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SEIU
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Management Memo
An Unconventional Convention: Fast Food Workers Of The World Unite With SEIU Support
The New York Times reported today in its business section in article by Steven Greenhouse, who covers labor matters for the paper, about a convention taking place in Addison. The…
Labor & Collective Bargaining
Supreme Court’s Decision on Compulsory Union Fees May Have Extensive Effect
By Howard M. Bloom, Philip B. Rosen, Jackson Lewis P.C.
The United States Supreme Court is expected to rule shortly on a case that could deal a crushing blow to unions representing public employees. The case, Harris v. Quinn, No. 12-861,…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Pittsburgh Nonprofit Target of Union, City Government Seeking Tax Revenue
The New York Times reports that the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), a nonprofit conglomerate of 22 hospitals and 62,000 employees, is facing a campaign by the Service Employees…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Public-Sector Fair Share Appears to be Safe
Steven D. Schwinn, John Marshall Law School The Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in Harris v. Quinn, the case testing whether fair-share fees for non-union in-home care providers in the…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Court Takes on Fair Share Union Dues (Again)
Steven D. Schwinn John Marshall Law SchoolThe Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Tuesday in Harris v. Quinn, the case testing whether a state law requiring non-union homecare personal assistants…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Court to Hear Case Pitting Mandatory Union Fees Against First Amendment
The Supreme Court today agreed to hear a case pitting mandatory union fees for non-members against non-members' free speech and free association rights. The case, Harris v. Quinn, is the second…
Labor & Collective Bargaining
United Food and Commercial Workers Union Likely to Rejoin AFL-CIO
It appears the Change to Win Federation (CTW), labor’s ambitious effort to revive the American labor movement, may be on its death bed. The United Food and Commercial Workers Union…
ImmigrationProf Blog
SEIU and NAM Jointly Urge Congress for Immigration Reform
From the National Association of Manufacturers:Immigration reform has clearly drawn the interest of a wide and varied group, and I wanted to draw your attention to a letter that represents…
Canadian Labour and Employment Law
Union Certificaiton Campaigns: What are the Boundaries of Employer Free Speech?
The Ontario Labour Relations Board's decision in Service Employees International Union, Local 1 Canada, Applicant v. PRP Senior Living Inc. o/a Sunrise of Aurora, 2013 CanLII 15847 has given rise…
Healthcare Law Insights
Healthcare Organizations are Still Targets for Union Organization
By Terry Potter
While union organizing is decreasing in so many other parts of the economy, the healthcare industry remains a target. The Service Employees International Union in particular continues in its efforts…