Employment Law: Even a Selfie Can Be Protected by the NLRA

Why it matters A worker who violated her employer’s no cellphone use and disloyalty policies by taking selfies with coworkers that were posted online with a comment that she was “working like an [sic] slave” was terminated in violation of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), an administrative law judge recently determined. The Tinley Park…

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Video: Why missing mail needs to be reported

By CONSUMER ALERT – July 13, 2015 Mail usually arrives at your home every day, but taking notice of when it doesn’t arrive, is just as important. Postal Inspectors say they began tracking a criminal duo after investigating complaints from customers who were not receiving their mail. “When we looked at that, those checks going…

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APWU: Labor Leaders Meet with Presidential Candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders

For Immediate Release 07/13/2015 – WASHINGTON – A “meet and greet” was held at the office of the American Postal Workers Union this evening between more than 40 U.S. labor leaders and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), who is running for president. “Bernie Sanders has been an outspoken champion of postal customers, postal workers and the…

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