Recent content by John/nyc

What is the name of your state? Texas My daughter owns a manufactured home that is situated on a lot in a community wherein the landlord supplies water, electric line acess, trash pick up, etc. My question concerns real estate taxes that are being charged to my daughter by her morgage provider...

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Which consent decree are you talking about?

What does the union rep say about this?

This is not a union issue! You stated, in a prior post on another board, that you are not in a union and that Texas does not have teacher unions. As a matter of fact here are 2 links that might suprise you: http://tft.org/ and http://www.tsta.org/ Perhaps if you were aligned with one of...

First things first: I am not an attorney! There are people who post to these boards that claim to be attorneys but you have no way to know whether their claims are true. Therefore, TAKE NO LEGAL ACTION based on anything you read here. I have some knowledge and education in the labor...

Is John now a member of the Teamsters? Are the Teamsters recognized as the representative for John's bargaining unit? Is there a collective bargaining agreement in place? The NLRB has jurisdiction to determine whether John's bargaining unit employees do, indeed, desire to be represented by...

First click here: http://www.obviously.com/junkmail/ Then write your union and tell them you do not wish to be on any mailing lists that they disseminate. Also, ask to see a copy of your Union's constitution and/or your Local's by-laws to see if there is language in those documents that...

Was this understanding made a part of the language of the contract? The Board of Trustees of the Health and Welfare Plan are off the hook. They have a fiduciary duty to the fund (in this case to handle the funds prudently so as to keep the Fund solvent) and if that means raising copays etc...

It is hard to give advice without seeing the letter. What does it say about opting out?

Yours would be a herculean task! The Brotherhood of Railway Signalmen (BRS) is covered by the Railway Labor Act (as opposed to the National Labor Relations Act). Therefore, in order to launch a decertification of the BRS as your representative you would have to mount a campaign at every...

I see nothing in your post that indicates the union is forcing your employer to cover you with medical insurance (beside your assertion). Since the quote does indicate that you are a non-bargaining-unit employee that further points to exclusion from any compensation package that the union...

The union cannot bargain for or negotiate benefits for employees for whom they are not the chosen representatives. This represntation is chosen on a group basis (not as individual employees). In your case the union does not represent you and, therefore, cannot negotiate your benefits (or lack...

Is the clerical staff part of the union's bargaining unit?

Take your situation to the nearest National Labor Relations Board office.