Three construction workers today commenced a public-interest lawsuit in Minnesota State Court (Blue Earth County) to enforce a law that protects the quality and safety of public construction projects by requiring contractors to pay the prevailing rate of wages and benefits to employees. The lawsuit against Cole’s Electric, Inc. of Owatonna, Minn. is the first ever in the state and one of the first in the nation.

Jordann Barab wrote an article last week at FireDogLake about an upcoming National Labor Relations Board decision that could take about the right of nurses and millions of other American employees to form a union. You can read that here.

Then check out this hilarious, but insightful July 18 Colbert Report on the issue. Just click on the arrow in the middle of the picture

According to the National Labor Relations Act, it is illegal for the employer to engage in some three dozen activities as they pertain to union organizing.These activities have to do with spying, asking questions about union activity or suddenly giving pay increases during an organizing drive. Click on the link below to get more details.

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ST. PAUL — Building Trades unions will ask an administrative law judge on Feb. 27 to block a new rule proposed by the Department of Labor and Industry – a rule unions say will reduce apprentice wages, weaken the apprenticeship system, and undermine construction wages statewide.

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