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SPN State Labor Policy Exchange – Volume 3, Issue 29
Published on Monday, July 28, 2008
LABOR POLICY
SPN State Labor Policy Exchange - Volume 3, Issue 29
LABOR POLICY UPDATES, ARTICLES, AND BLOGS
Allegheny Institute Blog
Will Transit Fact Finding Produce Different Result this Time Around?
Alliance for Worker Freedom
SEIU Pensions: The Real Truth Behind Defined Benefit Plans
Bluegrass Policy Blog
Tighten your belt: Rasche, Graham need a raise
Capital Research Center
Edspresso.com
Pay-Hike Plan for Teachers In D.C. Entails Probation
Teachers Union Withdraws From Lake County United
Teachable Moment
Tough Educational Choices
Education Intelligence Agency
Van Roekel is President of What?
Dissident Teacher Beats the House in Vegas
EmployerReport.com
EmployerReport.com Update: HR/LR Job Postings
Unions Relying On Ignorance to Get EFCA Passed
How Trade Unions Are Using Democrats
Evergreen Freedom Foundation
Nonpaying state union members face action
Federation sues 1,900 state workers
Hawaii Reporter News Home
Department of Labor Activates Rapid Response Team to Assist Maui Land & Pineapple Company Employees
Independence Institute
Health care: Unions lie; choice dies.
LaborPains.org
The Crazy, Mixed Up World of Al Franken and EFCA
Tom Allen Tip-Toes Around EFCA
Landrieu Finally Answers The Question
Radio Show Host Calls Employee Free Choice Act "Travesty"
Sen. Orrin Hatch on the Employee Free Choice Act
Two Out of Three Ain't Bad...Except if You're Al Franken
EFCA proponets are getting desperate
"You will never ask Carol Shea-Porter a Question"
Louisiana House Candidate Paul Carmouche on EFCA
Al Franken and Other EFCA Supporters Must Have the Same Union Talking Points
Why so shy? Senator Landrieu dodging all spontaneous questions
Liberty Live
Remembering Ohio...and the AFL-CIO
Public unions meet tough state economies
Forced union dues should be criminalized
WFSE docs show at least 1900 dissidents
Judge dismisses false SEIU claims
Oregonians are getting opportunity to improve education
Timing is everything, especially in negotiations
WFSE not concerned with members' well-being
"Incentive" is not a four-letter word
Mackinac
Thoughts on Michigan's Unemployment Rate
Moscow Education
If the Swedish System Is Socialist, What Does That Make the US System?
UI retirees plan to sue school Friday
UI retirees will meet to discuss lawsuit status
National Right to Work Committee
Payoff: 'A Million or More Workers a Year'
Crain's Detroit: Enact Right to Work
National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, Inc.
Worker Files Civil Damages Lawsuit for Massive Union Harassment Campaign
NLRB Slapped Down as District Court Backs Employees' Decision to Eject Unwanted Union
New York Governor Extends Big Labor's Forced Dues Power
Another Card-Check Myth Debunked
No More Trees, AFSCME Union Tells Detroit
Wilma Liebman Watch: Is This NLRB Member One of Those Dirty Union Busters, Too?
Nevada Policy Research Institute
New approach needed on public pensions
New York Public Payroll Watch
Collective bargaining in sunlight
Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research
Confessions of a Teachers Union President
Shopfloor
A Vote Next Week on Government Wage Setting
Paycheck Fairness Act, Empowering Lawyers and Bureaucrats
Card Check: Voters Just Don't Like It
Card Check...Organized Labor Shining Us On
U.S. Unions to Colombians: We Don't Care
Union News
Teamsters set Aug. 1 strike date v. UPS
Oklahoma tunes in to EFCA 'catastrophe'
Ohio LIUNA bigs busted by Feds
An SEIU windfall for Jill, or a ‘corrupt bargain?'...
Insider: SEIU's problems dwarf ACORN's
AFSCME state bigs shot down by rank-and-file
Steelworkers on strike in Ohio
Colorado voters seek special-interest curb
Does Democrat's union know him best?
Governator, SEIU fail to impress
Wal-Mart subdued by Chinese unions
Chicago Teamsters strike vote v. UPS
Voters still want secret-ballot elections
SEIU gets whatever it wants in labor-state
France OKs rollback of labor-collectivism
ACORN sidesteps misuse of public funds
ACORN draws complaint from New Orleans
Volunteers protest against 'no-vote' unionism
The Union Label
Unintended Consequences: Is Card Check a Mistake for the Unions?
Union vs. Private Sector Pensions: How secure are Union members' retirements?
ACORN and its Connection to Organized Labor
ACORN Employees Blocking Free Speech
Does AFL CIO Owe 14m in backtaxes from 2006?
