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Gary Chaison

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Name: Gary Chaison

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Educated workers see unions as advocates

The next wave of union protesters isn’t blue collar.It’s lawyers, paralegals, secretaries, helicopter pilots, judges, insurance agents and podiatrists.These white-collar workers are not exactly the picture of the labor movement, but they are becoming ... [Published Memphis Commercial Appeal - May 19 2013]

Entities: Workers, Gary Chaison, Labor Unions, Advocate

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Labor unions see future in white-collar workers

The U.S. labor movement's roots were traditionally found in manufacturing, service and public-sector jobs. But as that factory work diminishes and the economy changes, more white-collar workers are looking at organizing.According to the Los Angeles Times, ... [Published MSN Money - May 17 2013]

Entities: Workers, Gary Chaison, Labor Unions

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

White-collar workers are turning to labor unions

"There is a great deal of unrest among professional workers, who don't have a history of union joining behavior," one expert says. "They represent the frontiers of unionization in America."01| single pageSome experts see professional workers as the future ... [Published 22 WSBT - May 16 2013]

Entities: Labor Unions, Workers, Gary Chaison

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 2 reports

International Brotherhood of Teamsters

Unions Battle for Workers in American Airlines-US Airways Merger

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters will challenge for union representation at US Airways, and perhaps soon at American Airlines, as the fight for a shrinking number of aerospace mechanics rages on.1Related ContentStoriesRelated TermsMoreMay 09--The ... [Published AviationPros.com - May 09 2013]

Entities: International Brotherhood of Teamsters, American Airlines, US Airways Group Inc, Mergers & Acquisitions

First reported Apr 17 2013 - Updated Apr 17 2013 - 1 reports

Chicago Charter School Network Opens Door to Unions

Although American teachers unions have largely opposed the spread of charter schools around the country, at least some local branches have taken steps to organize charter schools even in the face of claims from operators that they are able to perform ... [Published EducationNews.org - Apr 17 2013]

Entities: Chicago, Collective Bargaining, Gary Chaison

First reported Apr 17 2013 - Updated Apr 17 2013 - 1 reports

Clark University

Women and Equality

In , (Page Two, April 9), Amelia Gentleman asks if feminists have become obsessed with equality in the corporate boardroom and the need to break through the glass ceiling to promotion, to the neglect of women workers on the other side of the income spectrum. ... [Published New York Times - Apr 17 2013]

Entities: Equality, Feminism, Gary Chaison, Clark University

First reported Feb 03 2013 - Updated Feb 03 2013 - 1 reports

East Coast Dock Workers Agree to New Contract Eliminating Strike Concerns

By Brooke Sutherland (Bloomberg) — The International Longshoremen’s Association agreed to a new labor contract, ending 11 months of negotiations and eliminating the risk of the first Eastern port shutdown since 1977. The union and the U.S. Maritime Alliance, ... [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - Feb 03 2013]

Entities: Ports, New Contract, George Cohen, Maritime Alliance Group

First reported Jan 28 2013 - Updated Jan 28 2013 - 1 reports

Labors Predictable Decline

Last weeks announcement that the percentage of unionized workers in the United States has fallen to 11.3%, a 97-year low, brought diverse responses. Some, like Gary Chaison of Clark University, the medias favorite labor pundit, said unions need to ... [Published BeyondChron: San Francisco's Alternative Online ... - Jan 28 2013]

Entities: Gary Chaison, Clark University, Reformism, Labor Law, AFL-CIO

First reported Jan 24 2013 - Updated Jan 25 2013 - 1 reports

Union Membership in United States Drops in 2012

In 2012, the percentage of United States employees who belong to unions dropped to 11.3 percent, the lowest percentage in 76 years, according to Reuters. Compared to the data in 2011, the total number of union employees dropped by 400,000 from ... [Published JD Journal.com - Jan 24 2013]

Entities: Labor Law, United States, Workers

First reported Jan 24 2013 - Updated Jan 24 2013 - 1 reports

Public sector losses put unions at lowest since 1930s

WASHINGTON -- Union membership plummeted last year to the lowest level since the 1930s as cash-strapped state and local governments shed workers and unions had difficulty organizing new members in the private sector despite signs of an improving econ ... [Published Sunday Gazette-Mail - Jan 24 2013]

Entities: Workers, Labor Unions, Organism, Indiana (United States), Nonunion

First reported Dec 08 2012 - Updated Dec 09 2012 - 1 reports

BIG BLOW TO LABOR?

