Labor relations

Press release - COVID-19: MEPs debate how to best protect cross-border and seasonal workers

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Monday, May 25, 2020
Organizations, International organizations, Labor relations, World, Confederations, European Union

Slovakia provide social and long-term care services for the elderly in Austria and other member states.

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  • Slovakia provide social and long-term care services for the elderly in Austria and other member states.
  • The European Commission issued guidelines to ensure that mobile workers within the EU who qualify as critical workers in the fight against COVID-19 can reach their workplace.
  • The European Labour Authority (ELA) ensures that EU rules on labour mobility and social security coordination are enforced in a fair and effective way.
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United States On-Demand Earned Wage Access Market 2020: Review & Comparison of 7 Providers

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Thursday, May 7, 2020
Wages and salaries, Employee benefits, Financial wellness, Wage, Economy, Articles, Academic disciplines, Labor relations, Labour law, Minimum wage

DUBLIN, May 7, 2020 The "On-Demand Earned Wage Access: U.S.

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  • DUBLIN, May 7, 2020 The "On-Demand Earned Wage Access: U.S.
  • A new industry within the financial wellness market provides employees with access to wages that they have already earned but have not yet received through the traditional employer payroll cycle.
  • Vendor Comparison examines market providers of services delivered as part of employers' benefits and also at solutions that operate as a direct-to-consumer model.
  • The solutions reviewed in this report are focused on helping lower wage workers who often face income insecurity and financial hardships.

ALLETE, Inc. Reports First Quarter Earnings of $1.28 Per Share

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Wednesday, May 6, 2020
Utilities, Energy, Tax incidence, Rates, Tax rate, Income tax in the United States, Tax, Property tax, Economy, Labor relations, Market socialism, Social Security, Government, Articles

ALLETE, Inc. (NYSE: ALE) today reported first quarter 2020 earnings of $1.28 per share on net income of $66.3 million.

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  • ALLETE, Inc. (NYSE: ALE) today reported first quarter 2020 earnings of $1.28 per share on net income of $66.3 million.
  • Net income in 2020 also included additional income tax benefit which varies quarter to quarter based on an estimated effective tax rate.
  • Net income in 2020 also reflected additional income tax expense which varies quarter to quarter based on an estimated annual effective tax rate.
  • Non-GAAP financial measures utilized by the Company include presentations of earnings (loss) per share.

Teamsters Local 727 Stands Up Against Great Lakes Coca-Cola After It Tells Employees To Remove Masks

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Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Change to Win Federation, Labor relations, Canadian Labour Congress, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Road haulage, Unfair labor practice, National Labor Relations Board, Trade unions, Labor, Industrial relations

Local 727 has made a demand to bargain over the substandard hazard pay, but the company cancelled the original teleconference.

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  • Local 727 has made a demand to bargain over the substandard hazard pay, but the company cancelled the original teleconference.
  • Local 727 has filed unfair labor practice charges with Region 13 of the NLRB over both the unilateral lay-offs and removal of Teamster masks.
  • Teamsters Local 727 represents nearly 10,000 hardworking men and women throughout the Chicago area.
  • View original content to download multimedia: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/teamsters-local-727-stands-up-ag...
    SOURCE Teamsters Local Union 727, Park Ridge, Illinois

Pennsylvania AFL-CIO and Union Members Observe Workers' Memorial Day, Call for Action on Safety

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Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Trade unions, Organizations, Industrial Workers of the World, Trade Union Confederation of the Americas, Labor relations, AFL–CIO, Trade unions in the United States

HARRISBURG, Pa., April 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania AFL-CIO held a press call and virtual memorial service for Workers' Memorial Day.

Key Points: 
  • HARRISBURG, Pa., April 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania AFL-CIO held a press call and virtual memorial service for Workers' Memorial Day.
  • We were joined by rank and file union members from the COVID-19 front-lines, who shared their stories of workplace conditions and the impact they've seen this virus have on their communities.
  • With our central labor council presidents across the Commonwealth, we held an online observance of those workers lost on the job.
  • Even though we did not have the opportunity to come together in person this year, we found a way to show our solidarity.

OFL to Ford Government: For Ontario’s economy to recover safely and prosper, post-COVID-19 plans must include workers and the unions that represent them

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Monday, April 27, 2020
Labor relations, Ontario Federation of Labour, Labor, Trade unions, Organizations, Industrial relations, Opposition to trade unions

Unions are the voice of workers in this province, championing the rights of both unionized and non-unionized workers.

