Labor Relations Week Index-Summary

CALIFORNIA

– Aerosol transmissible diseases standard, Cal/OSHA Bd. approves, 860
– Heat illness prevention rules, state regulators shutdown 5 farm labor contractors for violating, 901
– In-Home Supportive Servs. program, SEIU and NUHW challenge whether pay cuts violate ARRA terms, 758
– Long Beach, L.A. ports clean-trucks program barring independent contractor drivers likely unconstitutional, preempted by federal law (9th Cir.), 485; injunction blocking concession agreements required under clean truck programs issued (C.D. Cal.), 728
– Nurse minimum staffing ratios have little effect on quality patient care, study, 301
– Organizing, Senate clears bill creating card check procedures for farmworkers, modeled on EFCA, 697
– San Francisco

– – Health insurance, ERISA does not preempt city's pay or play ordinance (9th Cir., petition for rehearing en banc denied), 400; (U.S., application for stay denied), 510; employers adapting to pay or play requirement, grappling with taxes and payment options, legal challenges continue, Analysis and Perspective, 904
– – Progressive labor standards, Labor and Employment Relations Ass'n annual meeting panelists praise, 104

– Tip pooling among Starbucks baristas, shift supervisors and “shift leads” lawful (Cal. Ct. App.), 880; attorneys voice differing views over impact of ruling, Analysis and Perspective, 982
– Unemployment benefits, ruling that locked-out UFCW workers failed to prove limitations period barring recovery should be extended reversed (Cal. Ct. App.), 443; unpublished opinion favoring workers certified for publication (Cal. App. Ct.), 642
– Wage and hour laws

– – Breaks, meal and rest, FedEx agrees to pay $8.12M for state wage and hour violations, settlement preliminarily approved (N.D. Cal.), 163
– – Car wash owners

– – – Lozano Car Wash workers get unpaid back wages, In Brief, 560
– – – Pirians, criminal complaint filed (Cal. Super. Ct.), 286

– – Janitorial contractor sued under Cal. Labor Code §2810 for violations (Cal. Super. Ct.), 134
– – Living wage, rule limiting application of Los Angeles ordinance to hours private employees actually worked under city service contracts invalidated (Cal. Ct. App.), 161
– – Long Beach hotel, class action filed for labor law violations involving breaks, off-the-clock work, minimum wage and overtime (Cal. Super. Ct.), 773
– – Minimum wage, FLSA class action conditionally certified due to contractor's failure to reimburse workers (E.D. Cal.), 288
– – Prevailing wages, $750K in back wages and penalties in settlements against two contractors recovered, third case debarred, 300

CALIFORNIA NURSES (CNA)

– NNOC

See NATIONAL NURSES ORGANIZING COMMITTEE (CNA/NNOC)

– Recognition of union, NLRB files petition seeking NLRA §10(j) injunction against hospital for withdrawing recognition (E.D. Cal.), 399; injunction ordered granting CNA recognition (E.D. Cal.), 601; hospital ordered to bargain (NLRB ALJ), 771
– Single-payer health care system, CNA study says adopting plan would create 2.6M of jobs and improve health care, 150

CANADA

– Buy Am. clause in U.S. stimulus bill will spur protectionism and kill jobs, Canadian envoy says, trade minister eyes possible steel exemption, 259; OMB issues guidance, In Brief, 682
– NAFTA

See NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT (NAFTA)

– Wal-Mart Canada, arbitrator awards first labor pact for St-Hyacinthe, Quebec outlet to UFCW Local 501, 592

CANADIAN AUTO WORKERS (CAW)

– Chrysler, pact ratified, 669
– GM of Canada, pact attained, 394; pact ratified, 434; CAW unable to meet demands for retiree concessions despite bankruptcy threat, 759; amended pact ratified, 838

CAR MAKERS, DEALERS, AND RENTALS

See AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

CARD CHECKS

See RECOGNITION OF UNIONS
– Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA)

See ORGANIZING

– National Labor Relations Modernization Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 1355

CARPENTERS (CJA)

– Local 2316, withdrawing union recognition based on employee decertification petition tainted by employer's unlawful assistance violates NLRA (NLRB), 246
– Oil Capitol Sheet Metal, challenge to NLRB's evidentiary rule for determining back pay for “illegally discharged salts” is premature (D.C. Cir.), 563