Michigan is on the verge of passing a “right to work” law that experts say would be a massive symbolic blow to the nation’s labor movement and could set the stage for further such legislative fights. The law would allow workers at unionized companies ... [Published AdBanks.net - Dec 08 2012]

Entities: Labor, Workers, Gary Chaison, Chris Edwards, Clark University

First reported Nov 23 2012 - Updated Nov 23 2012 - 1 reports

Unions flex muscle following election

They?re fed up, and they?re not going to take it anymore. That?s the case for thousands of employees across the country who are striking and walking out of jobs rather than accept changes to their pay and benefits. It might be a shot in the arm for a ... [Published Bend Bulletin - Nov 23 2012]

Entities: Wal-Mart Stores Inc, Julius Getman, Workers

Quotes

"There is a great deal of unrest among professional workers, who don't have a history of union-joining behavior," Chaison told the newspaper. "they represent the frontiers of unionization in america."

Labor unions see future in white-collar workers [Published MSN Money - May 17 2013]

...gets the members, and it often turns very sordid," said Gary Chaison, a professor of industrial relations at Clark University in Worcester, Mass. "it's one thing to be campaigning against management, but when they campaign against other unions, they tend to focus on the dark side of the other unions."

Week in review [Published PredictWallStreet - May 12 2013]

"When you do have very contentious bargaining, one union will step in and say that they can do a better job," Chaison said. "but even if that union wins, the old union will still be around. the new union might have to do some grandstanding with management to look good."

Unions Battle for Workers in American Airlines-US Airways Merger [Published AviationPros.com - May 09 2013]

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Educated workers see unions as advocates [Published Memphis Commercial Appeal - May 19 2013]
Labor unions see future in white-collar workers [Published MSN Money - May 17 2013]
White-collar workers are turning to labor unions [Published 22 WSBT - May 16 2013]
Week in review [Published PredictWallStreet - May 12 2013]
Unions Battle for Workers in American Airlines-... [Published AviationPros.com - May 09 2013]
Unions battle for workers in American Airlines-... [Published TradingCharts.com - May 09 2013]
Chicago Charter School Network Opens Door to Un... [Published EducationNews.org - Apr 17 2013]
Women and Equality [Published New York Times - Apr 17 2013]
East Coast Dock Workers Agree to New Contract E... [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - Feb 03 2013]
Labors Predictable Decline [Published BeyondChron: San Francisco's Alternative Online ... - Jan 28 2013]
Union Membership in United States Drops in 2012 [Published JD Journal.com - Jan 24 2013]
Public sector losses put unions at lowest since... [Published Sunday Gazette-Mail - Jan 24 2013]
BIG BLOW TO LABOR? [Published AdBanks.net - Dec 08 2012]
Unions flex muscle following election [Published Bend Bulletin - Nov 23 2012]
Most labor unions skipping DNC [Published USA Today - Sep 03 2012]
Success of merger of Continental and United Air... [Published Topnews.in - May 03 2010]

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East Coast Dock Workers Agree to New Contract E... [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - Feb 03 2013] By Brooke Sutherland (Bloomberg) — The International Longshoremen’s Association agreed to a new labor contract, ending 11 months of negotiations and eliminating the risk of the first Eastern port shutdown since 1977. The union and the U.S. Maritime Alliance, ...
Labors Predictable Decline [Published BeyondChron: San Francisco's Alternative Online ... - Jan 28 2013] Last weeks announcement that the percentage of unionized workers in the United States has fallen to 11.3%, a 97-year low, brought diverse responses. Some, like Gary Chaison of Clark University, the medias favorite labor pundit, said unions need to ...
BIG BLOW TO LABOR? [Published AdBanks.net - Dec 08 2012] Michigan is on the verge of passing a “right to work” law that experts say would be a massive symbolic blow to the nation’s labor movement and could set the stage for further such legislative fights. The law would allow workers at unionized companies ...