News update as of 23 May 2018

On the menu: in the US while the National Labor Relations Board has approved an IAM request for a unionisation vote to be held at Boeing, the Supreme Court has thwarted the NLRB's efforts for the National Labor Relations Act to take precedence over the Federal Arbitration Act, the 2016 Global Deal presents it first Flagship Report, France's largest companies are set to undergo 'anti-discrimination' testing, Germany's Dax companies are reaching mandatory quota levels for female supervisory board membership, and current Medef head Pierre Gattaz will take over the helm at BusinessEurope on 5 July 2018 .
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United States/machinists union tries to unionize Boeing South Carolina. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has approved a request by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) for 178 technicians at the Boeing assembly facility to be able to vote on affiliation with the IAM. If a majority of the 178 votes in favor then salary negotiations will likely quickly follow. The situation at the Boeing airplane (787 Dreamliner) assembly facility is being closely follo

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