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Not So Fast: First Contracts, False Union Optimism, And Employers Caught In The Spin Cycle
A first union contract generally takes at least a year to broker following an election.
Climbing the Walls: Another Fine Workers United Mess
SEIU’s trendy Workers United affiliate has been circling a California-based indoor climbing wall chain while now ratcheting up the intensity.
Why Employers In Every Industry Should Pay Attention To Trump’s EO On College Athletes
Trump’s executive order (EO) blitz is now extending into university sports, where the EO in question instructs the NLRB and Secretary of Labor to provide a “clarifying” answer on “the status of student-athletes.”
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