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United Auto Workers
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HR Defense
NLRB Makes It Easier For Unions To Organize
In Dana Corp, 356 NLRB No. 49 (December 6, 2010), the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) held that Dana Corporation and the UAW did not violate labor law when…
Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog
Rare En Banc Hearing Granted in Organized Labor Grievance Appeal
By Bruce Khula
On December 7, 2010, the Sixth Circuit granted a rare en banc hearing in Chapman v. United Auto Workers Local 1005 (6th Cir., Case No. 10-3616) (PDF), an appeal involving…
Labor Law Prof Blog
NLRB Upholds Dana Corp. Voluntary Recognition Agreement
Dana Corp. is back in the news yet again. This time because of a challenge to an agreement between the employer and the UAW under which the employer agreed to…
Vorys on Labor
UAW Principles for a “Fair” Union Election
By Allen Kinzer
With card check recognition all but dead, the UAW is trying to take matters into its own hands in re-writing rules for union elections. A couple of months ago, UAW President…
The Right Coast
Maybe it’s time to stick up for democracy in Iran Tom Smith
Like Roger Simon, I am starting to get a little sick over our silence while brave men and women are getting the living shit kicked out of them fighting for…
Labor Law Prof Blog
UAW as Union and Owner
With the UAW's new stake in GM and Chrysler, issues are naturally arising about the union's dual constituency as a representative of employees and as an owner. Steven Greenhouse at…
Labor Law Prof Blog
UAW Ratifies New Agreement With GM
As GM's bankruptcy filing rapidly approaches, the UAW membership ratified a set of concessions to help keep the automaker afloat, with 74% of voters approving the package. According to the…
Labor Law Prof Blog
GM’s New Owners
With GM looking like it will file for bankruptcy soon, the New York Times is reporting on a tentative deal to restructure the company. Under the deal, the federal government…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Chysler Dodging Bankruptcy Bullet?
Despite a couple of recent posts on an imminent bankruptcy filing by Chrysler (see here and here), it's now appearing that the carmaker may be able to avoid bankruptcy. The…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Chrysler Bankruptcy, Part II
We posted recently on the possibility of an impending bankruptcy filing by Chrysler. That is still very much a possibility, but the automaker has cleared one major hurdle to receiving…