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Barbara Harvey

$100 Plus Story

  • Unionists gather to discuss union democracy, meet LMRDA experts

    (Part Two of a $100 Plus Club News Special Report on a University of Illinois Forum on Union Democracy & Effective Union Leadership)

    By Helena Worthen and Joe Berry

      Helena Worthen and Joe Berry were coordinators of an event on Nov 14, 2009 designed especially for elected officers of labor unions. It was sponsored by the University of Illinois School of Labor and Employment Relations Labor Education Program. Worthen and Berry are holding a similar event on March 13, 2010. Here is their perspective on the November forum.

UDR Story

  • Railroad workers on right track for unity

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    Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) adopted three amendments to their union constitution providing for the direct election of national officers by the membership. Previously, officers were elected by convention delegates. The three measures were adopted by votes of around 4,500 to 2,500 in a membership referendum. The BLET is now affiliated to the Teamsters as a national division.

  • Harvey for TDU charges Teamster IRB coddles top Hoffa aide

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  • U.S. Appeals Court says: Let your people know!

    by Carl Biers

    The U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit in Maryland unanimously ruled on January 27 that unions have a continuing responsibility for complying with the provision in the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act that requires unions to inform members of their rights. The decision overruled a district federal court.

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