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Unfair Labor Practices

A History Of Violations
Virtually every U.S. labor union faces allegations of violating labor
law. Consider the number of charges filed against these unions between
1998 and 2004:

United Food and Commercial Workers  2,161
Teamsters  6,909
Service Employees International Union  3,910
Steelworkers  1,912

Source: data supplied by the Bureau of National Affairs

When most people think of violations of labor law, they think first of
“Big Business.” But employees, employers, and labor organizations file
thousands of charges each year—called “Unfair Labor Practices”—alleging
violations of labor law by union officials.

The National Labor Relations Board’s annual report for fiscal year
2005 included the number of Unfair Labor Practices alleged against
employers and unions. Once again, union officials faced a
disproportionately high number of allegations of wrongdoing, when
compared to employers. The worst part: The vast majority of allegations
said that members were the ones hurt by the union officials that are
supposed to protect them.

    The NLRB reported in 2005 that:

  • Unions faced a total of 6,381 allegations
  • 82% of charges against unions alleged illegal restraint and
    coercion of employees (by comparison, the leading allegation against
    employers — at 53% — was for refusal to bargain)
  • 594 charges were for illegal union discrimination against employees
    The NLRB reported in 2004 that:

  • Unions faced a total of 6,917 allegations of wrongdoing
  • 80% of those charges were filed by individuals
  • Unions filed more than 100 charges against other unions
  • 81% of charges alleged illegal restraint and coercion of employees

More than 600 charges alleged illegal discrimination against employees, an increase of about 6 percent from 2003.

This is a good resource especially after the recent revelations of all the illegal labor practices in Niagara Falls.

Local 91 union “enforcer” sentenced to prison

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Shomers admitted to involvement in violence against non-union construction workers

For years, Andrew Shomers was one of the most feared enforcers for Laborers Local 91 in Niagara County.
But as he stood before a judge Wednesday, Shomers, an ex-boxer, no longer looked menacing. He was a tearful, broken man preparing to go to federal prison.
The tables were turned on the former enforcer as U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara berated him for his crimes and sentenced him to four years and three months.
“The conduct committed here was incomprehensible,” the visibly angry judge said. “It’s unfortunate that [you] and other members of the union didn’t take a stand and say, “This is wrong.’ ”