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Archive for December, 2014
San Francisco Becomes First U.S. City to Pass “Retail Workers’ Bill of Rights”
December 29, 2014 by
Vishtasp Soroushian
San Francisco has passed an ordinance that will protect its retail workers from terms of employment that involve irregular or changing shift schedules. The ordinance, popularly referred to as the Retail Workers’ Bill of Rights,… Read More
Union Just-Cause Actions: California Supreme Court Grants Arbitrators Authority to Decide Pitchess Motions
December 22, 2014 by
Andrew Baker
The California Supreme Court has issued a decision making it easier for unions to follow the procedures necessary to obtain disclosure of personnel records for law enforcement officers when they are needed to defend grievants… Read More
Teamsters Local 853 Organizes Facebook Shuttle Drivers
December 17, 2014 by
Dalisai Nisperos
Shuttle bus drivers employed in the Silicon Valley / San Francisco Bay Area to transport Facebook employees have voted overwhelmingly to join the ranks of Teamsters Local 853 to improve their wages and working conditions…. Read More
NLRB Recognizes Times Have Changed: Employees May Use Employer’s Email for Union Talk
December 15, 2014 by
Susan Garea
The NLRB has ruled that employers may not prohibit employees from using company email systems to engage in union communications during nonworking time. In Purple Communications Inc., issued December 11, 2014, the Board held that… Read More
NLRB Issues Final Rule to Modernize and Streamline Election Procedures
by
Susan Garea
New election rules just adopted by the National Labor Relations Board should expedite union elections and limit employer delaying tactics in the NLRB election process, thus expediting union organizing efforts. The new election rules take… Read More
California Paid Sick Leave Legislation
December 9, 2014 by
Sheila Sexton
The California Legislature recently passed a new law mandating that employers provide their employees with at least three (3) paid sick leave days per year. The law will become effective July 1, 2015, and applies… Read More
Minimum Wage Ordinances
December 4, 2014 by
Sheila Sexton
The current minimum wage for the State of California is $9.00 and is scheduled to increase to $10.00 on January 1, 2016. San Francisco, Oakland and Richmond recently passed ordinances raising the minimum wage for… Read More
San Francisco Becomes First U.S. City to Pass “Retail Workers’ Bill of Rights”
December 29, 2014 by Vishtasp Soroushian
San Francisco has passed an ordinance that will protect its retail workers from terms of employment that involve irregular or changing shift schedules. The ordinance, popularly referred to as the Retail Workers’ Bill of Rights,… Read More
Union Just-Cause Actions: California Supreme Court Grants Arbitrators Authority to Decide Pitchess Motions
December 22, 2014 by Andrew Baker
The California Supreme Court has issued a decision making it easier for unions to follow the procedures necessary to obtain disclosure of personnel records for law enforcement officers when they are needed to defend grievants… Read More
Teamsters Local 853 Organizes Facebook Shuttle Drivers
December 17, 2014 by Dalisai Nisperos
Shuttle bus drivers employed in the Silicon Valley / San Francisco Bay Area to transport Facebook employees have voted overwhelmingly to join the ranks of Teamsters Local 853 to improve their wages and working conditions…. Read More
NLRB Recognizes Times Have Changed: Employees May Use Employer’s Email for Union Talk
December 15, 2014 by Susan Garea
The NLRB has ruled that employers may not prohibit employees from using company email systems to engage in union communications during nonworking time. In Purple Communications Inc., issued December 11, 2014, the Board held that… Read More
NLRB Issues Final Rule to Modernize and Streamline Election Procedures
by Susan Garea
New election rules just adopted by the National Labor Relations Board should expedite union elections and limit employer delaying tactics in the NLRB election process, thus expediting union organizing efforts. The new election rules take… Read More
California Paid Sick Leave Legislation
December 9, 2014 by Sheila Sexton
The California Legislature recently passed a new law mandating that employers provide their employees with at least three (3) paid sick leave days per year. The law will become effective July 1, 2015, and applies… Read More
Minimum Wage Ordinances
December 4, 2014 by Sheila Sexton
The current minimum wage for the State of California is $9.00 and is scheduled to increase to $10.00 on January 1, 2016. San Francisco, Oakland and Richmond recently passed ordinances raising the minimum wage for… Read More
