Topic of the Week
Unions Yesterday and Today: The Basics
A labor union is an organization of workers joined to protect their common interests and improve their working conditions. It serves as an intermediary between the employer and the employees. The main purpose is to give workers power to negotiate more fav
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Blog of the Week
Protecting Yourself When the Heat’s On in the Workplace
The dangers of working in excessive heat and humidity often get overlooked. Yet OSHA reported 24 heat-related injuries or fatalities between May and October in 2018.
Thought for the Week
"It is clear that further support is needed to enable more people to report doping in sport. For this to happen, whistleblowers need practical and emotional support at every step in the whistleblowing journey. Evidence-based whistleblowing policies –- with explicit protections for whistleblowers and clear guidelines on when and how to report – are a key starting point for this and should be implemented and enforced. "
–Kelsey Erickson Research Fellow & Susan Backhouse Director of Research Leeds Beckett University
List of the Week
from Workplace Fairness
Top Discrimination searches this week:
- Pay Discrimination
- Sex and Gender Discrimination
- Family Responsibility Discrimination
- Religious Discrimination
- Proving Discrimination
Top Five News Headlines
- Justice Dept. reiterates it believes federal employment discrimination law doesn't protect transgender workers
- Millennials are the new face of the retirement crisis
- Boeing SC hit with charges it fired workers due to union support
- Employees need unions to fight for better working conditions
- Court Ruling Allows Minor League Baseball Players To Seek Wage Increase As Class Action
