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Court Rules in Favor of Corporate America

Posted in January 23rd, 2010
by hallslug in Politics, Rich People

Corporations Win Big After Supreme Court Ruling on Campaign Spending
WASHINGTON — Overruling two important precedents about the First Amendment rights of corporations, a bitterly divided Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the government may not ban political spending by corporations in candidate elections.
The 5-to-4 decision was a vindication, the majority said, of the First Amendment’s [...]

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Blue Collar U.S. Males Hardest Hit

Posted in May 19th, 2009
by hallslug in Economy, IBEW Jobs, Labor Unions, Middle Class, Unemployment

Blue Collar U.S. Males Are Taking the Biggest Hit During This Recession
One statistic that stands out in America’s recession-stung economy is the unemployment rate for adult men: in April for the second month in a row it surged ahead of the national average to 9.4 percent versus 8.9 percent for all workers. The jobless rate [...]

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What Can a Union Do For You?

Posted in March 21st, 2009
by hallslug in IBEW, IBEW Job, Labor Law, Labor Unions, Middle Class, Unions

What Can a Union Do For You?

Employees bargain with strength for wages, benefits and rights when they join together. That’s why it’s important to unionize.
Under the employment at will doctrine, the cornerstone of American employment law, in general terms, unless you belong to a [...]

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Union Membership Rises for Second Year

Posted in January 28th, 2009
by hallslug in Economy, IBEW, Labor Unions, Middle Class, Unions

Union Membership Rises for Second Straight Year
WASHINGTON — Amid widening unemployment, home foreclosures and credit woes, union membership jumped to 12.4 percent of the work force last year.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics says the ranks of organized labor rose by 428,000 workers — the biggest annual gain since the government began compiling such data [...]

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Walmart is Worried!

Posted in August 1st, 2008
by hallslug in Greedy Walmart, Labor Law, Slug Notes

Walmart Warns of Democratic Win
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is mobilizing its store managers and department supervisors around the country to warn that if Democrats win power in November, they’ll likely change federal law to make it easier for workers to unionize companies — including Wal-Mart.
In recent weeks, thousands of Wal-Mart store managers and department heads have [...]

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Union Brotherhood

Posted in April 18th, 2008
by hallslug in IBEW, Slug Notes

What does union brotherhood mean to you?
To some it means looking at the big picture. As individuals we stand alone against the machine. As a union of individuals we gain strength in numbers. It’s a lot harder to crush the group than the individual.
Experienced management is well aware of this fact. [...]

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