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A new study reveals how some union practices prioritize maintaining their political influence over delivering benefits.
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On March 13, 2017, U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness sent this letter to the Department of Labor regarding the department's proposed regulation to delay the applicability date from April 10, 2017 to June 9, 2017.
March 15, 2017 Submitted via e-mail to Larry Good: good.larry@dol.govLarry GoodExecutive Secretary, ERISA Advisory CouncilFrances Perkins BuildingU.S. Department of Labor200 Constitution Avenue, NWSuite N-5623Washington, DC 20210 Re: Topics for ERISA Advisory Council
Organized labor is in a difficult position in the wake of the 2016 elections, to put it mildly.
Some restaurants in Arizona, California, Colorado, and New York are adding labor surcharges to customer bills.
Since June 2011, Piedmont Gardens, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) have been at odds about how to handle workplace investigations. More specifically, their dispute centers on whether employers must turn over to a union confidential statements made by employees during the course of the investigation. After the case started nearly six years ago, a federal appeals court is now considering the issue.
