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Erick Becker is a labor and employee relations professional with more than 20 years of practical experience in the field. Erick helps both management and employees navigate the often-angled web of labor laws and employment regulations, which can be particularly tangled in California. He graduated from the Berkeley School of Law and is the CEO of The American Consulting Group, Inc. in Mission Viejo. Erick can be contacted at this address.

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War between SEIU and NUHW escalates with Kaiser election

Friday, December 11th, 2009

The war between SEIU and a splinter union, NUHW (National Union of Healthcare Workers), continues to intensify....
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Union card check campaign targets Long Beach hotels

For the past year, the union that represents hotel workers in the Los Angeles area (UNITE/HERE Local 11) has been...
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Approval of unions below 50% for first time ever in Gallup poll

Gallup has been asking the question “Do you approve or disapprove of labor unions?” since the...
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AFL-CIO convention roundup: Trumka takes over, UNITE/HERE rejoins, Specter talks EFCA

Richard Trumka, former leader of the United Mine Workers, ascended to the presidency of the AFL-CIO this week during the labor federation’s...
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Union protests against Disney over healthcare continue

Local 11 of UNITE/HERE held another protest at a high profile Disney event last week, the D23 convention in Anaheim. Like past protests, union...
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Reid says Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) on hold...for now

The debate over health care reform has pushed the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) off the Senate docket, possibly for the rest of the year, according...
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California reverses course, allows furloughs for exempt employees

In a previous article, California employers were advised to avoid any type of formal furlough plan for exempt employees, because it could lead to a...
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Unions 101: Do union decisions have to be approved by employees?

When a union becomes the representative of a group of employees, either through an NLRB election or card check...
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At-will employment - it doesn't mean what you think it means

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The term “at-will” is sprinkled through almost any employment document in use today, but there is a...
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AFL-CIO President coming to LA for car wash protest

John Sweeney, President of the AFL-CIO, is scheduled to appear at a protest against a Los Angeles car wash on August 19. A campaign by the United...
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