CARS

– Manufacturing and sales

See AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

– Use and regulation

See MOTOR VEHICLES

CASH BALANCE PLANS

– Lump sum distribution, steel retirees' $46.2M award for miscalculations left intact, no review conducted on remedies available for statutory violations of ERISA (U.S., rev den), 98

CASINOS

– Foxwoods Resort Casino

– – Beverage employees, representation election under tribal law slated for April, UFCW Local 371 president says, 509; UFCW representation rejected, 598
– – Dealers, UAW and Gaming Enter. continue talks under tribal law for first pact, 923; correction, 966
– – Laid-off workers, DOL will award grant to, In Brief, 354

– Gaming Workers Council, AFL-CIO, UAW and TWU leaders announce formation to gain pact for employees, 430
– Tropicana Casino Hotel violates NLRA §8(a)(5) by hiking medical costs before negotiating with union, UAW files ULP charges (NLRB), 164
– UNITE HERE, pacts with

See UNITE HERE

– Venetian Casino Resort, ruling that asking police to issue trespass citations to UNITE HERE protesters violated NLRA §8 withdrawn (NLRB), 725

CAW

See CANADIAN AUTO WORKERS (CAW)

CBAs

See COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS

CDC

See CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC)

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC)

– Swine flu, state health departments disregarding CDC guidance, SEIU preliminary analysis, Colo. and Ariz. defend actions, 819

CERTIFICATION OF UNIONS

– Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA)

See ORGANIZING

– National Labor Relations Modernization Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 1355

– Natl. Staff Nurses Union, medical center that withdrew union recognition before certification year expired is ULP (9th Cir.), 361
– Recognition

See RECOGNITION OF UNIONS

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, U.S.

– E-Verify program, Chamber leads business coalition in suit challenging E.O. mandating use of federal verification system (D. Md.), 12; implementation of E.O. and FAR rule postponed, 96; federal government postpones implementation of E.O., 204; implementation postponed until June 30, 640; implementation postponed until Sept. 8, 889
– Economic recovery plan support pledged, “State of Am. Bus.” report released, 110
– Employee benefits, economic slowdown triggered cutbacks in 2008, Chamber reports, 541
– Pension funds, shareholder activism creates little benefit, may lower investment value, study, 869; Chamber asks Solis to ensure proxy activism does not violate ERISA, 884; activism may change practices, but does not impact target firms' bottom line, Chamber report criticizes, 1027

CHANGE TO WIN (CTW)

– Card check/neutrality, Cintas' racketeering and trademark infringement claims against UNITE HERE, IBT and CTW dismissed (S.D.N.Y.), 390
– Disaffiliation, UNITE HERE Gen. Ex. Bd. votes to reaffiliate with AFL-CIO and disaffiliate with CTW, citing SEIU interference, 427
– EFCA, supporters rally at Capitol building as Chamber stresses opposition, 258
– Immigration reform, plan with AFL-CIO to push for comprehensive bill unveiled, 5 points outlined, 589; Obama expected to advance, but does not expect completion this year, Special Report, 654; independent panel to determine labor market needs for job visas proposed, conference, 857
– Reunification, AFL-CIO and CTW heads and presidents of largest unions meet to discuss unified labor movement, 85; Bonior says talks progressing, proposal on structure for organization and passage of EFCA (HR 1409, S 560) discussed, 85; AFL-CIO executive council approves unity talks, 389; talks on key issues progress, Bonior will chair Natl. Labor Coordinating Comm., 549; CWA delegates adopt resolution calling for unified labor movement, convention, 1019
– Tax-exempt status, AFL-CIO and CTW file complaint against two unions with §501(c)(3) status for endorsing GOP senatorial candidates, 351

CHEMICAL HAZARDS

See HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY

– DuPont, arbitration

– – Collectively bargained benefit plans, changes must be arbitrated with USW (2d Cir.), 727
– – ERISA-governed benefit plans, challenge to whether arbitration with union required over amendments made (U.S., rev den), 171

– Globally Harmonized Sys. of Classification and Labeling of Chems., OSHA chemical labeling rule sent to OMB regulatory office for review, 902
– Pharmaceuticals

See PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY

– Process safety management (PSM) standard, compliance, OSHA to launch national emphasis program (NEP), impact discussed, 939
– W. Va., industrial accident reporting rule adopted, In Brief, 940

CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD (CSB)

– Combustible Dust Explosion and Fire Prevention Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 849

– Material safety data sheets (MSDS), combustible dust and flammable liquid studies point to MSDS inaccuracies, globally harmonized system proposal challenged, Analysis, 143 et seq.

