Since the beginning of social media, employers have been concerned about negative postings and comments, issuing social media policies that control, discourage and outright forbid making negative statements online. Thanks to a new ruling by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Georgia-Pacific employees’ social media policy has been overturned and employees are now able to
Read moreBWI affiliate, the IAMAW has reported several violations of ILO labor standards in their North American organizing campaign involving JELD-WEN, the world’s third largest manufacturer of doors and windows. The IAMAW launched a national organizing campaign in responded to calls from JELD-WEN workers from numerous JELD-WEN locations across the US and Canada.
Read moreFebruary 14, 2013 After six months of intense negotiations the three trade unions representing nearly 9,000 workers at the 11 Swedwood plants in Poland have signed a collective bargaining agreement yesterday in Goleniow, Poland.
Read moreThe Forestry Commission has created an excellent video called Forest & Climate Change: A Convenient Truth (15 minutes).
Read more(from Nation of Change, by Rebecca Leber) The Obama campaign and the super PAC Priorities USA recently fired back at Americans for Prosperity, highlighting Mitt Romney’s ties to a funding source of $18.5 million in energy attack ads: Koch Industries. Koch Industries has produced its own video claiming it doesn’t deserve the label of a
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