NLRB – Page 24 – People's World

Congress staggers home to angry constituents

January 3, 2012 By Mark Gruenberg

The God-forsaken Republican-run 112th Congress staggered home for an almost month-long recess. After what it did and did not do, workers and their allies are using the break to give those lawmakers an earful.

Many workers to benefit in 2012 from new Obama rules

January 2, 2012 By John Wojcik

Last month the Obama administration issued some of the most pro-worker rules the country has seen in 35 years, covering union elections, hours of work and wages, among other things.

Union gets second chance for vote after company shenanigans

December 12, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

It's a classic case showing how employers manipulate voter lists to defeat union organizing drives, but the NLRB has given workers a second chance at winning representation.

Utility workers: American Water in more hot water

December 12, 2011 By Press Associates And St. Louis Labor Tribune

The same highly-profitable nationwide utility that is trying to drastically raise rates on its St. Louis customers is using workers from a non-union labor law-breaking company to try to replace its Utility Worker members.

Labor Board: Locked out workers covered by labor law

December 9, 2011 By Special to People’s World

In an unusual situation, the NLRB ruled, in a case involving a Bronson, Mich., auto parts maker, that locked-out workers are still "employees" of the company and covered by labor law.