Law

Workers File First Lawsuit of Its Kind Against Minnesota Company for Violating Prevailing Wage Law

John See — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:16:07 -0500

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.

Stephan Colbert On NLRB's Threat To Nurses' Unions

superuser — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 15:26:57 -0400

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

Illegal activity by employers

superuser — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 15:25:57 -0400

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.

Read the Microsoft Word document

Unions ask judge to block new DLI rule

superuser — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 15:25:04 -0400

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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