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Strikes
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Labor Law Prof Blog
Return of the Sit-Down Strike
The title of this post is courtesy of Harris Freeman (Western New England) who brings to my attention the current situation in Chicago concerning the developments at Republic Windows:Harris writes:Members…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Doorey on York University Strike
Unbeknownst to me until today, there has been a strike on-going at York University in Canada where friend of the blog, David Doorey, teaches. He writes on his blog:The CUPE…
Media Law Prof Blog
National Union of Journalists Will Poll Members on Possible Strike Against ITV
The National Union of Journalists has indicated it plans to survey members concerning a possible strike because ITV management, NUJ says, is not cooperating in formal negotiations over handling job…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Strike Averted at Boeing
According to the New York Times, the union at Boeing workers in Washington, Oregon, and Kansas voted to reject the company's latest contract offer. The vote was overwhelmingly, 80 percent,in…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Screen Actors in “De Facto” Strike
The AFP is reporting:US production studios warned Monday that Hollywood's entertainmentindustry "is now in a de facto strike" after they presented a finaloffer to the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) as…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Criminal Prosecution of Filipino Nurses and Their Attorney For Endangering Welfare of Nursing Home Patients During Concerted Activity
Robert Steinfeld (Buffalo) writes to update us of a criminal prosecution of employees at a nursing home who attempted to go out on strike:[Here's] a brief note about the criminal…
Media Law Prof Blog
Strike Looming at Thomson-Reuters
There's likely to be a strike at Thomson-Reuters, reports the Guardian today. Thomson bought the wire service last year and has been trying to cut costs. The National Union of…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Strike authorized at Bloomingdales
According to an AP story printed in New York's Newsday,Workers have authorized a strike at Bloomingdale's flagship 59th St. store, which could lead to the first shutdown at the famed…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Scabs Wanted for Hire at American Axle
Frank Williams at The Truth About Cars has this story stemming from the on-going American Axle strike:An interesting "help wanted" ad appeared in several cities' papers yesterday: "Employment offered to…
Media Law Prof Blog
Express Newspapers Journalists Vote On Possible Strike
The National Union of Journalists is preparing for labor action at Express Newspapers in London, Glasgow and Lancashire. Talks aimed at increasing reporters' pay by three percent have failed. The…