AFL-CIO and SEIU Appear to be Union Busting
By Management Labor Lawyer | | NLRB
Hourly employees working for AFL-CIO and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) who are represented by the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) are being treated unfairly. Richard Trumka (head of AFL-CIO) and Mary Kay Henry (president of SEIU) are hypocritical. While these union leaders accuse companies of not sharing their wealth with employees,…
Read More MGM’s Anti-Union Creation of the Academy Awards
By Management Labor Lawyer | | NLRB
We are in the middle of Awards Season—the Oscars, Emmys, Grammys, ESPYs, and even the SAG-AFTRA Awards. According to some, the origin of the Academy Award’s sponsor, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, is anti-union. The Academy (which awards the preeminent Oscars award) was founded in 1927 by Metro Goldwyn-Meyer (MGM) studios in…
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