CHEMICAL WORKERS (ICWU)

– So. Cal. Gas, pact attained, 198; pact ratified, 356

CHILD CARE PROVIDERS

– Md., bargaining rights for home-based workers in state-subsidized programs enacted by E.O. upheld (Md. Ct. Spec. App.), 442; workers will vote on first pact negotiated by SEIU Local 500 with Md. State Dep't of Educ. and gov. office, 1006

CHILD LABOR

– Cooperative agreement applications, DOL seeks comments, In Brief, 438
– Global economic crisis could increase violations, girls especially vulnerable, ILO report, 989
– Prevention

– – Education and coordination among interest groups and businesses key to combating in developing countries, speakers say, forum, 985
– – Grants for funding, ILAB offers, In Brief, 600

– Wage and Hour Div.'s complaint intake and investigative processes, low wage workers vulnerable to wage theft, GAO report, 509

CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION ACT

– ERISA, program expansion amends Act to allow coordination with employer-provided plans, 243

CHINA

– Nationwide labor pact law

– – All China Fed'n of Trade Unions, AFL-CIO's Brown sees possibility of change in state sanctioned union, meeting, 864
– – Economic downturn impacting enforcement, labor groups say, 333

– Trade remedy cases on oil country tubular goods and consumer tires, USW urges Obama administration to reject, 744
– Wal-Mart, restructuring plan to relocate and scale back managers “softened,” 674

CHIP

See CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION ACT

CITATIONS

– Penalty

See PENALTIES

CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES (USCIS)

– Director, Obama plans to nominate Mayorkas, 701; Obama sends nomination to Senate, In Brief, 951
– H-1B visas program, USCIS challenges include fraud, economy and its impact on business-related visas, meeting, 374
– I-9 verification, interim final rule altering list of acceptable documents delayed, In Brief, 205
– Nurses, ombudsman report urges to expedited visa processing to help alleviate nursing shortage, 42
– Visas

See VISAS

CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1866

– Race bias, black electrician denied IBEW membership and job referrals may proceed to trial (W.D. Wis.), 133

CJA

See CARPENTERS (CJA)

CLASS ACTIONS

– Arbitration

– – Benefit dispute, tire firm must arbitrate with USW over health and pensions (4th Cir.), 969
– – FAA, arbitration of claims allowable even where pact is silent in shipping pact (U.S., rev grant), 967

– Conspiracy to depress wages

– – Antitrust

– – – Albany hospitals seek preliminary approval of settlement with nurses (N.D.N.Y.), 388
– – – Detroit hospital and two RNs seek preliminary approval of class action settlement (E.D. Mich.), 522
– – – Unionized Mich. hospital not entitled to claims dismissal by RNs alleging Sherman Act violation (E.D. Mich.), 523

– – RICO Act

– – – Mohawk Indus., hiring illegal workers to depress wages, denial of class certification overturned on appeal, remanded (11th Cir.), 971
– – – SK Foods, certification of claim alleging food processing firm intentionally hired undocumented workers granted (E.D. Cal.), 854

– ERISA

– – LMRA, retiree benefit cuts, UAW's class action certified (W.D. Mich.), employer has standing to seek declaratory judgment, UAW bid for transfer to Mich. court denied (S.D. Iowa), 287
– – Stock investment, class action filed alleging poultry firm breached fiduciary duty over failure to disclose company losses (E.D. Tex.), 135

– Fair Labor Standards Act

– – Cal., claim filed for violations involving breaks, off-the-clock work, minimum wage and overtime (Cal. Super. Ct.), 773
– – Kansas wage and hour laws and FLSA, Tyson production workers may collectively proceed with claims (D. Kan.), 326
– – Minimum wage, farm labor contractor's failure to reimburse Mex. workers violated requirements, class action conditionally certified (E.D. Cal.), 288
– – Off-the-clock work

