Labor Relations Reporter; News and Background Index

UAN

See NURSES (UAN)

UAW

See AUTO WORKERS (UAW)

UBC

See CARPENTERS (UBC)

UFCW

See FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS (UFCW)

ULPs

See UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES (ULPs)

UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS

– Case summaries, 147; 277

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES

– BLS reports, nonfarm payroll data, Nov., 66; Dec., 138; Jan., 2008, 230; Feb., 353; March, 448; state data, March, 499

UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES (ULPs)

– Antitrust, NLRB issues guidance after decision that bringing reasonable but unsuccessful antitrust suit lawful even if retaliation for protected activity, 126
– Case summaries, 3; 28; 28; 123; 147; 147; 148; 171; 172; 195; 195; 196; 219; 219; 267; 291; 339; 363; 363; 364; 387; 411; 435; 435; 436; 483; 484
– Discipline, union stewards reprimanded to confront supervisor unresponsive to technician's complaints have no claim (Arb.), 334
– E-mail, newspaper policy lawfully barred non-job-related solicitation (NLRB), Analysis, 163; management and unions have opposing views on use of employer e-mail systems, ABA meeting, 292
– NLRB case handling, agency came close to meeting goals implemented in last quarter of FY2007, Meisburg reports, 52
– Pre-charge waivers, NLRB regional offices directed to submit meritorious cases to Advice Division, 54
– Salting

See SALTING

UNIFORMED SERVICES EMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS ACT (USERRA)

– Case summaries, 243
– Leave accrual, Am. Airlines accord resolves claim for restricting pilot rights during military service (N.D. Tex.), 484
– National Defense Authorization Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 4987

– Service-connected disabilities, EEOC posts data on protections on Web site, 349

UNIFORMS

– Makers

See APPAREL AND GARMENT INDUSTRY

– Requirements

See DRESS CODES AND GROOMING

UNION DUES

See DUES, UNION

UNIONS

See also specific union
– Agency fees and dues

See DUES, UNION

– Bargaining

See GOOD FAITH BARGAINING

– Elections, representation

See REPRESENTATION ELECTIONS

– Financial reporting

See LABOR-MANAGEMENT REPORTING AND DISCLOSURE ACT (LMRDA)

– Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 493

– Organizing

See ORGANIZING

– Race bias, members earn more and more likely to have health benefits, study, 414
– Representation elections

See REPRESENTATION ELECTIONS

– ULPs

See UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES (ULPs)

UNITE HERE

– Case summaries, 171

UNIVERSITIES

See EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

USERRA

See UNIFORMED SERVICES EMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS ACT (USERRA)

USPS

See POSTAL SERVICE (USPS)

USW

See STEELWORKERS (USW)

UTILITIES

– Case summaries, 99; 130; 198; 494
– Joe Wheeler Elec., staking engineers test did not meet minimum standards for assessing applicant's ability to do job (Arb.), 428
– Knolls Atomic Power Lab, workers have burden of proving employer did not rely on factors other than age in RIF (U.S., rev grant), 178; case among issues to be addressed in 2007-8 term, Special Report, 211; justices dislike ADEA, likely to find inadequate evidence of bias regardless of who has burden, practitioners tell ABA, Special Report, 429