If I said the words, “My money don’t jiggle jiggle, it folds”, what’s your first reaction?
If you said, I have no idea what you’re talking about, then this post is for you.
But the rest of you know what I’m talking about and are probably humming it right now — it’s part of
My colleague Gary Starr returns today with a decision from the Second Circuit (which covers Connecticut) that may just surprise you. Then again, if you’ve been following this line of reasoning, perhaps not.
There are outer limits to insulting speech, but a recent decision seems to indicate that it is really really far out there.
There’s been some speculation this week that with the Republicans picking up an important 41st seat in the Senate in 2009 (thus having enough votes to filibuster theorhetically), the prospects for passage of the Employee Free Choice Act have gone down, at least in the short term. I’d add to that notion that proponents will
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Foxwoods, the UAW has decided to withdraw its petition to represent a group of about 80-120 slot technicians. The decision also came just hours before a hearing was to be held on the subject. The withdrawal allows the UAW
With a union election set for this Saturday, Foxwoods has asked the NLRB to stay the election in a motion filed today.
In its Motion to Stay (download here), and perhaps recognizing the uphill battle it faces in getting the election stayed, Foxwoods has pointed out time and again the unique nature of its arguments. (In
As I noted nearly a month ago, the historic battle for recognition by UAW at Foxwoods Casino was likely to be a long drawn-out affair. As with any boxing match, it can be foolish to to draw any conclusions by what happens when the first few punches are thrown. 
The UAW landed a soft
USA Today reports that the United Auto Workers (who are dominating the headlines this week with their strike and settlement with General Motors) filed formal petition papers with the National Labor Relations Board this morning to form a union of approximately 3000 dealers at Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut.
Conventional wisdom is that unions do