The United Steelworkers Remake NLRB Law In Two Landmark Cases - WNY Labor Today: Western New York's Regional Labor News Web Site

The United Steelworkers Remake NLRB Law In Two Landmark Cases - WNY Labor Today: Western New York's Regional Labor News Web Site: "In Lamons Gasket Company, the USW successfully prevailed upon the NLRB to overrule its Bush-era case of Dana Corp., which, in contravention of 50 years of prior NLRB and court law, had made it more difficult to obtain voluntary recognition from an employer.  In Lamons Gasket, the NLRB has now placed the law back in conformity with the original intent of Congress in passing the National Relations Labor Act (NLRA) “to promote Union Organizing and Collective Bargaining by workers."

In Specialty Health Care, the USW successfully prevailed upon the Board to permit Unions to more freely choose the types of bargaining units they wish to organize, specifically allowing the USW to organize a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)-Only Unit at a Non-Acute Care Nursing Home Facility.

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The New Resentment of the Poor - NYTimes.com

The New Resentment of the Poor - NYTimes.com: "These Republican leaders, who think nothing of widening tax loopholes for corporations and multimillion-dollar estates, are offended by the idea that people making less than $40,000 might benefit from the progressive tax code. They are infuriated by the earned income tax credit (the pride of Ronald Reagan), which has become the biggest and most effective antipoverty program by giving working families thousands of dollars a year in tax refunds. They scoff at continuing President Obama’s payroll tax cut, which is tilted toward low- and middle-income workers and expires in December."

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Wall Street Goes to School: Education and the Crisis of Public Values | Dissident Voice

Wall Street Goes to School: Education and the Crisis of Public Values | Dissident Voice: "The Texas Board of Education’s decision last year to delete all history of working-class organizing and resistance would prove merely the latest round in a long battle to do away with any education that doesn’t assign students consumer identities—giving to teachers that of salesclerks."


