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LABOR GETS IMMEDIATE HELP FROM LEGISLATURE AND GOVERNOR TO DEAL WITH JANUS FALLOUT

July 3, 2018 by John C. Provost

The Supreme Court issued its Janus decision, allowing public employees to opt out of paying fair share fees, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time June 27. By early afternoon the same day, right wing anti-union organizations… Read More

California Greatly Expands Availability of Maternity and Paternity Leave

October 19, 2017 by John C. Provost

Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation last week that will greatly expand the number of employees to whom employers must offer maternity and paternity leave.Under current law, the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) – as its… Read More

Teamsters and California Hauling Company Reach Settlement through NLRB – Back Wages and New Bargaining Agreement Result

May 12, 2014 by John C. Provost

A three-year effort by the employees of an aggregate-hauling company in Marysville, California and by Teamsters Local 137 to represent those employees ended in success last week with a settlement spearheaded by Region 20 of… Read More