– – – 11th Amend. no bar to bus driver's FLSA collective action against Pa. transit agency (U.S., rev den), 897
– – – Minn., class action accord against Wal-Mart, civil penalty approved (Minn. Dist. Ct.), 968

– – Representation election, asking named plaintiff about vote during deposition was ULP, policies barring wearing union insignias and soliciting in nonwork activities must be rescinded (NLRB), 59
– – Tip pooling, Manhattan restaurant waiters, bus staff, bartenders seek final approval of $2.5M settlement (S.D.N.Y.), 248

– Pay bias, challenge to whether Hispanic employees' request for class certification of Title VII pay bias claims against grocery store properly rejected by trial judge (U.S., rev den), 175
– Retiree health benefits

– – Bemis, ERISA, health care changes violated 1985 plant closing pact, class certified, includes pre-agreement retirees (E.D. Wis.), 936
– – Raytheon, class action certified over changes to vested benefits in violation of LMRA and ERISA (D. Ariz.), 684

CLEAN ENERGY

– Am. Conservation and Clean Energy Enhancement Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 2227

– GreenMAP for rebuilding U.S. manufacturing capacity, Apollo Alliance releases, 651
– Job creation

– – Am. Clean Energy and Sec. Act, witnesses debate views on job creation, renewable energy, GOP seeks definition on “green jobs,” House panel, 679
– – Investment of $150B would create 2.5 million jobs, study explores benefits, drawbacks, 1034
– – Technologies, industry sector must play part in developing, Stabenow (D-Mich.) says, conference, 253
– – Training grants for workers in renewable energy and/or energy efficiency sectors, ETA announces, 1010

CLEAN WATER ACT (CWA)

– Water Infrastructure Financing Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 1005

CLEANING INDUSTRY

See BUILDING SERVICES

CLOSING OF BUSINESS

See PLANT CLOSINGS

CLOTHES CHANGING

– Back wages, Nestle pays $5.1M owed to 6K workers after DOL probe, 125
– Kansas wage and hour laws and FLSA, Tyson production workers may collectively proceed with claims (D. Kan.), 326

CLOTHING INDUSTRY

See APPAREL AND GARMENT INDUSTRY

CNA

See CALIFORNIA NURSES (CNA)
– NNOC

See NATIONAL NURSES ORGANIZING COMMITTEE (CNA/NNOC)

COAL MINING

– MSHA

See MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (MSHA)

COBRA

See CONSOLIDATED OMNIBUS BUDGET RECONCILIATION ACT (COBRA)

COFFEE SHOPS

See FOOD SERVICES

COLLECTIVE ACTIONS

See CLASS ACTIONS

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING

– Ariz., E.O. sets up process to allow state employee representatives to meet with agency employers, incoming gov. may rescind, 40
– Employer objectives, 2009, SplSupp (03/19/2009)
– Labor Outlook 2009, SplSupp (01/29/09)
– NLRA reform, professor/arbitrator urges substantive fixes for organizing, employee free choice and collective bargaining and procedural fixes for how NLRA is administered, conference, 973

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS

– Application to third party, union waited too long to compel arbitration by former employer not a party to current agreement (6th Cir.), 22
– Arbitrator's ruling that furniture service only remit benefit fund contributions for union members exceeds power, award vacated (D.N.J.), 399
– Average first-year wage increases, BNA report, 2008, 67; 1st quarter 2009, 608; correction to page 608, 690
– Bankruptcy, judges allegiance is to federal bankruptcy code, not protecting CBAs, speaker says, conference, 405
– Child care providers, bargaining rights for home-based workers in Md.-subsidized programs enacted by E.O. upheld (Md. Ct. Spec. App.), 442; workers will vote on first pact negotiated by SEIU Local 500 with Md. State Dep't of Educ. and gov. office, 1006
– China, economic downturn impacting enforcement of nationwide labor pact law, labor groups say, 333
– Lump-sum payment frequency, 2006-2008, BNA report, 409
– Rewarding Achievement and Incentivizing Successful Employees (RAISE) Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 2732, S 1184

– Subject matter jurisdiction, federal courts have jurisdiction in disputes over existence of CBA and cases alleging violations of such agreement (E.D. Pa.), 894

