tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138016442011-11-18T03:26:18.799-05:00Worker Safety & HealthDetroit based SEMCOSH, linked with two dozen U.S. COSH groups, trains workers on occupational safety and health. Coupled with organizing and advocacy skill training, helps workers enforce safety rights.J Ditzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13943436659806833700noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13801644.post-1123291060152884552005-08-05T21:17:00.000-04:002005-08-05T21:17:40.166-04:00American Rights at Work: July 2005 Case
"Big Brother Nixes Happy Hour NLRB Green Lights Ban on Off-Duty Fraternizing Among Co-Workers
It is a regular pastime for co-workers to chat during a coffee break, at a union hall, or over a beer about workplace issues, good grilling recipes, and celebrity gossip. Yet a recent ruling by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) allows employers to ban Marknoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13801644.post-1119286664757032012005-06-20T12:30:00.000-04:002005-06-20T12:57:44.760-04:00Using safety strategically in organizingSafety and health are core union issues. The history of workplace safety -- aka working conditions -- is that nothing improves without worker struggle. Legal 'right', government agencies, the goodwill of employers... none of these things improve working conditions. Workers, and unions, are what improve working conditions.SEMCOSH and the Michigan AFL-CIO J Ditzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13943436659806833700noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13801644.post-1119230662381417632005-06-19T20:50:00.000-04:002005-06-19T21:24:22.386-04:00US Labor Anniversary YearThis summer the IWW is 100, the merged AFL-CIO is 50, and the UAW is 70. The Wobs are celebrating with concerts, conferences, newly published books, and art shows. The AFL-CIO is experiencing a messy split and the UAW faces some tough struggles.The important question isn't whether Andy Stern (SEIU prez) gets his new federation or whether John Sweeney gets another term... J Ditzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13943436659806833700noreply@blogger.com2