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June 6, 2018 6:49 AM
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HP sees up to 5,000 job cuts as part of restructuring plan

HP sees up to 5,000 job cuts as part of restructuring plan | PSLabor:  Your Union Free Advantage | Scoop.it
HP Inc. now expects 4,500 to 5,000 employees to leave the company by the end of fiscal 2019 as part of an ongoing restructuring plan, the PC maker said.
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June 6, 2018 6:38 AM
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Mexico will impose 20 percent tariffs on U.S. pork

Mexico will impose 20 percent tariffs on U.S. pork | PSLabor:  Your Union Free Advantage | Scoop.it
Mexico imported $1 billion worth of American pork last year. Now it will charge American farmers a 10 percent tariff, rising to 20 percent next month.
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June 5, 2018 7:27 AM
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More see decline of unions as bad for working people than good in US

More see decline of unions as bad for working people than good in US | PSLabor:  Your Union Free Advantage | Scoop.it
The survey also finds that 55% of Americans have a favorable impression of unions, with about as many viewing business corporations favorably.
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June 5, 2018 7:16 AM
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Senators: Labor Board Uses Regulation to ‘Evade’ Ethics Issue (1)

Three lawmakers said to be considering a Democratic run for the White House told federal labor board Chairman John Ring (R) May 29 that they’re concerned the board is using the regulatory process to skirt conflict-of-interest issues and update its approach to joint employment to favor large...
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June 5, 2018 7:10 AM
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Las Vegas Union strike is much ado about nothing

Las Vegas Union strike is much ado about nothing | PSLabor:  Your Union Free Advantage | Scoop.it
CalvinAyre.com’s Rafi Farber has dismissed the strike that the Culinary Workers Union is threatening in Las Vegas as “largely irrelevant.”...
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June 5, 2018 7:05 AM
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NLRB Micro-Unit Unions: Boeing South Carolina

NLRB Micro-Unit Unions: Boeing South Carolina | PSLabor:  Your Union Free Advantage | Scoop.it
NLRB overruled 2011 Specialty Healthcare decision that made it easier for unions to form micro-units, organize smaller segments of workforces, Boeing facility in South Carolina tests case.
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June 5, 2018 6:59 AM
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What are the working conditions inside Tesla's electric car factory? | KALW

What are the working conditions inside Tesla's electric car factory? | KALW | PSLabor:  Your Union Free Advantage | Scoop.it
On this edition of Your Call, we’ll discuss recent reporting on the working conditions at Tesla, the manufacturer of futuristic electric cars.How has the...
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June 4, 2018 6:54 AM
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Report: Tariffs mean companies are NOT using American steel

Report: Tariffs mean companies are NOT using American steel | PSLabor:  Your Union Free Advantage | Scoop.it
And here...we...go.
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June 4, 2018 6:40 AM
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Mariam Noujaim

Mariam Noujaim | PSLabor:  Your Union Free Advantage | Scoop.it
Mariam Noujaim believes labor unions have a place and role to play in the American workplace; when they act like unions.Mariam, a longtime California state employee, had for years advocated the reduction of waste and inefficiency in her workplace and her union, the Service Employees International...
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June 4, 2018 6:33 AM
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Las Vegas strike threat: union reaches tentative deal with MGM Resorts | US news | The Guardian

Las Vegas strike threat: union reaches tentative deal with MGM Resorts | US news | The Guardian | PSLabor:  Your Union Free Advantage | Scoop.it
A union for casino-hotel workers says it has reached a tentative agreement with MGM Resorts
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June 4, 2018 6:29 AM
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Union: School districts with high opt-out rates face penalty

Union: School districts with high opt-out rates face penalty | PSLabor:  Your Union Free Advantage | Scoop.it
New York State United Teachers is targeting proposed new financial penalties and other sanctions for school districts that do not maintain student test participation rates of at least 95 percent.
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June 4, 2018 6:20 AM
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Trump signs executive orders cracking down on federal unions representing about 2.1 million employees

Trump signs executive orders cracking down on federal unions representing about 2.1 million employees | PSLabor:  Your Union Free Advantage | Scoop.it
Reinstate our Common Law under our Bill of Rights...
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May 31, 2018 7:47 AM
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Missouri Rewrites Public Sector Labor Law