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

See EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

COLOMBIA

– FTA, Levin (D-Mich.) says issues need to be resolved before passage can occur, 453

COLOR DISCRIMINATION

See generally RACIAL DISCRIMINATION

COLORADO

– Designated beneficiary agreement for unmarried people, gov. signs bill, 657
– Parent-teacher conferences and academic activities, gov. signs bill offering unpaid leave to state employees, 947
– Swine flu, state health departments disregarding CDC guidance, SEIU preliminary analysis, 819
– Tax credit for firms creating jobs, gov. signs bill, 782
– Unemployment insurance for locked-out workers, House approves bill, sends to gov., 783; gov. vetoes, 867
– Wage disclosure legislation enacted, 299

COMMERCE DEPARTMENT (DOC)

– FY2010, House Appropriations Comm. approves bill for $64.4B, 929; for further action, see LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 2847

COMMISSIONS

– Outside sales or administrative exemptions, life insurance agents may be subject to, Op. Letter, 500

COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS (CWA)

– AT&T, last, best final offer presented to Southwest region, 802
– AT&T Mobility, strike authorization approved as pact talks lag, 239; pact attained, 393; pact ratified, 553
– Chinese Daily News, asking worker about representation election vote during wage and hour suit deposition was ULP (NLRB), 59
– Comcast of Cal., technicians reject CWA representation, 31
– Fair representation duty, member failed to prove employer breached by limiting back pay for wrongful discharge (8th Cir.), 853
– Flight attendants (AFA)

See FLIGHT ATTENDANTS (AFA-CWA)

– IUE-CWA

See INDUSTRIAL DIVISION (IUE-CWA)

– Local 39521, Cal. Media Workers Guild ratifies pact concessions with San Francisco Chronicle, 434
– St. Mary's, Reno, Nev., Local 9415 certified as bargaining agent, 31
– State Univ. of N.Y. Research Found., Local 1104 certified as bargaining agent for research assistants, 31
– TNG-CWA

See NEWSPAPER GUILD (TNG-CWA)

– Unified labor movement, delegates adopt resolution calling for, convention, 1019

COMMUTING

– Bicycle commuters entitled to reimbursements for expenses, In Brief, 126
– Railroad workers, FRA to examine fatigue, schedules and sleep patterns, In Brief, 861

COMPENSATION

See WAGES AND SALARIES
– Minimum wage

See MINIMUM WAGE

– Overtime

See OVERTIME

– Unemployment

See UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE

– Workers' compensation

See WORKERS' COMPENSATION

COMPENSATORY TIME

– Family-Friendly Workplace Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 933

– Overtime pay, EEOC violated FLSA by requiring employees to take comp time in lieu of (Arb.), 525

COMPUTERS

– IT

See INFORMATION NETWORKS AND TECHNOLOGY

– New technologies, familiarization with urged, attorney-client privilege could be compromised, attorneys say, conference, 528

CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS

– AFL-CIO Ex. Council Meeting, 349; 416
– AFSCME Nurses Congress, 777; 778; 780
– Am. Bar Ass'n

– – Am. Law Inst.-ABA, 136 et seq.
– – Employment Rights and Responsibilities Comm., 527; 528; 576
– – Homeland Sec. Law Inst., 374
– – Joint Comm. on Employee Benefits, 217; 615
– – Labor and Employment Law Section

– – – Dev. of the Law Under the NLRA Comm., 405; 406
– – – Midwinter Meeting, 333; 334
– – – Ry. and Labor Law Comm., midwinter meeting, 446
– – – Teleconference, 109

– – Natl. Conf. on EEO Law, 567; 568
– – Ry. and Airline Labor Law Comm., midwinter meeting, 445

– Am. Constitution Soc'y for Law and Policy's national meeting, 1017
– Am. Fed'n of Teachers Healthcare/Public Employees, 984
– Am. Indus. Hygiene Ass'n (AIHA) conference, 940; 984
– Am. Univ. Wash. College of Law Conf., 535
– BCTD 2009 legislative conference, 855
– Blue Green Alliance Good Jobs, Green Jobs Conf., 251 et seq.
– Compete Am. roundtable, 575
– Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues, 825
– CWA, joint convention/legislative-political conference, 1019
– District of Columbia Bar, 297
– Divs. of Labor: Wages, Pensions, and Benefits, 696
– Econ. Policy Inst., 372; 614
– Inst. for Women's Policy Research, 575
– Intl. Soc'y for Labor and Soc. Sec. Law's Conf. on Comparative and Intl. Labor and Employment Law, 864
– Labor and Employment Relations Ass'n

