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Presidential Emergency Board Appointed In LIRR Dispute
Today, President Barack Obama signed an Executive Order creating a Presidential Emergency Board to help resolve an ongoing dispute between the Long Island Rail Road Company and some of its employees. The Presidential Emergency Board will provide a structure for the two sides [...]Remembering JFK
“Those who would destroy or further limit the rights of organized labor — those who would cripple collective bargaining or prevent organization of the unorganized — do a disservice to the cause of democracy. Fifty years or so ago the American Labor Movement [...]Ask Your Lawmakers’ Support For Two-Person Crews
Members of the SMART Transportation Division and all of rail labor have the opportunity to make it federal law to have two qualified persons working on all freight trains operating in the United States a reality. Now is the time to contact your legislators in the House of Rep [...]VW isn’t fighting union, but right-wing groups are
After Volkswagen issued a letter in September saying the company would not oppose an attempt by the United Auto Workers (UAW) to unionize its 1,600-worker Chattanooga, Tenn., facility, Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) was flabbergasted. “For management to invite the UAW in is [...]Local 73 Shows Its Value At Work At Rosemont Shopping Outlet
The Rosemont Fashion Outlet Mall opened August 1, 2013 and took a year and a half to complete. The mall is 550,000 square feet with over 120 stores, a food court and connected parking. During construction, there were over 20 different sheet metal companies doing the work; wit [...]Supreme Court Hears Case On Neutrality Agreements
Supreme Court Justices heard from SMART outside General Counsel Richard McCracken on behalf of UNITE HERE Local 355, which is defending the legal status of neutrality agreements in front of the US Supreme Court. The union agreed to help win a gambling ballot initiative legal [...]