NLRB endorses union growth during economic recovery
At a time when unions are taking heat as sources of wasteful spending, the National Labor Relations Board has voiced its support for union expansion during the economy recovery, the Wisconsin Law Journal reports.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics had reported that union memberships declined over the last two years, falling to 11.9 percent of that nation's workforce in 2010 and representing approximately 14.7 million employees. But that is a decline of 600,000 employees from 2009 levels, prompting the NLRB to push for more unionizing.
"Workers today receive extensive workplace protections without the need for union representation through positive law, such as anti-discrimination laws, health and safety regulation, minimum wage and overtime compensation, equal pay, family and medical leave, and benefits continuation," Timothy C. Kamin wrote for the Journal.
While voicing support for further unionizing, the NLRB also settled the case of the Connecticut ambulance worker who dismissed last October after she wrote disparaging comments on Facebook about her employer, American Medical Response of Connecticut. As part of the settlement, AMR agreed that it would not stifle future calls for unionization by its employees.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics had reported that union memberships declined over the last two years, falling to 11.9 percent of that nation's workforce in 2010 and representing approximately 14.7 million employees. But that is a decline of 600,000 employees from 2009 levels, prompting the NLRB to push for more unionizing.
"Workers today receive extensive workplace protections without the need for union representation through positive law, such as anti-discrimination laws, health and safety regulation, minimum wage and overtime compensation, equal pay, family and medical leave, and benefits continuation," Timothy C. Kamin wrote for the Journal.
While voicing support for further unionizing, the NLRB also settled the case of the Connecticut ambulance worker who dismissed last October after she wrote disparaging comments on Facebook about her employer, American Medical Response of Connecticut. As part of the settlement, AMR agreed that it would not stifle future calls for unionization by its employees.
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