Posts tagged Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Longshoremen’s union and CSA agree to mediation, holding off strike
October 24, 2022 // “We’re making the attempt one more time, with the federal mediator,” Mark Bass, president of the ILA Local 1410, said. The two parties have agreed to work with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) to mediate the disagreement and agree to a new contract. Last week, the Lede reported that Local 1410 had voted to strike CSA operations, after union membership voted not to accept the company’s contract offer in September.
City New Flyer Workers Unionize
August 25, 2022 // The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service verified that a majority of the workers signed union representation cards on Thursday, and New Flyer has agreed to recognize the union. IUE-CWA now represents more than 50 workers who make components for New Flyer buses, including electric buses. The workers join more than a thousand workers at two New Flyer facilities in St. Cloud and Crookston, Minn. who are represented by the union. New Flyer has a contract with the New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority requiring that they manufacture in New York. New Flyer workers are currently building dozens of zero-emission, battery-electric buses that will be used in New York City. Carl Kennebrew, Erica Ericson,
House-Passed ‘America COMPETES Act’ Contains Union Neutrality, Card Check and Binding Arbitration
February 7, 2022 // The COMPETES Act contain provisions of the PRO Act, as well as the now defunct Employee Free Choice Act