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  • Unions are the voice of workers in this province, championing the rights of both unionized and non-unionized workers.
  • Unionized workers help stimulate economic growth and, by setting standards across the world of work, unions help boost growth for the economy at large.
  • On average, unionized workers across Canada earn $5.14/hour more than non-union workers with equity-seeking workers seeing greater increases.
  • The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) represents 54 unions and one million workers in Ontario.

Bluecrew Offers Free Telemedicine to Thousands of Hourly Workers and Their Families

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Thursday, April 9, 2020
Labour law, Articles, Labor relations, Labor, Economy, Social Security, Wages and salaries, Leave, Sick leave, Overtime, Minimum wage

In response to growing concern over the health and wellbeing of hourly workers amid the national health crisis, all Bluecrew Crew Members and their families will receive free access to telemedicine, whether they have enrolled in Bluecrew's health insurance or not.

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  • In response to growing concern over the health and wellbeing of hourly workers amid the national health crisis, all Bluecrew Crew Members and their families will receive free access to telemedicine, whether they have enrolled in Bluecrew's health insurance or not.
  • The service will be provided by MD Live through June 30, 2020, and there will be no cost to Crew Members.
  • Every Crew Member (and their families) who has worked within the last 90 days will automatically qualify, no matter how many hours they've worked.
  • Unlike gig economy platforms, all Crew Members are W-2 employees of Bluecrew, receiving benefits and protections like minimum wage, overtime, sick pay, and workers' compensation.

NABTU URGES CONGRESS TO PASS BOLD FOURTH STIMULUS PACKAGE

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Friday, April 3, 2020
Labor relations, Trade unions in the United States, Stimulus Package, Labor, AFL–CIO, Trade unions in Canada, Trade unions, Industrial Workers of the World, Industrial relations

The health, safety and economic security of Americans must be priority number one for lawmakers.

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  • The health, safety and economic security of Americans must be priority number one for lawmakers.
  • This fourth stimulus package must not be discounted.
  • History will record who stepped up and who sat on their hands.
  • About NABTU: North Americas Building Trades Unions is an alliance of 14 national and international unions in the building and construction industry that collectively represent over 3 million skilled craft professionals in the United States and Canada.

Los Angeles Employment Law Attorneys at Blumenthal Nordrehaug Bhowmik De Blouw LLP File Suit Against Health Net of California, Inc. for Allegedly Misclassifying Employees

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Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Human activities, Work, Labor relations, Working time, Employment, Labor history, Overtime, Labour law

56-2020-00540550-CU-OE-VTA, is currently pending in Ventura County Superior Court for the State of California.

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  • 56-2020-00540550-CU-OE-VTA, is currently pending in Ventura County Superior Court for the State of California.
  • Although the PLAINTIFF and other Marketing Specialists primarily performed non-exempt clerical labor, DEFENDANT instituted a blanket classification policy.
  • Code 226 by failing to provide wage statements that identified the correct gross and net wages earned.
  • If you need help in collecting unpaid overtime wages, unpaid commissions, being wrongfully terminated from work, and other employment law claims, contact one of their attorneys today.

North America's Building Trades Unions Salute Southern Company’s Vogtle Project For Reaching Another Significant Milestone

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Sunday, March 29, 2020
Trade unions in the United States, Trade unions in Canada, North America's Building Trades Unions, Labor relations, Trade unions, Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Labor, AFL–CIO, Business

Washington, March 29, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- North America's Building Trades Unions (NABTU) members commend Southern Company on their recent announcement of reaching another major milestone at Georgia Power's Vogtle 3 & 4 project.

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  • Washington, March 29, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- North America's Building Trades Unions (NABTU) members commend Southern Company on their recent announcement of reaching another major milestone at Georgia Power's Vogtle 3 & 4 project.
  • North America's Building Trades Unions (NABTU) members represent 7,000 craft professionals on the projects workforce.
  • Across the Southern Company system, were focused on protecting the safety and health of our employees and contract workers, including members of the North America's Building Trades Unions, said Tom Fanning, Southern Company chairman, president & CEO.
  • The health and safety of our members and their families is always job number one, said Sean McGarvey, North Americas Building Trades Unions president.