This is cross-posted from Broadcast Union News:  IATSE (International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees) Local One -- the men and women who construct, install, maintain, and operate the lighting and sound equipment, the scenery and special effects for shows, concerts, productions, and broadcasts in Manhattan (including Broadway, Carnegie Hall, Madison Square Garden, and more) -- are picketing to protest Foster Entertainment's use of a non-union construction crew to build and non-union stagehands to run "Empire New York."  

San Francisco public health nurses are in negotiations over the city's proposed financial and working conditions concessions.  Sasha Cuttler writes:  "Nurse’s Week is over and we have a lot to do, let’s start with a fair deal for DPH nurses. It's not to much to ask for and we will all benefit."

This piece originally appeared in SEIU Healthcare's Nurse Alliance RoundUp.  No matter where you work or what you do, the issue of workplace violence is hugely important.  What is it, what causes it, why is it under-reported, and what does OSHA have to do with it?

Berry Craig writes about what's wrong with GOP presidential-hopeful Mitt Romney's statement that the Employee Free Choice Act would strip "workers of the right to vote by secret ballot on whether to unionize."   

The U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement is set to go into effect on May 15, despite increased violence and threats against workers' rights and human rights advocates.  This piece is cross-posted from the AFL-CIO Now Blog.

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has kicked off a national outreach initiative to educate workers and their employers about the hazards of working outdoors in hot weather.  Every year, thousands of workers across the country suffer from serious heat-related illnesses. If not quickly addressed, heat exhaustion can become heat stroke, which has killed — on average — more than 30 workers annually since 2003. 

Berry Craig shares with us this piece on Mitt Romney's recent comments about unions "requiring union workers to contribute to politicians not of their choosing."

Today -- April 28 -- is Workers Memorial Day, an international day of remembrance for workers everywhere who have been killed and injured on the job.  This piece originally appeared on the SEIU blog.

This week, the Senate voted down a resolution that would have blocked an NLRB rule to modernize the union election process, which is a positive step forward for all workers.  This piece appeared originally on the SEIU Blog.

Regular Union Review contributor Berry Craig shares with us this piece about Ted Nugent, recently in the news for his comments at the National Rifle Association convention.

Today the U.S. Senate voted in favor of working people when it smacked down a right wing resolution to block a common sense National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) rule impacting how workers organize our unions.

This is the blog entry I posted earlier to the SEIU website. 

Saturday, April 28, is Workers' Memorial Day.  This piece by United Steelworkers International President Leo Gerard is reposted from the USW Blog.  He writes:  "The shield Congress erected in 1970 to protect workers – the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) – is mutilated from relentless attacks by corporations and their battering ram -- the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.  The delays in OSHA rule-making that corporate carping achieves cost workers their lives. Congress must intervene to restore OSHA’s power to act swiftly."

There will be a march and rally at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, April 25, from 10:00 am - 12:30 pm, to protest Arizona's SB 1070 anti-immigrant law.

The New York Labor History Association is sponsoring (with others) two free screenings in May of HBO’s compelling documentary “Schmatta: From Rags to Riches to Rags,” which describes the rise and fall of New York’s garment industry as a metaphor for the de-industrialization of the United States. 

This week, SEIU sent out the following email regarding the NLRB.  This is an issue of great importance to all workers.  We are publishing it here with the hope that you will take immediate action by clicking through the links to send a message to your senators.  Please leave a comment letting us know if you took action.