U.S. Department of Labor
Federal OSHA issues third largest fine in history following sugar refinery explosion
MSHA levies $1.85 million in fines for Crandall Canyon Mine disaster
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report
Federal minimum wage to increase to $6.55 on July 24
U.S. Department of Labor funds additional YouthBuild projects
Workplace Horizons
Second Circuit Narrowly Construes Non-employee Right of Access to Employer'sProperty
Capital Research Center "Labor Watch" Profiles Corporate Campaign RICOSuits
UNION SOURCES
AFL-CIO
MSHA Cites Flawed Mining Plan in Crandall Canyon Disaster-Others Question Agency's Role
House Bill Set to Block Bush's Secret Chemical Exposure Rule
Workers Die; Bush Administration Idles. What About McCain and Obama?
Minimum Wage Gets Second Boost After Decade of Roadblocks
Obama Supports Pro-Worker Policies-and Union Members Support Obama
Around Country, Union Members Keep Up the Pressure on McCain
Pennsylvania Seniors Tell McCain: Don't Mess with Social Security
Women Achieve Workplace Equality-Now as Likely to Lose Jobs as Men in Recession
Bush Labor Dept. Secretly Writes Rule on Worker Exposure to Toxins
U.S. Health Care Erodes, Costs Too Much, Covers Too Little, Excludes Too Many
San Jose City Workers Reach Accord, and More Bargaining News
Four Die in Latest Crane Disaster
SEIU
SEIU Condemns Criminalization of Immigrant Workers and Renews the Call for Smart, Pragmatic Reform
SEIU Calls On Health Insurance Companies To Join The Health Care Reform Team
Working Life
When Reality Sets In: Rolling Back Reagan
The Minimum Wage: A Disgrace and A Scandal
The Rich Get Richer: Time For A Change
NATIONAL LABOR NEWS
Urban Leaders Back Stronger NCLB Accountability
Rank-and-File Activism: A Viable Alternative
Minimum Wage Deals a Blow to Teen Training
Elaine Chao, A Commendable Secretary of Labor
Pay-Hike Plan for Teachers In DC Entails Probation
Minimum wage going up, little help as costs soar
Minimum Wage Hike Reignites Debate
Minimum wage set to rise 70 cents, but higher costs across the ...
Minimum wage set to rise, but views vary
Congress Daily: DeMint Aims To 'Build The Level Of Anger' On Union Bill
SEIU pans new insurance industry health-care reform plan
Unions get tough on private equity
The Wal-Mart Weekly: Labor relations still not where they need to beIn Immigration Cases, Employers Feel the Pressure
Union Outsourcing it's Own Web Design to Eastern Europe?
Politics Has Dissidents Talking to AFL-CIO
STATE LABOR NEWS
Alaska
Kiss an all-Alaska line goodbye
Denali bus drivers vote to strike
Arizona
Union takes health care message on bus road tour
California
Schwarzenegger seeks to slash state workers' pay till budget passes
In Budget Showdown, Schwarzenegger Threatens Minimum Wage
SEIU rallies against pay cut proposal
SEIU Local Announces Alameda County Homecare Workers Win
What Is All the Purple Smoke About?
After Years of Struggle, California Hotel Workers Make Gains
Great Park contractors must pay prevailing wages
Schwarzenegger threatens minimum wage for workers
Victory for Reformers -- Judge Tosses Out SEIU's Nuisance Lawsuit
Employer Violated Employee Privacy By Accessing Personal Text Messages
Unions OK pension trims for city's future workers
San Diego, labor unions reach deal on pensions
City, unions reach pension accord, sidestepping ballot measure
San Francisco Adopts $6.4 Billion Budget
Hospital contract talks reach impasse
School district employee named to NEA board
Council will consider awarding park project at nonunion wages
Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down for July 19
Journalists Fired for Union Organizing
Colorado
Initiative's foes raise added $152000
Attack ad marks new chapter in 2nd congressional race
Colorado needs visionary teamwork to fix problems
Mudslinger Ad Makes Issue Of Background Checks
Connecticut
Pratt To Cut Workforce In State
Foxwoods Dealer Unionization Battle Moves Closer to Legal Showdown
Mashantucket Pequots to appeal NLRB union certification
Florida
Hearing delayed on labor complaint against NCH Healthcare
Georgia
Up to 400 NWA operations jobs to shift to Atlanta
Hawaii
Random Drug Test For Teachers Meets Opposition
Idaho
Federal minimum wage poised for increase
22000 Idaho workers to benefit from minimum-wage boost Thursday
Idaho teachers union, district hire mediator
Illinois
Union protests contractor at Fremd High
District 158 teachers union won't release new proposal
Is it time for a constitutional convention?
