contracts
Court says workers can’t be forced to sign mandatory arbitration clauses
May 31, 2016Abstract: Forcing workers to sign away their right to sue or join class action lawsuits against employers violates the National Labor Relations Act, says the 7th Circuit.
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Steelworkers, top firms at odds as contract deadline approaches
August 5, 2015Steelworkers and the nation's top steel companies are at odds in negotiations as the deadline for a new contract approaches.
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UFCW on a roll in southern California
June 5, 2014Unionists ratified a new contract with the area's big food chains, and Local 770 passed the 100-store organizing mark at CVS, adding 2,000 members.
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Food contracts cycle underway again for Southern Calif. Teamsters, UFCW
March 14, 2014A historic core industry of the two major unions in Southern California, retail food, has begun its every-five-years-or-so cycle of bare-knuckle contract negotiations.
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Boeing continues to play one state off against another
January 3, 2014SEATTLE (PAI)-Members of the International Association of Machinists in the Pacific Northwest are voting today on an 8-year contract extension offer from Boeing that many are unhappy with.
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