Senate approves Solis as Labor Department secretary, ‘card-check’ debate heats up
Feb 26, 2009
After months of delay, the Senate Tuesday approved Rep. Hilda Solis (D-CA) for the job of secretary of the Labor Department. The move is likely to intensify the controversy over the “card-check”...
Three nursing unions merge, forming 150,000-member organization
Feb 20, 2009
Three major nursing unions have announced they will merge to form one massive union to strengthen their voice in the debate over healthcare reform, according to news reports.
Deposed union leaders stage California healthcare coup
Feb 04, 2009
The recently ousted leaders of United Healthcare Workers West, an Oakland, CA-based Service Employees International Union local, have filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to allow workers...
Obama issues pro-union orders
Feb 03, 2009
President Obama issued a series of pro-labor executive orders Friday, sparking new worries for providers and other employers that even more pro-union action could be forthcoming.
SEIU announces consolidation in California amid continuing protest
Jan 13, 2009
The Service Employees International Union, which represents nursing home and healthcare employees throughout the country, will merge 240,000 California members into one “mega-local.”
‘Card-check’ legislation pits unions against business leaders
Jan 12, 2009
Business leaders around the country are engaged in silent combat against a bill that would make it easier for workers to organize.
Card-check legislation is expected to surface this Congress, and the Obama administration appears to be leaning in favor of such a bill.
Groups pressure Obama to act on healthcare reform
Nov 12, 2008
Four advocacy groups launched a $1 million advertising blitz on Tuesday urging President-elect Barack Obama to focus on healthcare reform during his first 100 days in office.
SEIU leaves nursing home amid growing anti-union sentiment
Oct 24, 2008
Anti-union workers at a nursing home in Canton, New York, have ousted the Service Employees International Union from their facility, according to local reports.
Labor Department unseats long-term care union leaders
Oct 22, 2008
Elected officers at the Service Employees International Union’s largest California chapter are out of their posts after the U.S. Labor Department charged the local’s leaders with violating...