District 60 OKs administration wage increase
Union protests contractor at Fremd High, football turf halted
Tight budget puts limits on raises for UI faculty, staff
Gubernatorial camps, parties feuding over money
Rep. Wait, challenger about even in cash on hand
Blagojevich fundraising pace slows but still likely tops in state
District 158 teachers call offer 'affordable'
Indiana
Minimum Wage Increase Takes Effect
An SEIU windfall for Jill, or a "corrupt bargain?"
Minimum wage rises Thursday; experts debate merits of increase
Putting McCain's performance on the public record
Local union chief sentenced for theft of money
Steelworkers want a piece of the pie
Iowa
Minimum-wage hikes add insult to injury
Kansas
Thursday editorial: Ralstin for GOP Kansas school board slot
Election may create new challenge to evolution
Kan. teaching pool can't stanch leaks
Maine
Online videos: Anti-EFCA group confronts Mainers
SEIU Calls on Health Insurance Companies to Join the Health Care
Maryland
Businesses Say Minimum Wage Increase Will Lead To Higher Prices
Md. Minimum Wage Workers to Receive 40-Cent Pay Raise on Thursday
Massachusetts
Fire union president claims mayor stalling contract
Town considers privatization of Stevens Estate
Michigan
No More Trees, AFSCME Union Tells Detroit
Minnesota
Critics say prevailing-wage laws create confusion, drive up costs
Up to 400 NWA operations jobs to shift to Atlanta
EFCA Does Not Take Away Secret Ballots
Starbucks Goes Union in Minnesota
Ads Focus On Proposed Changes To Organizing Unions
Your Turn: Free Choice Act Good For Employees
Window cleaners win contract gains
Mississippi
Minimum wage goes to $6.55 an hour Thursday
Missouri
City of Lebanon Audit Finds Several Areas of Concern
Panel reviews teachers' stipends for extra efforts
Nevada
WORKERS' RIGHTS: Union leaders vow to keep fighting
New Hampshire
NH minimum wage rises with federal increase
Minimum wage about to take another step up
New York
Union Dues Now Permanently Mandatory for Public Employees
Former workers wage leafleting campaign against B&H
Weiner to spur jobs in outer boroughs
Unions split at Kaleida Health in Buffalo
Labor chiefs: Hire local for jobs here
North Dakota
North Dakota Politics Notebook
Ohio
Official speaks to region's educators
National teachers' leader wants new focus
Federal minimum wage set to increase; still behind Pa., W.Va. and Ohio
Restaurant chain does disservice to those who tip their servers
Oklahoma
Minimum wage hike is 'well-timed'
Cash call: Hope springs eternal for OEA
Oregon
Union claims win against corrections department
Twelve measures on Oregon's fall ballot
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania AFL-CIO Resoundingly Reaffirms Endorsement
Governor Rendell Comments on Changes to Pennsylvania's Minimum Wage
CYS union workers ratify new deal
Federal minimum wage set to increase; still behind Pa., W.Va. and Ohio
Two more negotiation sessions slated in Cranberry this summer
Township opens project to bidders
Port Authority averts work stoppage for at least another month
Rhode Island
Update: Council 94 overwhelmingly rejects contract
Union members' votes on new state contract tallied today
Lincoln school board OKs teacher contract
Employees union ratifies state contract
Johnston contractor admits to extorting from workers
South Carolina
Big Labor places a big bet on Obama as union man
Taxpayers' Association tells school district to 'eat hamburger
South Dakota
Employers Struggle With Minimum Wage Bump
Utah
House District 45 hopefuls square off
Legislative Candidates Discuss Education, Health Care
Virginia
Some Arlington Bus Drivers Skip Work Amid Contract Talks
Washington
Nonpaying state union members face action
Federation sues 1900 state workers
BIAW: Democratic group's reports faulty
Housing help for new Highline teachers
Lake Union Place Sells for $5.5M
"Perspective key when looking at spending increases"
Sausage Links, cats, bats, and politicians edition
Education groups endorse Reichert
Zirkle Fruit reaches labor settlement
Union takes a break from wage talks
Boeing workers gauge prospects as union talks near
Statewide choices - Primary campaigns kick into high gear
WASL questions dominate at forum
West Virginia
Federal minimum wage set to increase; still behind Pa., W.Va. and Ohio
Wisconsin
Roland S. Martin: McCain right, Obama wrong on school vouchers
LINKS OF INTEREST
U.S. Dept. of Labor Enforcement Actions
Townhall.com Trade & Commerce Page
SPN Labor Exchange Newsletter Archives
National Alliance for Worker and Employer Rights
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