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The National Association of Letter Carriers started in 1889 and grew quickly. It had 52 branches with 4,600 members in 1890, and 335 branches by 1892. It focused on forcing postmasters to honor federal law mandating an 8-hour day for federal employees. In 1893 it won a Supreme Court decision and $3.5 million in back overtime pay.
Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 31, No. 16-1466, 585 U.S. ___ (2018), abbreviated Janus v. AFSCME, is a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court on US labor law, concerning the power of labor unions to collect fees from non-union members. Under the Taft–Hartley Act of 1947, which applies to the ...
The Illinois Workers’ Rights Amendment is being tested as a blueprint for unscrupulous union executives to consolidate power nationwide. Opinion - Unions are planning a nationwide takeover ...
In the late 1800s, trade unions first appeared to support workers in a variety of urban and industrial jobs. [1] After facing violent repression, such as during the 1934 United Fruit Strike, unions gained more power following the 1948 Costa Rican Civil War, and public sector unions appeared. [1]
Springfield, Illinois. Agency executives. William E. Lowry Jr. Lynne Sered. The Illinois Labor Relations Board (ILRB) is a State agency that administers the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act, the Act that governs relations between Illinois public-sector departments, agencies and offices on the one hand, and public-sector employees on the other.
t. e. Collective bargaining is a process of negotiation between employers and a group of employees aimed at agreements to regulate working salaries, working conditions, benefits, and other aspects of workers' compensation and rights for workers. The interests of the employees are commonly presented by representatives of a trade union to which ...
cwa-union.org. The Communications Workers of America (CWA) is the largest communications and media labor union in the United States, representing about 700,000 members in both the private and public sectors (also in Canada and Puerto Rico). [ 1 ][ 2 ] The union has 27 locals in Canada via CWA-SCA Canada (French: Syndicat des communications d ...
A Project Labor Agreement (PLA), also known as a Community Workforce Agreement, [ 1 ] is a pre-hire collective bargaining agreement with one or more labor unions that establishes the terms and conditions of employment for a specific construction project. [ 2 ] Before any workers are hired on the project, construction unions have bargaining ...