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NLRB holds dues check-offs continue when CBA ends

September 14, 2015 On August 27, 2015, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) overturned its policy that had existed since 1962, and held that employers remain obligated to withhold from wages and remit union dues to their employees’ union, even after the expiration of a collective bargainin [...]

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GOP’s Walker proposes vast union restrictions

September 14, 2015 MADISON, Wis.—Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker on Monday will call for sweeping restrictions on organized labor in the U.S., seeking to replicate nationwide his successful effort as Wisconsin’s governor to curb the power of unions. At a town hall meeting i [...]

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Canadian Report: Union Construction Workers 29 Percent Less Likely to Suffer Injuries

September 14, 2015 A new Canadian study has found that unionized construction workers reported 23 percent fewer injuries that require time off than their non-unionized counterparts. The study was conducted by the Institute for Work and Health and focused on the time period between the years 200 [...]

Unions 30 years ago are making people richer today

September 14, 2015 People whose parents were in the labor movement decades ago are earning more today than those whose parents were not. Why? Union membership has its perks: higher wages, better healthcare, more job security. Now, a new study from the Center for American Progress, a left-leanin [...]

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Wife of former Colo. Legislative Director Johnson dies

September 12, 2015 Joanne Mary Johnson, 65, the wife of former Colorado State Legislative Director Rick Johnson, died September 8, 2015. Joanne is survived by her husband, brothers Dan and Bob Badger, and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by brother David Badger. A memorial se [...]

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California Two Person Crew Bill Signed Into Law

September 10, 2015 On September 8, 2015, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law legislation requiring that all freight trains and light engines are operated by a crew of at least two individuals. This critical legislation will protect SMART TD jobs, support the health of the Railroad R [...]

Calif. governor signs two-person train crew bill into law

September 10, 2015 Governor Jerry Brown of California September 8, 2015, signed into law bipartisan legislation requiring that all freight trains and light engines are operated by a crew of at least two individuals. SMART Transportation Division National Legislative Director, John Risch, praise [...]

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Hynes testifies at FRA's Risk Reduction hearing

September 9, 2015 Alternate National Legislative Director Greg Hynes testified Thursday, August 28 at the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Risk Reduction public hearing. The FRA published a notice of proposed rulemaking February 27, 2015 requiring certain railroads to develop a Ri [...]

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TTD: modernizing our transportation system

September 9, 2015 By TTD President Edward Wytkind Decades of wrong-headed ideology and public policies backed by the corporate lobby and extremists have dramatically altered America’s economic landscape. Advancements made by generations of workers — including fair wages and decent benefits, sa [...]

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Mo. Governor Nixon stands with workers

September 9, 2015 By Missouri Governor Jay Nixon We celebrate Labor Day to honor American workers and the role they continue to play in creating a strong and prosperous nation. Labor Day reminds us that the rights won by the labor movement benefit all workers, and calls us to keep fighting to [...]

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