WASHINGTON — The National Labor Relations Board, in a long-awaited ruling, made it easier on Thursday for unions to negotiate on behalf of workers at fast-food chains and other companies relying on contractors and franchisees. The ruling, adopted in a 3-to-2 vote along partisan lines, was immediately attacked by business groups, who called on the […]
Month: August 2015
Oklahoma City Military Housing Workers Vote IAM Yes
IAM Local 850 in Oklahoma City, OK has 14 new members after employees of Balfour Beatty Communities (BBC) at Tinker Air Force Base voted to join the IAM. “They just endured three weeks of a constant anti-union campaign from the company and union-busting law firm Jackson Lewis, but they remained united from our first meeting,” […]