– – Annual meeting, 63; 64; 104; 105; 106
– – Natl. Policy Forum, 973; 974

– Labor for Single-Payer Healthcare conference, 147
– Labor Shortages and Comprehensive Immig. Reform, 857; 858
– Legal Momentum, 414
– Mich. Labor-Mgmt. Ass'n, 694
– Natl. Acad. of Arbitrators, 907
– Natl. Ass'n for Bus. Econ. (NABE), 407; 408
– Natl. Press Club news conference, 297
– NYU 62nd Annual Conf. on Labor, 944
– Thinking Big, Thinking Forward, 296
– Univ. of San Francisco School of Law symposium, 415
– Worldwide Employee Benefits Network, Wash. Metro. Chapter, retirement plan meeting, 72

CONFIDENTIALITY

– Employment contract, temporary agency violated NLRA §8(a)(1) by firing worker for violating overly broad confidentiality provision, two-member NLRB ruling upheld (1st Cir.), 439

CONGRESS, U.S.

– Ed. Note: For coverage of legislation by bill number, see LEGISLATION, FEDERAL. For information on measures not yet assigned bill numbers, see relevant subject headings.
– House Educ. and Labor Comm., GOP members announced, 96; McKeon (R-Calif.) announces GOP leadership for panel's 5 subcommittees, 129
– Labor Outlook 2009, SplSupp (01/29/09)

CONNECTICUT

– Conscience laws, Conn. AG says HHS rule is unlawful and unconstitutional (D. Conn), 123
– Labor and job laws, minimum wage and misclassification of employees legislation enacted, 299

CONSOLIDATED OMNIBUS BUDGET RECONCILIATION ACT (COBRA)

– Economic stimulus plan, subsidies included for unemployed workers who pay health care premiums, 274
– Eligibility

– – Appealing subsidy denials, DOL issues guidance, 847
– – 500K participants eligible for subsidies, survey, 699

– Model notices, DOL issues FAQs on premium subsidy under ARRA, 481; expanded guidance released, 560
– Voluntary and involuntary unpaid leave, furloughs impact on subsidies, Analysis and Perspective, 941 et seq.

CONSPIRACY

– Wage depression

– – Antitrust, nurses' class action

– – – Albany hospitals seek preliminary approval of settlement (N.D.N.Y.), 388
– – – Detroit hospital and two RNs seek preliminary approval of class action settlement (E.D. Mich.), 522
– – – Unionized Mich. hospital not entitled to claims dismissal by RNs alleging Sherman Act violation (E.D. Mich.), 523

– – RICO Act

CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS

– Due process

See DUE PROCESS

– 11th Amend. no bar to bus driver's FLSA off-the-clock work collective action against Pa. transit agency (U.S., rev den), 897
– Fifth Amend., arbitration, challenge to whether Natl. RR Adjustment Bd. panel violated BLET's due process rights by dismissing grievances (U.S., rev grant), 322
– First Amendment

See FIRST AMENDMENT

– ICE raids, Bush-era raids disregarded workers' constitutional rights and rule of law, UFCW Comm'n says, 1032

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

– Green jobs

– – Clean energy investment of $150B would create 2.5 million jobs, study, 1034
– – Funding for nonunion training programs

