President Obama proposes funding increases for labor and employment agencies in FY2014 budget *

USA - April 26 2013
On April 10, President Obama unveiled his $3.78 trillion proposed budget for FY2014. The proposed budget included funding increases for several…

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Fast food and retail workers strike in Chicago *

USA - April 24 2013
Hundreds of fast food and retail workers will be striking in downtown Chicago today in an effort to push for higher wages as part of the "Fight for…

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NLRB continues to expand specialty healthcare bargaining unit standard and upholds smaller bargaining unit despite union’s prior agreement to larger unit *

USA - April 8 2013
In its 2011 decision in Specialty Healthcare, the National Labor Relations Board changed the test it uses to determine bargaining unit…

Co-authors: Christopher A. Johlie.

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NLRB orders reinstatement and backpay for employee who was unlawfully discharged for discussing salary information at work *

USA - February 27 2013
Despite the uncertainty surrounding the legitimacy of the current National Labor Relations Board in the wake of the Noel Canning decision, the Board…

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Union membership continues to decline according to new data released by Department of Labor *

USA - February 6 2013
On January 23, 2012, the U.S. Department of Labor issued its annual report on union membership. The report tracks statistics and trends for both…

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