December 5, 2008: Now in their 73rd day of striking, workers and retirees of Oak Harbor Freight Lines rallied today to protest what they call the "unfair labor practices" of their Auburn, Wash.-based employer.
Click here to read more at Willamette Week.The Sixth District Court of Appeals has refused to enforce a landmark NLRB decision that Teamsters and other unions have used to organize the unorganized and stand up to employers who violate labor law.
The IBT has appointed a new Independent Investigations Officer (IIO) for a five-year term. Judge Timothy S. Hillman, who serves as the Independent Election Supervisor, is now also the IIO. Judge Hillman replaces Robert Luskin who completed his five-year term.
