Dear Friend,
I thought you might be interested in this Jobs with Justice campaign.
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) voted today to crush longstanding
Federal labor laws protecting workers' right to join a union. The NLRB ruled
on three cases, collectively known as "Kentucky River", but it is
their decision on Oakwood Healthcare, Inc which could have a devastating impact
on workers’ right to join a union. The board’s ruling essentially
enables employers to make a supervisor out of any worker who has the authority
to assign or direct another and uses independent judgment. They ruled that
any worker can be classified as a supervisor if he or she spends as little
as 10-15% of his or her
time overseeing the work of others. Under current Federal labor laws, supervisors
are prohibited from forming unions. The ruling could deny up to 8 million workers
the right to choose union representation.
If you go to the URL below you can check out what is at stake and send your
own message directly to the relevant decision makers. Take action on this action
alert from Jobs with Justice at http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/ky_river_assault?rk=17_IuuS1SqjmW.
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