New Orleans Governor Brownback of Kansas signed into law the most oppressive and restrictive legislation dealing with welfare families in the United States. Really? Is that something to be proud of in Kansas now? The headlines have focused on the stigmatization of these families with children on TANF – Temporary Assistance to Needy Families. Nail …
NLRB Looking at Free Rider Pay-to-Play Dues Obligation
New Orleans The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) took a step that might be small, but at least seems in the right direction. They have solicited legal briefs, and no doubt there will be many from both the union and management side of the bar, on the question of dues or fee obligations for nonmembers …
Needing Another Gulf Coast Coal Terminal Like a Hole in the Head
New Orleans Recently meeting with environmental organizers and researchers at an annual strategy conference in New York City, I heard one report after another about proposed coal terminals on the West Coast that were being abandoned as demand from China decreases and its own growing environmental awareness around climate increases. The prospects for coal fired …