labor law
Pride at Work protests gay group’s endorsement of Walmart
September 1, 2015"A war on worker rights to come together and fight for a voice on the job is being waged by corporations that HRC asks the LGBT community to celebrate."
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Labor board punts college athletes’ try to unionize on technicality
August 18, 2015By a 5-0 vote, the National Labor Relations Board on August 17 tossed out college athletes' - in this case, Northwestern University's football players' - attempt to unionize.
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Federal judge upholds NLRB union election rules
August 4, 2015The rules helped reduce the time available to businesses and union-busting "consultants" to illegally intimidate, spy on, harass and fire workers for exercising their rights.
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Nurses: court decision is a threat to public health and safety, workers’ rights
June 30, 2015The case, Friedrichs v. CTA (California Teachers Association), involves a challenge supported by far right anti-union groups.
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UFC’s ultimate fighters battle for fair treatment
June 10, 2015Sara McMann researched and found that 86 percent of women fighters in the UFC could be negatively impacted by the deal with Reebok.
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