WHAT DO NEW LABOR RULINGS
MEAN FOR AREA WORKERS?
"Richard F. Griffin Jr., the labor board’s general counsel, said a
1962 Supreme Court case — involving a spontaneous walkout
because a factory was so cold — makes clear that the National
Labor Relations Act protects nonunion workers, too.”
(New York Times, 9/16/15)
The California Labor Commissioner’s Office,
last June, said that drivers for Uber should be
classified as employees and not independent
contractors.
National Labor Relations Board, Aug. 27, 2015,
ruled that unions representing workers at fast-food
chains are legally entitled to bargain with the parent
company (like McDonald’s), not just the local franchisee.
Join us for a discussion of these rulings, and their implications for local conditions.
Presentations:
Dan Graff, Director of the Higgins Labor Studies Program at the University of Notre Dame
Troy Warner, local attorney and former electrician and organizer with IBEW Local 153
Labor panel:
Bob Warnock III, President of Teamsters Local 364
Tony Flora, President of the North-Central Indiana AFL-CIO
Theresa Yoon-Haring, Organizer, SEIU healthcare
WHEN: Tuesday, November 17, 2015, 7 PM
WHERE: LaSalle Library, 3232 West Ardmore Trail, South Bend