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Senior Discounts

Senior Discounts Restaurants Applebee's: 15% off with Golden Apple Card (60+) Arby's: 10% off (55+) Ben & Jerry's: 10% off (60+) Bennigan's: discount varies by location Bob's Big Boy: discount varies by location (60+) Boston Market: 10% off (65+) Burger King: 10% off (60+) Captain D's Seafood: discount varies on location (62+) Chick-Fil-A: 10% off or free small drink or coffee (55+) Chili's: 10% off (55+) CiCi's Pizza: 10% off (60+) Culver's: 10% off (60+) Denny's: 10% off, 20% off for AARP members (55+) Dunkin' Donuts: 10% off or free coffee (55+) Einstein's Bagels: 10% off baker's dozen of bagels (60+) Fuddrucker's: 10% off any senior platter (55+) Gatti's Pizza: 10% off (60+) Golden Corral: 10% off (60+) Hardee's: $0.33 beverages everyday (65+) IHOP: 10% off (55+) Jack in the Box: up to 20% off (55+) KFC: free small drink with any meal (55+) Krispy Kreme: 10% off (50+) Long John Silver's: various discounts at participating locations (55+) McDonald's: discounts on coffee everyday (55+) Mrs. Fields: 10% off at participating locations (60+) Shoney's: 10% off Sonic: 10% off or free beverage (60+) Steak `n Shake: 10% off every Monday & Tuesday (50+) Subway: 10% off (60+) Sweet Tomatoes 10% off (62+) Taco Bell: 5% off; free beverages for seniors (65+) TCBY: 10% off (55+) Tea Room Cafe: 10% off (50+) Village Inn: 10% off (60+) Waffle House: 10% off every Monday (60+) Wendy's: 10% off (55+) White Castle: 10% off (62+) Retail and Apparel Banana Republic: 10% off (50+) Bealls: 20% off first Tuesday of each month (50+) Belk's: 15% off first Tuesday of every month (55+) Big Lots: 10% off Bon-Ton Department Stores: 15% off on senior discount days (55+) C.J. Banks: 10% off every Wednesday (60+) Clarks: 10% off (62+) Dress Barn: 10% off (55+) Goodwill: 10% off one day a week (date varies by location) Hallmark: 10% off one day a week (date varies by location) Kmart: 20% off (50+) Kohl's: 15% off (60+) Modell's Sporting Goods: 10% off Rite Aid: 10% off on Tuesdays & 10% off prescriptions Ross Stores: 10% off every Tuesday (55+) The Salvation Army Thrift Stores: up to 50% off (55+) Stein Mart: 20% off red dot/clearance items first Monday of every month (55+) Grocery Albertson's: 10% off first Wednesday of each month (55+) American Discount Stores: 10% off every Monday (50+) Compare Foods Supermarket: 10% off every Wednesday (60+) DeCicco Family Markets: 5% off every Wednesday (60+) Food Lion: 6% off every Monday (60+) Fry's Supermarket: free Fry's VIP Club Membership & 10% off every Monday (55+) Great Valu Food Store: 5% off every Tuesday (60+) Gristedes Supermarket: 10% off every Tuesday (60+) Harris Teeter: 5% off every Tuesday (60+) Hy-Vee: 5% off one day a week (date varies by location) Kroger: 10% off (date varies by location) Morton Williams Supermarket: 5% off every Tuesday (60+) The Plant Shed: 10% off every Tuesday (50+) Publix: 5% off every Wednesday (55+) Rogers Marketplace: 5% off every Thursday (60+) Uncle Guiseppe's Marketplace: 5% off (62+) Travel Alaska Airlines: 10% off (65+) Alamo: up to 25% off for AARP members American Airlines: various discounts for 65 and up (call before booking for discount) Amtrak: 15% off (62+) Avis: up to 25% off for AARP members Best Western: 10% off (55+) Budget Rental Cars: 10% off; up to 20% off for AARP members (50+) Cambria Suites: 20%-30% off (60+) Clarion: 20%-30% off (60+) Comfort Inn: 20%-30% off (60+) Comfort Suites: 20%-30% off (60+) Continental Airlines: no initiation fee for Continental Presidents Club & special fares for select destinations Dollar Rent-A-Car: 10% off (50+) Econo Lodge: 20%-30% off (60+) Enterprise Rent-A-Car: 5% off for AARP members Greyhound: 5% off (62+) Hampton Inns & Suites: 10% off when booked 72 hours in advance Hertz: up t0 25% off for AARP members Holiday Inn: 10%-30% off depending on location (62+) Hyatt Hotels: 25%-50% off (62+) InterContinental Hotels Group: various discounts at all hotels (65+) Mainstay Suites: 10% off with Mature Traveler's Discount (50+); 20%-30% off (60+) Marriott Hotels: 15% off (62+) Motel 6: 10% off (60+) Myrtle Beach Resort: 10% off (55+) National Rent-A-Car: up to 30% off for AARP members Quality Inn: 20%-30% off (60+) Rodeway Inn: 20%-30% off (60+) Sleep Inn: 20%-30% off (60+) Southwest Airlines: various discounts for ages 65 and up (call before booking for discount) Trailways Transportation System: various discounts for ages 50 and up United Airlines: various discounts for ages 65 and up (call before booking for discount) U.S. Airways: various discounts for ages 65 and up (call before booking for discount) Activities & Entertainment AMC Theaters: up to 30% off (55+) Bally Total Fitness: up to $100 off memberships (62+) Busch Gardens Tampa: $3 off one-day tickets (50+) Carmike Cinemas: 35% off (65+) Cinemark/Century Theaters: up to 35% off U.S. National Parks: $10 lifetime pass; 50% off additional services including camping (62+) Regal Cinemas: 30% off Ripley's Believe it or Not: @ off one-day ticket (55+) SeaWorld Orlando: $3 off one-day tickets (50+) Cell Phone Discounts AT&T: Special Senior Nation 200 Plan $29.99/month (65+) Jitterbug: $10/month cell phone service (50+) Verizon Wireless: Verizon Nationwide 65 Plus Plan $29.99/month (65+) *Check out our Secret Cell Phone Discounts to view all cell phone discounts available to you! Miscellaneous Great Clips: $3 off hair cuts (60+) Super Cuts: $2 off haircuts (60+) Since many senior discounts are not advertised to the public, our advice to men and women over 55 is to ALWAYS ask a sales associate if that store provides a senior discount. That way, you can be sure to get the most bang for you buck.

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Union honcho: Verizon strike about ‘survival’ - BostonHerald.com

Union honcho: Verizon strike about ‘survival’ - BostonHerald.com:

"“This is not a strike over benefits. It’s a strike over Verizon’s attempts to eliminate job security, sick benefits, limits on low-wage contractors, freezing pensions and union busting,” said Fitzpatrick, who helped lead the union in a contentious, 17-week strike against Verizon predecessor New England Telephone Co. in 1989."

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Striking Verizon workers vow to put up a tough fight - Business - The Buffalo News

Striking Verizon workers vow to put up a tough fight - Business - The Buffalo News:

"Indeed, many Verizon Wireless customers have transitioned from Verizon landline to Verizon wireless in addition to or instead of Verizon FiOS.

And what about those wireless profits? Any way you slice it, Verizon as a whole is in good shape financially. Verizon’s record profits and high salaries have become a mantra among workers.

Workers accuse Verizon of using the greater economy’s woes as an excuse to tighten up on wages and benefits and to set the stage for union busting as it moves ahead with its largely non-union and less expensive wireless workforce."

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Verizon, Striking Workers Accuse Each Other of Not Bargaining in Good Faith - WNYC

Verizon, Striking Workers Accuse Each Other of Not Bargaining in Good Faith - WNYC:

"Ellen Danninn, a labor relations expert at Penn State University, said that under Section 8D of the National Labor Relations Act, employers tend to have more leverage.

'If the parties have met their obligations under 8D, and they have reached an impasse and it's a bona fide impasse,' said Danninn, 'these court decisions give employers the right to implement their final offer.'

But she argued that most employers avoided getting to this point because it could demoralize the work force. She also voiced skepticism about Verizon's claims that striking workers were sabotaging company equipment. The company has asked the FBI to investigate the claims.

