Committee approves NLRB nominee

Published: February 4, 2010
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A U.S. Senate committee on Thursday voted 13-10 along party lines to support the nomination of Craig Becker to the National Labor Relations Board.
Business associations, including the Associated Builders & Contractors of America and Associated General Contractors of America, opposed Becker’s nomination.
Becker is a Democrat and former associate general counsel of the Service Employees International [...]

Labor board nominee splits industry

Published: February 3, 2010
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By Sean Ryan
Construction business groups fear the balance of power on the National Labor Relations Board could shift toward labor if a former union attorney fills one of three vacant seats.
Groups such as the Associated Builders & Contractors of America and Associated General Contractors of America oppose Craig Becker, one of two Democratic nominees, because, [...]

Changes on the horizon for federal contractors

By Michelle Lore
Dolan Media Newswires
Minneapolis — Changes are in store in 2010 for companies that want to do business with Uncle Sam, including stepped-up enforcement of affirmative action and benefits requirements, according to a Minneapolis attorney.
The Obama administration has committed to boosting the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs’ 2010 budget by 33 percent and [...]

Commentary: Legislators soften labor law

Published: August 28, 2009
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John Hickey
Dolan Media Newswires
Portland, OR - A group of senators reportedly has agreed to eliminate the card-check provision of the Employee Free Choice Act.
The compromise is a result of Arlen Specter, D-Pa., a former co-sponsor, and Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., among other Democrats, announcing their opposition to the EFCA. Without their support, it is [...]

Proposed job site poster stirs labor pot

Published: August 5, 2009
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Sean Ryan
sean.ryan@dailyreporter.com

A proposed federal rule requiring job site posters that outline a worker’s right to join a union will have little effect if nobody reads the signs.
According to the poster written by the Department of Labor, workers have the right to join a union and, when off the clock, to attend rallies or distribute union [...]

Contractor union vote raises call for federal changes

Published: May 11, 2009
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Sean Ryan
sean.ryan@dailyreporter.com
Both sides of a dispute over a union vote at Level Five Contracting LLC argue the fight justifies the need to change federal law.
Yet both sides want different changes.
Operating Engineers Local 139 representatives argue the Level Five dispute proves the Employee Free Choice Act should become law. The attorney who represented Milwaukee-based Level [...]

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