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 1238

– – School construction

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 2187

– Keating Bldg., LMRA, federal courts have jurisdiction in disputes over existence of CBA and cases alleging violations of such agreement (E.D. Pa.), 894
– Labor market shortage, strict immigration enforcement could impact industry, professor says, conference, 858
– Oil Capitol Sheet Metal, SMWIA and CJA challenge to NLRB's evidentiary rule for determining back pay for “illegally discharged salts” is premature (D.C. Cir.), 563
– OSHA inspections to increase on federal worksites for ARRA-funded projects, special focus on construction, Solis tells cabinet heads, 860
– Paschall Elec., nonunion contractor who sued under Ill. antitrust law after losing construction pact to IBEW Local 702 has claim reinstated (7th Cir.), 606
– PLA agreements for large-scaled, federally funded projects, Obama signs E.O. urging federal agencies to require use, 242
– Prevailing wage apprenticeship training requirements bill, Md. gov. signs, In Brief, 868
– Stone & Webster Constr. pays $6.2M to settle charges over falsified safety records (E.D. Tenn.), 180
– Transportation infrastructure spending could net 1.1M jobs, EPI data, 609
– U.S. Rebar, N.Y. union local and benefit funds not crime victims due restitution from official guilty of conspiracy (2d Cir.), 970
– VCI Telecom and Unite Steel Ind., prevailing wages, Cal. gets $750K in back wages and penalties, third case debarred, 300
– Wash. gov. signs bill requiring Labor and Indus. Dep't to give education and outreach to construction contractors concerning workers' compensation, 827

CONSUMER CREDIT

– Availability, Chrysler halts all production for one month due to inability of customers to obtain financing, 11

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (CPI)

– Housing component will be modernized, In Brief, 491
– Monthly reports, BLS data, Dec. 2008, 139; Jan. 2009, 327; Feb., 489; Mar., 647; Apr., 817; May, 1020

CONTINGENT WORKERS

– Independent contractors

See INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS

– Staffing, quarterly surveys, ASA report, 950

CONTRACTORS

– Fatalities, BLS will begin tracking contractor deaths in 2011, economist says, 332
– Federal

See FEDERAL CONTRACTS AND CONTRACTORS

– Heat illness prevention rules, Cal. regulators shutdown 5 farm labor contractors for violating, 901
– Independent

See INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS

– Independent contractors

See INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS

– PLA agreements, Obama signs E.O. that urges federal agencies to consider requiring use of PLAs for federally funded construction projects of at least $25M, 242
– State

See specific states

– Tech. Garment USA, N.Y. Labor Dep't tags garments until restitution made to underpaid workers, 745

CONTRACTS

– Employment

See EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS

– Union

See COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS

CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES

– Corr. Med. Servs., NLRB ruling that firing workers for failing to give notice before picketing was lawful reversed (2d Cir.), 1014

COVINGTON PAPERWORKERS UNION (CPU)

– MeadWestvaco, USW challenges loss, CPU's illicit direct dealing violated NLRA, new election ordered (NLRB ALJ), 285

CPI

See CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (CPI)

CPU

See COVINGTON PAPERWORKERS UNION (CPU)

CREDIT CARDS

– Discover Bank, federal courts urged to “look through” petition under FAA §4 in deciding jurisdiction to compel arbitration (U.S.), 401

CREDITS AGAINST TAXES

– Colo. gov. signs bill giving tax credit for firms creating jobs, 782
– Healthy Workforce Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 1897, S 803

CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES

– Assault

See VIOLENCE

– Embezzlement

See EMBEZZLEMENT

– Fraud

See FRAUD

– IBT election fraud, former Local 743 president and 2 officers convicted (N.D. Ill.), 713
– ICE raids

– – Bush-era raids disregarded workers' constitutional rights and rule of law, UFCW Comm'n says, 1032
– – DHS urged to formulate coherent policy, conference, 374
– – Membership in union, unequal enforcement discourages immigrants from joining, 415
– – Military and leather goods manufacturer and its president sentenced for INA, FLSA and criminal law violations, ordered to pay fines (D. Mass.), 237
– – Swift plants, number of native-born workers, wages and bonuses increased after raids, report, 497

– Identity theft

See IDENTITY THEFT

– Metallic Lathers Local 46, N.Y. union local and benefit funds not crime victims due restitution from construction official guilty of conspiracy (2d Cir.), 970
– Poor safety records, OSHA launches Severe Violators Inspection Program, 733
– Racketeering

See RACKETEER INFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATIONS (RICO) ACT

– ULPs

See UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES (ULPs)

– Undocumented workers

See UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS

– Wage and hour laws, state

See specific states

– Wash. patrol conducts probe of privacy act e-mail inadvertently sent to state legislators by Wash. State Labor Council, 455

CSB

See CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD (CSB)

CTW

See CHANGE TO WIN (CTW)