Monday, December 17, 2012

Today in Labor History

December 17  --  SOURCE: Union Communications Services, Inc.

International Union of Aluminum, Brick & Glass Workers merges with United Steelworkers of America - 1996


It is no wonder the Fast Food Workers want to Unionize ...via Joe's Union Review -Mel
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/12/17/mcdonalds-restaurants-to-open-on-christmas-with-no-overtime-pay/#.UM9Jx5il-Vo.twitter


McDonald’s restaurants to open on Christmas with no overtime pay | The Raw Story
www.rawstory.com
McDonald’s Corporation is encouraging its franchises to be open on Christmas 


 Working Class Heroes shared Sarah Springer's photo.

#LaborHistory from our friend @SMSpringer: Harold Nelson leads Australian Workers’ #Union march on Government House!

Today in labor history (international edition), December 17, 1918: Protesting unemployment, lack of political representation, and taxation without representation, 1,000 members of the Australian Workers’ Union, led by Harold Nelson, march
on the Government House in Darwin, Australia, demanding the resignation of John Gilruth, Administrator of the Northern Territory. Gilruth left under military protection, never to return, and Nelson went on to win the first Territory seat in Australia’s House of Representatives.

Photo: Today in labor history (international edition), December 17, 1918: Protesting unemployment, lack of political representation, and taxation without representation, 1,000 members of the Australian Workers’ Union, led by Harold Nelson, march on the Government House in Darwin, Australia, demanding the resignation of John Gilruth, Administrator of the Northern Territory. Gilruth left under military protection, never to return, and Nelson went on to win the first Territory seat in Australia’s House of Representatives.
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Kasich plans for selling the Ohio Turnpike which would put Teamster Brothers and Sisters' jobs on the line is ripe for a Constitutional Challenge ...via Plunderbund -Mel

http://www.plunderbund.com/2012/12/17/constitutional-challenge-possible-for-kasich-turnpike-plan/
Constitutional Challenge Possible for Kasich Turnpike Plan
www.plunderbund.com
The details of Kasich’s Turnpike Plan are still emerging. Yet we know enough now to question whether the plan is constitutional. Two aspects of the plan raise significant issues under the U.S.
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