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NWA Labor News: NLRB Rule -- UPDATE
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Newsletter of the Northwest Arkansas Labor Council. Tuesday, April 24, 2012. NLRB Rule - UPDATE. Thanks to everyone who contacted Senators Pryor and Boozman on today's vote. The Republican effort to undermine fair union elections was defeated today, 45-54. Senator Pryor voted to keep. Corporate-bought politicians are taking aim at workers again. And this time, they’ve got fair elections for workers in the crosshairs. By limiting delays and frivolous litigation, the NLRB’s rule helps ensure that wor...
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NWA Labor News: AFL-CIO Southern State Federation, Central Labor Council and Community Services Conference
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Newsletter of the Northwest Arkansas Labor Council. Thursday, March 21, 2013. AFL-CIO Southern State Federation, Central Labor Council and Community Services Conference. AFL-CIO Southern State Federation, Central Labor Council and Community Services Conference. April 18-21, 2013. We encourage all councils to bring a young worker leader from your organization or affiliate to join you at this conference. We should be deliberate about catching the Next Wave of activists and leaders and give them the opp...
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Campus and Community News: Labor Day: Honoring Our History, Fighting for Our Future
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Campus and Community News. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Local 965. Saturday, September 4, 2010. Labor Day: Honoring Our History, Fighting for Our Future. On Labor Day, we celebrate the social and economic achievements of American workers. However, during years such as this one, Labor Day also marks the start of election season. You might be wondering what politics has to do with Labor Day. The answer is: EVERYTHING. What is it going to be? A Philip Randolph Institute.
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Campus and Community News: Local 965 Members in Politics
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Campus and Community News. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Local 965. Wednesday, November 3, 2010. Local 965 Members in Politics. AFSCME Local 965 members were very active in helping elect good people to public office this year. Now that the election is over, we want to say a special thanks to our members who have been active as candidates and public officials in 2010. Thank you for making Arkansas happen! Rhonda Adams, elected to Fayetteville City Council. City of West Fork.
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Campus and Community News: Catastrophic Leave Donation Drive
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Campus and Community News. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Local 965. Wednesday, November 3, 2010. Catastrophic Leave Donation Drive. The Catastrophic Leave Bank Program assists eligible University of Arkansas employees through. Injuries, and illnesses incurred by them or eligible family members after the employees exhaust their earned sick leave, annual leave, holidays, and. During fiscal year 2010, 31 University employees received assistance from this program. If you woul...
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Campus and Community News: Jordan Fellowship in Arkansas Labor History
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Campus and Community News. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Local 965. Wednesday, January 26, 2011. Jordan Fellowship in Arkansas Labor History. The stipend can be used for any purpose related to the research project, including reproduction of materials, oral history interviewing, and traveling and lodging. Documentation will be required for reimbursements. The Fellowship provides financial assistance for graduate students as well as junior and senior faculty using the Unive...
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Campus and Community News: America’s Future Is at Stake this Labor Day
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Campus and Community News. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Local 965. Friday, September 2, 2011. America’s Future Is at Stake this Labor Day. Undermine Social Security and increase the taxes paid by working families while giving massive benefits to corporations and the very rich. We fought for reforms . . . In Maine, for example, union members fought Governor Paul LePage and his allies who tried to make an end run around child labor laws. By requiring voters to obtain gover...
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Campus and Community News: AFSCME and the Election
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Campus and Community News. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Local 965. Saturday, October 23, 2010. AFSCME and the Election. This election is about the key issues that affect you and your communities: job creation, your rights on the job, policies that create jobs here at home. We can’t match them dollar for dollar. But we have the power of a mobilized membership. AFSCME LOCAL 965 POSITIONS ON BALLOT ISSUES. AGAINST Issue No. 2. For a Constitutional Amendment to remove the in...
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Campus and Community News: This Week in Arkansas Labor History
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Campus and Community News. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Local 965. Tuesday, October 5, 2010. This Week in Arkansas Labor History. 1963 - AFSCME Local 965 calls first public employee strike in the South, as 300 physical plant employees set picket lines at University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, to protest UA administration recalcitrance on wages and benefits. Brad Brewster, 2006. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Chartered on August 3, 1962 Fayetteville, Arkansas.