Recent content by frustrated_3

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NJ Hi all. I'm back. A quick background: The employees where I work have been trying to unionize for close to two years. This all started in Nov. 2014. Since then we have lost half of our employees due to bad pay and tense relationships with the...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NJ I have written before about the feeling that I'm writing much of this first contract on my own. I am fairly uncomfortable about deciding pay or pay scales for all current and future employees by myself! My question is, am I in the wrong asking...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? New Jersey Hi all, I've posted a few questions before and am STILL trying to get an appropriate proposal to go into negotiations with. The union brought in a lawyer to write the proposed contract. I submitted what we were looking for and was told...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NJ Anyone have any experience with employer contributions to a retirement account? Our local city recently insisted taking over the payroll duties for our community center. Since then, there have been many mistakes and inconsistencies in our...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? New Jersey Is there anywhere I can find info on responsibilities of a union rep prior to the signing of a first contract? I have posted before about being asked to get salary and benefit information for employees. The rep. finally conceded, after...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NJ After 10 years with my employer, I recently received a new employee manual, 3x the size of the one I was given when hired and complete with at-will agreement form attached for signing. I have many concerns about the content but my immediate...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NJ I work for a municipally run community center in a small/med. city. The employees of the center have been trying to form a union for the past year as the city has been slowly taking away benefits. Unfortunately we chose poorly and the union we...