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The strike was observed by some 4,000 workers, lasted 2.5 days and prevented the production of 3,000 cars. In the subsequent Local 3 election, DRUM ran as an alternative slate. Although it did not win, the new organization drew notice for its militancy and willingness to challenge the UAW hierarchy.
United States Postal Service mail delivery workers in urban areas. 2016: NALC: American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) 1932 289,023 Miscellaneous U.S. federal government workers. 2012: AFGE: American Postal Workers Union (APWU) 1971 286,700 United States Postal Service workers other than letter carriers. APWU
National Labor Relations Act §8(a)(3) Beck , 487 U.S. 735 (1988), is a decision by the United States Supreme Court which held that, in a union security agreement , unions are authorized by statute to collect from non-members only those fees and dues necessary to perform its duties as a collective bargaining representative. [ 1 ]
The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) was founded in 1905 as an anti-capitalist labor union. [1] [2] Compared to the American Federation of Labor, the IWW was more radical and militant in its actions, and during the early 1900s was involved in several large labor strikes, such as the 1912 Lawrence textile strike and the 1913 Paterson silk strike. [1]
The California Supreme Court ruling curtails the ability of public employees in the state to seek help from the courts in labor disputes. Public employees cannot use labor law to sue employers ...
United States Department of Labor National Labor Relations Board: Primary legislation: National Labor Relations Act Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 Taft–Hartley Act: Total union membership: 14.3 million (2022) [1] Percentage of workforce unionized: 10.1% (2022) Public: 33.1%; Private: 6.0%; International Labour Organization; United States is ...
Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, are set to play up their support for organized labor during an appearance at a Detroit-area union hall as the new ...
A study by researchers at Harvard and UC San Francisco found that 91% of California service sector workers surveyed experienced at least one labor violation in the last year.