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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is changing its rules to allow for more timely union elections, which are often stalled by employers hoping to discourage employees from unionizing. Businesses often use unnecessary litigation to slow down the organizing process by months or even years. The new rules seek to speed up the union certification
Read moreFrom left, United Way’s Labor Liaison Charlie Galupi, Gary Wilson, IAM District 776 Business Representative John Pierce, Aurora Lopez, Ellen Allen, Local 776A President Jerry Burns and 776A Treasurer Dan Allen helped organize the first Christmas Bicycle Charity through the district’s three local lodges. Anyone who has ever seen a child’s eyes light up at
Read moreIn a move that will allow deep cuts to earned pension benefits for millions of U.S. retirees, members of Congress are expected to vote this week on a spending bill that includes significant changes to the 1974 law outlawing such cuts. The legislation, which was brokered behind closed doors by members of the House Education
Read moreIAM Local 2105 members hold strike signs as they enter their 11th week on the picket line against sweeping health care and pension cuts imposed by fusion cast refractory-maker RHI Monofrax in Falconer, NY. More than 300 people attended a rally in Falconer, NY as a show of solidarity for more than 130 IAM Local
Read moreAverage wages have stayed almost stagnant in the developed world, while wages in developing countries have fluctuated wildly by region. (Source: International Labour Organization) – Click image for full size. Wage growth in developed countries, including the U.S., has remained almost stagnant since 2006, according to the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) 2014-15 Global Wage Report.
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