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Reality check: TV producers face overtime claims

05/16/2008
Several workers from popular reality television shows have filed wage-and-hour claims with the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, according to the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) …

Fever breaks: As nurses’ union drive cools down, TRO is lifted

05/16/2008
An ongoing, acrimonious battle between the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and the California Nurses Association to organize nurses nationwide took a modest turn toward civility recently when a California court commissioner lifted a temporary restraining order that briefly muzzled SEIU officials …

Roskam seeks better tax credits as incentive to hire veterans

05/14/2008
U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, who represents Illinois’ 6th Congressional District west of Chicago, is spearheading efforts to make it easier for employers to get tax credits for hiring veterans of the war in Iraq …

SEIU accused of attack at Dearborn conference

05/09/2008
Officials of the California Nurses Association (CNA) have sought a restraining order against members of rival Service Employees International Union (SEIU) in the wake of an attack at a labor conference in Dearborn in April …

Houston RNs vote in favor of union

05/05/2008
The National Nurses Organizing Committee/California Nurses Association announced that the registered nurses at Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center Hospital in Houston voted in favor of representation …

Rival unions come to blows over recruiting nurses

05/02/2008
Officials of the California Nurses Association (CNA) have sought a restraining order against members of rival union Service Employees International Union (SEIU), accusing them of stalking and harassing them. The two unions are engaged in competing efforts to represent Ohio nurses …

Feeling poor? It could be worse: At least you’re not a reporter

05/02/2008
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown has expressed support for a union of editorial workers seeking a new contract at the Dayton Daily News. Union members took to the streets in April after the newspaper announced plans to deny part-time workers affordable health care and freeze wages …

You sometimes can boost benefits during union election

05/01/2008
As a general rule, once a union organizing drive is under way at a nonunion workplace, management can’t make any changes to the terms and conditions of employment. But what if the changes management wants to make are ones that the company has routinely made around that same time of year? …

AAM strike rocks GM operations across North America

05/01/2008
A strike by workers at five American Axle and Manufacturing Holdings (AAM) plants in New York and Michigan led to temporary closures at more than a dozen General Motors plants in February and March …

Gov. Strickland ends flextime for state employees

05/01/2008
Gov. Ted Strickland has put an end to flexible work hours for thousands of state employees, citing the need to provide full staffing during the traditional business hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday …