Tag: union

  • Podcast426: Civil War History at Harpers Ferry

    This podcast features an audio recording of a presentation by U.S. Park Ranger Creighton Waters on July 1, 2015, at the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. Creighton mainly tells the story of the brief capture of Harpers Ferry in 1862 by Confederate forces led by General Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson. 12,419 Federal troops surrendered to Jackson, which made this…

  • Broad, Sweeping Company Facebook policy challenged

    Do employees have a protected right to complain about and discuss their supervisor with co-workers on Facebook? In some circumstances, perhaps. In today’s New York Times article, “Company Accused of Firing Over Facebook Post” we read: Lafe Solomon, the board’s acting general counsel, said, “This is a fairly straightforward case under the National Labor Relations…