New, Useful Web Sites

by | Feb 25, 2011 | Labor Relations Ink

The NLRB just announced the launch of the latest revision of its web site, and it does appear much improved. According to the NLRB, the site will include: • All Board decisions are now posted to the site at the time they are issued, rather than after a three-day holding period. • Unpublished decisions, which do not appear in the official bound volumes of Board decisions. • A new case-management system that will be deployed to all regional offices by the end of this fiscal year. • A data section that tracks NLRB activities over the years by the numbers. • Improved navigation. • A subscription service that allows users to choose email delivery of press releases, decisions and memos. You can also find a link to connect to the site via typical social media venues, such as Facebook and Twitter. Perhaps even more helpful is this new web site by the Cornerstone Foundation. Not all union members agree with the way unions spend their dues money on politics, such as the estimated $10 million that Big Labor squandered in Arkansas in an attempt to unseat then-senator Blanche Lincoln. The site helps union members secure their lawfully entitled refund to that portion of union dues used by their union for purposes other than direct representation. Here’s how the site describes its purpose:

UnionRefund.org is a project designed to help educate, organize and assist union members nationwide in exercising their “Beck rights” as set forth by the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1988, the U. S. Supreme Court decided the landmark case Communication Workers v. Beck, which established the rights of employees working under union contracts to pay only those union dues or fees necessary for performance of a union’s employee representation duties. Under Beck, fees to support union expenditures unrelated to workplace representation, such as political, social, or charitable contributions, are not mandatory.

An employee can go on the site, click on his state, select his union, and then the site produces the letters required to secure the refund. The site also sends a “courtesy notification” letter to the union letting them know that the letter is coming, and that someone else is “looking over their shoulder” to make sure they pay!

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