Missouri Rewrites Public Sector Labor Law | PSLabor:  Your Union Free Advantage | Scoop.it
Close examination of Missouri General Assembly House Bill HB 1413 carve-outs and provisions affecting the representation process public sector labor law.
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June 6, 2018 6:47 AM
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Dow stock Caterpillar is quietly falling after soaring 70% last year

Dow stock Caterpillar is quietly falling after soaring 70% last year | PSLabor:  Your Union Free Advantage | Scoop.it
Shares of Caterpillar are in a correction, and its recent underperformance may be illustrative of a pickup in the rotation out of multinationals and into small-cap names, says Matt Maley.
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June 6, 2018 5:55 AM
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Toys "R" Us workers take pay demands to Wall Street - CBS News

Toys "R" Us workers take pay demands to Wall Street - CBS News | PSLabor:  Your Union Free Advantage | Scoop.it
Employees denied severance say it's not fair investors and executives profited as toy store went bankrupt
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June 5, 2018 7:17 AM
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A friendly reminder for SC Boeing employees

A friendly reminder for SC Boeing employees | PSLabor:  Your Union Free Advantage | Scoop.it
We have not heard the last of an effort to unionize workers at a Boeing plant in South Carolina.
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June 5, 2018 7:12 AM
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Las Vegas hotel workers vs. robots is a sign of looming labor challenges | Commentary

The most important news story in recent days is one that has gone practically unnoticed in the media: the threat by 50,000 Las Vegas hotel and...
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June 5, 2018 7:06 AM
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The Women Who Make Clothes for Walmart Declare #MeToo

The Women Who Make Clothes for Walmart Declare #MeToo | PSLabor:  Your Union Free Advantage | Scoop.it
Walmart has a responsibility to each of these women to make their workplaces respectful, dignified, and free from violence and discrimination.
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June 5, 2018 7:01 AM
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Union negotiates with smaller Vegas casinos to avoid strike

Union negotiates with smaller Vegas casinos to avoid strike | PSLabor:  Your Union Free Advantage | Scoop.it
A union for Las Vegas casino-hotel workers is shifting its attention to negotiating contracts with smaller casino operators.
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June 5, 2018 6:57 AM
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Building up the bundle of sticks: new ideas for union organising

Building up the bundle of sticks: new ideas for union organising | PSLabor:  Your Union Free Advantage | Scoop.it
A mini-series of blogs, published by SPERI and openDemocracy, will present new ideas for how unions can organise and engage with the workforce.
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June 4, 2018 6:43 AM
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Caesars Windsor, union reach tentative deal — again

Caesars Windsor, union reach tentative deal — again | PSLabor:  Your Union Free Advantage | Scoop.it
Union members will vote on a new tentative agreement that could end the nearly two-month closure of the casino-hotel. They have rejected two previous deals.
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June 4, 2018 6:37 AM
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Oakland DA Candidate Accused Police Union Of ‘Race-Baiting’

Oakland DA Candidate Accused Police Union Of ‘Race-Baiting’ | PSLabor:  Your Union Free Advantage | Scoop.it
The Oakland police union sent out an email blast against district attorney candidate Pamela Price that targets only non African-American residents.
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June 4, 2018 6:30 AM
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A Machinist Break-in at Boeing

A Machinist Break-in at Boeing | PSLabor:  Your Union Free Advantage | Scoop.it
A mere 104 of the plant’s 3,000 workers voted to let the union in.
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June 4, 2018 6:28 AM
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Bernie Sanders Calls Out Bob Iger at Disneyland Workers Protest

Bernie Sanders Calls Out Bob Iger at Disneyland Workers Protest | PSLabor:  Your Union Free Advantage | Scoop.it
"If Disney can afford to pay its CEO up to $423 million, it can afford to pay all of its workers a living wage," Sanders tweets...
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June 4, 2018 6:17 AM
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These U.S. industries could feel the bite of a trade war - CBS News

These U.S. industries could feel the bite of a trade war - CBS News | PSLabor:  Your Union Free Advantage | Scoop.it
Pork producers and motorcycle makers are among those that could get slammed by a trade dispute...
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