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The @AlphabetWorkers have formed what is called a "minority union." Quick thread on what that means:
A cornerstone of US labor law is the principle of "exclusive representation" - if you collect authorization cards from the employees and win an election, you...
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...get to represent all the employees you sought to represent. As the exclusive rep, the employer has to work with that union and that union only on any issue of wages, hours, terms and conditions of employment. In turn, the union has a legal Duty of Fair Representation (DFR)
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... to not discriminate against the people it represents if they choose not to join the union.
The big problem: labor law is so weak in the US, employers violate it all the time with no consequences, and therefore obtaining exclusive rep status is really hard.
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However, a legal theory floated by law professor Charles Morris in his 2005 book, The Blue Eagle at Work, suggests that the law also allows unions WITHOUT exclusive representation.
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The National Labor Relations Act, after all, in its vitally-important Section 7, says workers have the right to collectively bargain. It doesn't say that right only exists when there is an exclusive representative.
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A cornerstone of US labor law is the principle of "exclusive representation" - if you collect authorization cards from the employees and win an election, you...
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We're Alphabet workers. We\u2019ve been organizing for over a year, & we\u2019re finally ready to share why.
— Alphabet Workers Union (@AlphabetWorkers) January 4, 2021
This morning, we're announcing #AWU, the first union open to *all* workers at any Alphabet company.
Every worker deserves a union\u2014including tech workers.https://t.co/m2Qmjwz32V
...get to represent all the employees you sought to represent. As the exclusive rep, the employer has to work with that union and that union only on any issue of wages, hours, terms and conditions of employment. In turn, the union has a legal Duty of Fair Representation (DFR)
2/
... to not discriminate against the people it represents if they choose not to join the union.
The big problem: labor law is so weak in the US, employers violate it all the time with no consequences, and therefore obtaining exclusive rep status is really hard.
3/
However, a legal theory floated by law professor Charles Morris in his 2005 book, The Blue Eagle at Work, suggests that the law also allows unions WITHOUT exclusive representation.
3a/
The National Labor Relations Act, after all, in its vitally-important Section 7, says workers have the right to collectively bargain. It doesn't say that right only exists when there is an exclusive representative.
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THREAD: Is the Govt changing its cherrypicking strategy on child poverty claims?
SPOT THE DIFFERENCE
1. What PM wrongly claimed on child poverty in 2019, earning @StatsRegulation rebuke
2. What PM claimed on child poverty at PMQs on 18 Nov 20
In the first statement, the PM used 2010 as a baseline. At the time, relative poverty was rising and absolute poverty was historically weak - we could not see where the 400,000 claim had come from.
An earlier thread on the PM's past claims
In the PMQs claim he talks about the last 10 yrs.
If he means since 2010, he'd be repeating his incorrect claim.
Does he mean the last 10 years for which we have statistics?
That would be starting at 2009/10 - under LAB & well before benefit cuts started to bite from 2012
Let's take a look, first, at the relative child poverty measure
Looking at the last 10 years, child poverty has RISEN by 200,000 (BHC) or 300,000 (BHC)
Can the PM's 400,000 claim be borne out by the absolute child poverty stats? Remember, we normally expect this figure to fall, as society gets richer
No, absolute child poverty fell by 100,000 on both BHC/AHC - a historically weak performance
SPOT THE DIFFERENCE
1. What PM wrongly claimed on child poverty in 2019, earning @StatsRegulation rebuke
2. What PM claimed on child poverty at PMQs on 18 Nov 20
In the first statement, the PM used 2010 as a baseline. At the time, relative poverty was rising and absolute poverty was historically weak - we could not see where the 400,000 claim had come from.
An earlier thread on the PM's past claims
THREAD:
— Imran (@imran_1) July 30, 2020
How can PM level up the country if he cannot level with the public about how many children are in poverty?
That's the question we should be asking ourselves after the @StatsRegulation ruled the PM incorrectly used child poverty statistics.
In the PMQs claim he talks about the last 10 yrs.
If he means since 2010, he'd be repeating his incorrect claim.
Does he mean the last 10 years for which we have statistics?
