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Why Bloggers Don't Need a Labor Union

It appears some left-wing political bloggers are trying to form a labor union in hopes they’ll receive health insurance and better working standards. Here are five reasons why this is a stupid move. 1. Where do we draw the line? It seems we can barely agree on how to define a blogger, so how do we decided who gets to join the union?

Do Bloggers Need To Unionize?

There have always been pro-union people and anti-union people, and you can usually guess who's what depending on their individual caste. In this case, though it carries with it the same arguments, it will have to be decided first if an industry has emerged from nebulous existence and into a viable, thriving industry.

IBM Crisis Averted: Suit Settled

IBM announced last week that a settlement had been reached in a civil suit with a very high price tag.

Are Employers Liable For Technology Addiction?

The advent of the always-connected workforce has spurred a management researcher to ponder the liability of employers who take advantage of employee's "propensity toward workaholism and technology addiction" as employees remain on-call even during leisure time.

HR Watch 2005

Company policy asking employees to report union "harassment" violated the National Labor Relations Act.

Business Ownership & Labor Day

Traditionally, supporters mark Labor Day in the context of labor versus corporations, as working people versus big business. But, now that labor has become so involved in business ownership through contributions to pension funds and mutual funds, is it time to think again, to celebrate something new?

Teamsters Union and Service Employees International Union Leave Labor Federation

Two unions have dropped out of the labor federation to form their own group, the Change to Win Coalition. These two unions are the Teamsters Union and the Service Employees International Union.

Two Unions Leave Labor Federation, Two More May Join Them

The Teamsters Union and the Service Employees International Union have withdrawn from the labor federation to form their own group, the Change to Win Coalition.

Can United and Its Labor Unions Negotiate to Prevent a Strike?

United Airlines has been planning to cut $9.9 billion in pension accounts which has angered its labor unions. If the cuts go through, the unions said that they will strike.

CN and IBEW Sign Labor Contract

CN and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) signed a tentative contract covering 644 union members who maintain and repair CN's signals and communications systems across Canada.