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  • News May 2, 2006

    US Senate Captions

    THE FIRST SESSION OF THE 107TH CONGRESS 1. Ergonomics Rule on OSHA (S. J. Res 6) –Using the Congressional Review Act (CRA) for the first time, the Republican controlled Senate passed the first health and safety standard nullification in OSHA’s 30-year history.  The so-called “resolution of disapproval” not only eliminates the current ergonomics standard, it

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  • News May 2, 2006

    Local Rep’s Corner

    The following articles each contain an in-depth analysis of one of the many grievance issues that face TCU Local and District Chairpersons. They are taken from The Winning Edge, a quarterly reference guide for TCU officers, and are reproduced here in PDF™ format. This ongoing series of reference materials augments TCU’s resident education programs for

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  • News May 2, 2006

    Bargaining Top News

    This is where we’ll announce the new bargaining information to our web site. If you’ve visited us before and want to know what’s changed, take a look here first. Archive

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  • News May 2, 2006

    Family Medical Leave Act

    The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) was signed into law by President Clinton February 5, 1993 and was subsequently implemented through regulations issued by the Department of Labor. The FMLA is now incorporated in the Code of Federal Regulations as 29 CFR Part 825 (Final Rule, effective February 6, 1995). The Act

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  • News May 2, 2006

    Internal Education

    TCU Leadership Development Programs “No Union dollar is better spent than one for education.” (TCU International President Robert A. Scardelletti) Among all the unions of the AFL-CIO, TCU stands out as the only one committed to providing each and every local representative with at least one week of formal, in-residence education during the interval between

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