Monday, December 29, 2014

Free classes for union and agency reps in the DC public sector are available at the 2015 Second Tuesdays at PERB series. Taught by John Higgins, former member and acting General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board and Adjunct Lecturer in Labor Law at Catholic University, the series includes topics like Unfair Labor Practices, Arbitration Review Requests and Conducting Elections. Check out the 2015 schedule by going to dclabor.org and clicking on calendar. Space is limited and early registration is encouraged.

Here’s today’s labor history:
On this date in 1970, after years of intensive lobbying by the labor movement, a comprehensive national safety law was enacted as President Richard Nixon signed the Occupational Safety & Health Act, creating the Occupational Safety & Health Administration, or OSHA.

And in 2006, more than 15,000 United Steel Workers who worked at 16 Goodyear Tire & Rubber plants ended an 86-day strike, ratifying a three-year contract.

Today’s labor quote is by populist Jim Hightower:
“The good news is that out in the countryside, just about every place that's got a zip code has somebody or some group of people battling the economic and political exclusion that Wall Street and Washington are shoving down our throats.”