble (clockwise left) meets with Democratic presidential
candidate Barack Obama (r). They are joined by Region 1A
Assistant CAP Coordinator Michael Joseph (l), and International
Representative Frank Woods. |
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