Labor Relations Reporter; News and Background Index

MACHINISTS (IAM)

– Amtrak, pact attained, possible strike averted, 174
– Case summaries, 196; 315
– Local 2001, incumbent loses runoff election for Borg-Warner workers, 55
– Locals 700, 1746, and 1746A, Pratt & Whitney pacts ratified, 29; correction, 56

MAIL

– Electronic

See E-MAIL

MAINE

– Agency fees, no 1st Amend violation in charging nonmembers for litigation expenses in representation activities of union parent (U.S., rev grant), 284
– Case summaries, 395

MAINTENANCE WORKERS

See BUILDING SERVICES

MALLS

See RETAIL INDUSTRY

MANDATORY ARBITRATION

– Age bias, clause in SEIU pact unenforceable to waive right to sue for bias (U.S., rev grant), 284; case could be most significant in 2008-9 term, practitioners tell ABA, Special Report, 429
– Arbitration Fairness Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 1782

– Case summaries, 99; 315

MANDATORY RETIREMENT

– ADEA, demographic changes and economic shifts may impact, 40th anniversary conference speakers say, Special Report, 45
– Fair Treatment for Experienced Pilots Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 4343

MANUALS, EMPLOYEE

See HANDBOOKS, EMPLOYEE

MANUFACTURING

– Activity

See ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

– Alternative energy production, losses of U.S. jobs could be turned into chance to meet growing need, EPI forum, 303
– Bagby Elevator, significance of not reviewing bias claim where black man unlawfully fired for refusing to sign arbitration pact (11th Cir.), Analysis, 235
– Case summaries, 135; 172; 219; 246; 249; 291; 491
– CPSC Reform Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, S 2663

– Flexsteel Indus., furniture maker may not use independent truckers to deliver donations but drivers returning from other plants may make deliveries (Arb.), 95
– FRB Beige Book surveys

See FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD (FRB)

– Motor vehicles

See AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

– Nat'l Mfg. Inst., DeRocco named president of NAM research, training and workforce, 341
– Tires

See TIRE INDUSTRY

MARITIME INDUSTRY

– Case summaries, 227; 227; 298
– Ports Am. La., unilaterally revising rules on vacations and sick leave without bargaining justified, discipline for absences warranted (Arb.), 380

MARKETING

– Case summaries, 28

MARYLAND

– Case summaries, 111

MASSACHUSETTS

– Case summaries, 37

MEAL BREAKS

See BREAKS, MEAL AND REST

MEATPACKING

– Case summaries, 346; 373

MEDIA

– Cable and satellite

See CABLE AND SATELLITE SERVICES

– Television and radio

See BROADCASTING INDUSTRY

MEDICAL CENTERS

– Hospitals

See HOSPITALS

MEDICAL LEAVE

See FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT (FMLA); SICK LEAVE

MEDICARE

– Retiree health benefits, EEOC issues final rule creating ADEA exemption letting plan change, cut, or end when recipient eligible for Medicare, 106; ADEA gave EEOC power to issue exemption letting plans coordinate benefits (U.S., rev den), Special Report, 404

MEETINGS

See CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS

MEMBERSHIP IN UNION

– Ed. Note: This heading covers issues associated with union membership status. For activities and events by or affecting union members, see specific subject headings.
– Organizing

See ORGANIZING

MENTAL HEALTH

– Mental Health Parity Act extension

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 1424

MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD (MSPB)

– Case summaries, 324

METALS INDUSTRY

– Case summaries, 148

MICHIGAN

– Gender variance, executive order banning bias in executive branch signed, 12

MILITARY

See FEDERAL EMPLOYEES; VETERANS
– National Defense Authorization Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 4987

MILITARY LEAVE

See also UNIFORMED SERVICES EMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS ACT (USERRA)
– Line-of-duty injuries, OFCCP proposes rule on leave for family, 418

MINIMUM WAGE

– Case summaries, 207; 208; 350; 445
– Los Angeles, no Cal. constitutional violation in living wage law (Cal. Ct. App.), 351; workers at hotels near airport lost millions from legal actions in fight to delay implementation of living wage law, 399
– Washington, D.C., bill mandating living wage for office building guards passed, mayor expected to sign after Congressional review, 157

MINNESOTA

– Case summaries, 83; 110; 198; 277

MISCLASSIFICATION OF WORKERS

See EMPLOYEE STATUS

MISCONDUCT

– Case summaries, 343; 439
– Deleting computer files, OSC workers and whistleblower groups urge firing Special Counsel, 64
– Insider data security, nearly half of U.S. firms experienced attacks in 2007, survey, 472
– Threats, violence

See VIOLENCE

MISSISSIPPI

– Case summaries, 184

MISSOURI

– Case summaries, 367; 373

MONITORING

– Case summaries, 148; 423
– Internet activities at work, employers increasingly subjecting to electronic surveillance, study, 387
– Privacy

See PRIVACY

– Radio frequency identification systems, Canada Privacy Comm'n seeks public comments on use in workplace, 374
– Video surveillance, Canada Privacy Comm'n issues guidelines requiring steps to minimize impact on privacy, 375
– Workplace activities, U.S. agencies and courts increasing limits and regulation of company freedom, speakers say, 424

MONTANA

– Case summaries, 391; 415

MORTGAGE LENDERS

See FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

MOTOR HOMES

See AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

MULTIEMPLOYER PLANS

– Case summaries, 124
– Fiduciary breach

See FIDUCIARY DUTY