New Orleans Good news in a bleak horizon: the National Mediation Board approved a rule change allowing the majority who cast their vote for a union covered under the Railway Act to determine representation, rather than a majority of those eligible to vote. This should mean a significant increase in unionization within the airline industry, …
Category: Labor Organizing
New SEIU President Stepping up the Game
New Orleans The Service Employees International Union (SEIU)’s Executive Board met and officially ratified the election of Mary Kay Henry as its new – and first woman – president which had been obvious after four of the seven executive vice-presidents and most of the large locals had swung to her with the announcement of Andy …
Marriages of Convenience: Chouest, Unions, Hornets
New Orleans The New Orleans Hornets NBA team officially announced they are changing ownership from a fellow named George Shinn struggling with some health issues and a local fellow from south Louisiana named Gary Chouest, described as a “billionaire investor.” We love the Hornets. They have the cheapest seats in the NBA, and my son …