'I would strongly suspect that the union would advise its members not to do that sort of thing,' said Danninn. 'All it will do is harm their cause.'"

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National Nurses United presents the New Face of America - YouTube

National Nurses United presents the New Face of America - YouTube:

"It's time for a Main Street Contract for the American People. National Nurses United has embarked on a campaign to reverse national priorities and policies that have placed the interests of Wall Street over the crisis facing American families today.

The goal is to chart a new contract for the American people

— for a better life today and a more secure future for our children and future generations. www.mainstreetcontract.org"

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Tell Verizon: Stop Attacking the Middle Class

Tell Verizon: Stop Attacking the Middle Class:

"Tell Verizon: Stop Attacking the Middle Class

While Verizon is taking in massive profits and paying its execs richly, it’s trying to force outrageous cuts on workers—which amount to $20,000 per Verizon family.

Today, 45,000 Verizon workers are on strike to stop the attack on the middle class, and they need our support.

Take action now: Tell Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam to stop Verizon’s attack on the middle class and share his company’s successes with those who made it possible."

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Verizon union members say strike worth hardship - Boston.com

Verizon union members say strike worth hardship - Boston.com:

"The unions - the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and Communications Workers of America - are fighting to keep employee pensions, affordable health care benefits, and a clause that makes it more difficult for Verizon to lay off union workers.

If that job security is wiped away, union members fear they will lose their jobs and the work will be outsourced overseas or shifted to company facilities in other parts of the country. A Verizon spokesman contends that would not happen.

Since Sunday, hundreds of striking workers have been picketing the downtown Boston building where they worked. They hold signs that read “IBEW Local 2222 on Strike Against Verizon’’ and chant slogans like “What do we want? Contracts!’’

Passing drivers have been honking in support, and the strikers respond with cheers. Other workers have picketed Verizon offices and stores throughout the region - even on Monday when the Dow Jones industrial average plunged 634.76 points.

If the strike lasts more than two weeks, CWA members will be able to tap a half-billion-dollar strike fund and receive $200, and then $300 each week after. The IBEW doesn’t have a strike fund."

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Verizon of Delaware Wins Order Barring Picketers From Disrupting Business | Delaware News

Verizon of Delaware Wins Order Barring Picketers From Disrupting Business | Delaware News:

"Delaware Chancery Court Judge Leo Strine Jr. agreed with
the unit of New York-based Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) that
employees on picket lines in Newark, Dover and elsewhere
shouldn’t be allowed to slow operations, block truck traffic,
demonstrate with “blow-up rats,” and commit acts of vandalism
such as jamming vehicle locks with super glue, according to a
court papers made public today"

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Union Workers Say Verizon Strike Might Disrupt Mobile Service | News & Opinion | PCMag.com

Union Workers Say Verizon Strike Might Disrupt Mobile Service | News & Opinion | PCMag.com:

"It's not many—only 70 out of around 80,000 Verizon Wireless employees nationwide—but according to the striking employees, it could result in disrupted cell phone service in the New York metro area, Verizon Wireless' second-largest market after Los Angeles.

Speaking from the picket line outside a Verizon Wireless store in Rockland County, Dan Gutierrez, a steward with the Communications Workers of America, Local 1101, said union members want Verizon Wireless to increase employees' medical coverage.

'They've raised our premium from 10 to 15 percent, and basically haven't increased coverage since 2005,' he said."

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Coal Strike in 1900 Affects Presidential Politics

Reagan vs. Patco - The Strike That Busted Unions - NYTimes.com

Reagan vs. Patco - The Strike That Busted Unions - NYTimes.com:

"Although a conservative, Reagan often argued that private sector workers’ rights to organize were fundamental in a democracy.

He not only made this point when supporting Lech Walesa’s anti-Communist Solidarity movement in Poland; he also boasted of being the first president of the Screen Actors Guild to lead that union in a strike.

Over time, however, his crushing of the controllers’ walkout — which he believed was justified because federal workers were not allowed under the law to strike — has helped undermine the private-sector rights he once defended."

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Venting About Work Conditions with Family Member on Facebook Is Not Protected Concerted Activity « Hiring, Firing, Discipline « netWORKed Lawyers

Venting About Work Conditions with Family Member on Facebook Is Not Protected Concerted Activity « Hiring, Firing, Discipline « netWORKed Lawyers:

"Organizations have been struggling with when and if they can discipline employees after discovering inappropriate Facebook posts about work.

" This uncertainty arose from the National Labor Relations Board’s (“NLRB”) interest in social media sites as a forum for employees to engage in “protected concerted activity” under the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”). "

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Jobs with Justice National Conference

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August 5-7, 2011 in Washington, DC

All Work and No Pay: The Great Speedup | Mother Jones

All Work and No Pay: The Great Speedup | Mother Jones: "Think you're the exception? Nope. 'Virtually all multitaskers think they are brilliant at multitasking,' warns Stanford sociologist Clifford Nass. 'And one of the big discoveries is, you know what? You're really lousy at it. [It's] been demonstrated over and over and over. No one talks about it—I don't know why—but in fact there's no contradictory evidence to this for about the last 15, 20 years.'"