That would be starting at 2009/10 - under LAB & well before benefit cuts started to bite from 2012
Let's take a look, first, at the relative child poverty measure
Looking at the last 10 years, child poverty has RISEN by 200,000 (BHC) or 300,000 (BHC)
Can the PM's 400,000 claim be borne out by the absolute child poverty stats? Remember, we normally expect this figure to fall, as society gets richer
No, absolute child poverty fell by 100,000 on both BHC/AHC - a historically weak performance
We’ve released our latest bulletin for deaths registered in England and Wales for week ending 1 January 2021.
These data have been affected by the Boxing Day and New Year’s Day bank holidays, and do not represent year-to-date
The provisional number of deaths registered in England and Wales in the week ending 1 January 2021 (Week 53) was 10,069.
This was 1,451 less than Week 52 https://t.co/YOyHMfbDYM
In the week ending 1 January, the provisional number of deaths registered was 26.6% (2,115 deaths) above the five-year average.
This increase should be treated with caution due to the bank holidays
Of the 10,069 deaths registered in Week 53, 3,144 mentioned #COVID19 on the death certificate (31.2% of all deaths).
This has risen by 232 #COVID19 deaths since the previous week https://t.co/KtySaidOd4
Of the 3,144 deaths involving #COVID19, 87.2% had this recorded as the underlying cause of death.
Of the 2,494 deaths involving influenza and pneumonia, 7.5% had these as the underlying cause
These data have been affected by the Boxing Day and New Year’s Day bank holidays, and do not represent year-to-date
The provisional number of deaths registered in England and Wales in the week ending 1 January 2021 (Week 53) was 10,069.
This was 1,451 less than Week 52 https://t.co/YOyHMfbDYM
In the week ending 1 January, the provisional number of deaths registered was 26.6% (2,115 deaths) above the five-year average.
This increase should be treated with caution due to the bank holidays
Of the 10,069 deaths registered in Week 53, 3,144 mentioned #COVID19 on the death certificate (31.2% of all deaths).
This has risen by 232 #COVID19 deaths since the previous week https://t.co/KtySaidOd4
Of the 3,144 deaths involving #COVID19, 87.2% had this recorded as the underlying cause of death.
Of the 2,494 deaths involving influenza and pneumonia, 7.5% had these as the underlying cause
Hello Toronto! Ford is about to announce new restrictions after we heard from experts about how something has to give to keep hospitals below capacity to provide critical patient care (see buds @jyangstar @katecallen for that). I’ll post here what the changes mean for the city:
These are *current* rules for whole province, including Toronto: https://t.co/xKrVQKwJ2g
It appears we should not expect a full lockdown or curfew. Ford scheduled to speak any minute. I’ll try to make this foolproof but rules are not always clear from initial provincial release
BREAKING: Province now in state of emergency for 28 days. A stay-at-home order is being issued for Thurs. at 12:01AM — everyone must stay home except for essential trips, medical appts. In-person classes in Toronto, several other regions will remain suspended until Feb. 10.
I don’t have full details yet on this order, but stay tuned. Ford calls it a “drastic” measure. “Everyone must stay home to save lives.” He says enforcement and inspections will increase. Workplace inspectors will have powers to disperse people and issue tickets, he says
There will be enforcement blitzes at box-box stores, Ford says.
These are *current* rules for whole province, including Toronto: https://t.co/xKrVQKwJ2g
It appears we should not expect a full lockdown or curfew. Ford scheduled to speak any minute. I’ll try to make this foolproof but rules are not always clear from initial provincial release
BREAKING: Province now in state of emergency for 28 days. A stay-at-home order is being issued for Thurs. at 12:01AM — everyone must stay home except for essential trips, medical appts. In-person classes in Toronto, several other regions will remain suspended until Feb. 10.
I don’t have full details yet on this order, but stay tuned. Ford calls it a “drastic” measure. “Everyone must stay home to save lives.” He says enforcement and inspections will increase. Workplace inspectors will have powers to disperse people and issue tickets, he says
There will be enforcement blitzes at box-box stores, Ford says.
