Thousands of University Workers in Oregon Preparing to Strike
"the union is now publicly questioning whether universities have their spending priorities straight"...
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Bernie Sanders Campaign Accused of Retaliating Against Staffers for Union Activities
Bernie Sanders is having a rough month. Last week it was revealed that he was cutting staff hours in order to provide the $15 dollars an hour he is demanding from American employers.
Now someone has lodged an anonymous complaint against the campaign, alleging retaliation for union activities.
Elizabeth Warren campaign staff votes to unionize
Elizabeth Warren has been getting a lot of good press lately as she rolls out a series of dramatic proposals to fundamentally change the society she views as rigged.
These proposals, far grander than anything even Obama proposed, get her into the news cycles, but it's not clear that it's caused more than a minor bounce in her popularity.
Grad Employee Union at U. Illinois Urbana-Champaign Petitions to Remove Job Postings for ICE, DHS
“U of I should not allow a racist and abusive organization to recruit students”...
Slate Pitch: Famous liberal website underpays writers, isn’t diverse, and is anti-union
Online progressive magazine Slate has run into a bit of trouble with it's writing staff. According to the Washington Examiner, "52-1 to authorize a strike and are considering walking out of their jobs."
Mandatory Bar Association dues for political activity may go the way of similar union dues – away
In Fleck v. Wetsh, review by the Supreme Court was sought of an 8th Circuit decision denying a challenge to North Dakota's mandatory Bar Association dues, some of which went to political activities not directly related to Bar membership.
Note that this has nothing to do with licensing of attorney, as such. Rather, a majority of states require that in addition to registering with the state licensing authority (often the state Supreme Court), bar members also must register with the private Bar Associations. That's the way it is in Rhode Island, I'm required to pay my annual dues both to the state Supreme Court and separately to the Rhode Island Bar Association.
Scott Walker revolution on the line in Wisconsin
Oh what a night.
That was the post I wrote the day after Scott Walker defeated the recall effort against him in 2012:
Student Workers at Swarthmore Planning to Unionize Over ‘Labor Exploitation’
"United Undergraduate Workers of Swarthmore"...
Student Union Members at UC Berkeley Occupy Dean’s Office, Issue Demands
“We’re here to try to push the administration to recognize our demands”...
Brown Agrees to Terms for Graduate Student Union Elections
"new agreement outlines election procedures, voter eligibility and a dispute-resolution process"...
Sanders Introduces Legislation To Deprive States Of Right To Pass Right-to-work Laws
As Democrats audition for their hoped for role as the new Congressional majority, the flow of progressive ideas just keeps coming. So far, they promise to raise taxes, to manifest from thin air "free" college and "free" healthcare, and to be legislative busybodies who monitor our speech, thoughts, and actions. Yay!?
Report: George Washington U. TA Asks Students to Attend Unionization Sit-in for Class
"there will be a change in location for our discussion section tomorrow"...
Graduate Students at Harvard Vote to Unionize
"with a vote of 1,931 to 1,523"...
Georgetown Will Allow Grad Students to Vote on Unionization
“Today’s agreement creates a new framework recognizing that graduate students"...
Michigan Profs Demand Massive Salary Increase and Threaten to Strike
“This is happening because so far the administration has offered incredibly insulting counters to our eminently fair demands”...
Teachers Union President Suggests Betsy DeVos Doesn’t Care About Children
"That’s part of why I find her so dislikeable"...
Ithaca Baristas unionize – how long before $5 coffee is ‘the good old days’?
My post about Cornell students complaining about $5 on-campus coffee prices elicited a strong readership response, Cornell on-campus cafe raises prices after state-mandated minimum wage hike:
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