With apologies to Jeff Foxworthy and his “you might be a Redneck” routine: “If you arrive at work in the morning and find a 25-foot high inflatable rat balloon on the sidewalk – you might have a union issue.” That was the situation in which Miami University officials and one of their construction contractors found themselves recently.
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NLRB Befriends Unions Again, and Again
By John Stephen on
No, this is not another comment on the much-publicized and highly politicized complaint filed by the National Labor Relations Board (“Board” or “NLRB”) against Boeing for allegedly moving work from Washington to South Carolina in retaliation for protected union activity. Rather, it pertains to Sheet Metal Workers Local 15 (Brandon Medical Center) and Auto Workers Local 376 (Colt’s Mfg. Co.), decisions issued by the Board on May 26 and May 27, 2011, respectively.
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