Weingarten Rights Can Protect Your Job!
Weingarten Rights allow a Union member to demand Union representation and assistance whenever an employer begins to discuss a matter that could result in discipline.
Honoring Veterans Day
This Veterans Day, we'd like to proclaim our thanks and gratitude to all our Nation's Veterans.
Industry Negotiations Glossary
Bargaining Unit: A group of employees with a clear and identifiable community of interests who are (under U.S. law) represented by a single labor union in collective bargaining and other dealings with management.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
Years of sacrifice culminated in the passage of legislation of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. When the bill was introduced, there was lengthy debate of its contents. Southern congressmen fought against it with every breath. However, the public mode was behind change, and change is what was received with the passage of this bill. It was the most significant piece of legislation to date, and it has had a lasting effect in the elimination of discrimination and segregation.
The National Labor Relations Act
The NLRA was enacted by Congress in 1935. It was hailed at the time and for many years after as the Magna Carta of America labor. Previously, employers had been free to spy on, interrogate, discipline, discharge, and blacklist union members. But in the 1930's workers began to organize militantly.