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Are unions REALLY that popular?
by Phillip Wilson | Sep 22, 2022 | Labor Relations Insight, News, Pro Act, Unions
Just before Labor Day, Gallup reported its latest opinion numbers on unions. The headline declared...
A Two-Edged Sword
by Greg Kittinger | Aug 25, 2022 | NLRB, Unions
The United Mine Workers discovered that make-whole remedies for unfair labor practice charges can...
The UAW’s Leadership Woes Threaten To Topple A Once-Mighty Giant
by Kimberly Ricci | Jul 28, 2022 | Auto Manufacturing, Corruption, UAW
This notoriously corrupt union is not stable in any sense of the word, and much of the threatening...

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Strategic Turmoil: Leaked Messages Reveal UAW’s Tactics Against Big 3 Automakers
by Michael VanDervort | Sep 22, 2023 | Auto Manufacturing, Bargaining/Negotiations, Breaking, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Manufacturing, News, Strikes, UAW, Union Leaders, Unionized Company, Unions
The United Auto Workers (UAW) strike has been making headlines recently, but nothing quite as...
Patient-Caregiver Ratios: Hope For Setting Healthcare On A Smoother Course
by Kimberly Ricci | Sep 18, 2023 | Healthcare, Healthcare, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Legal, Positive Workplace, SEIU, States, Strikes, Unions
Yet there is light at the end of the tunnel, albeit with monetary pain in the process. Mandated patient-to-caregiver ratios are coming...
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Long-Term Health Effects Of The Travel-Nursing Bubble
by Kimberly Ricci | Jun 22, 2023 | Healthcare, Strikes, Unionized Company
Strategic Turmoil: Leaked Messages Reveal UAW’s Tactics Against Big 3 Automakers
by Michael VanDervort | Sep 22, 2023 | Auto Manufacturing, Bargaining/Negotiations, Breaking, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Manufacturing, News, Strikes, UAW, Union Leaders, Unionized Company, Unions
The United Auto Workers (UAW) strike has been making headlines recently, but nothing quite as...
Strategic Turmoil: Leaked Messages Reveal UAW’s Tactics Against Big 3 Automakers
by Michael VanDervort | Sep 22, 2023 | Auto Manufacturing, Bargaining/Negotiations, Breaking, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Manufacturing, News, Strikes, UAW, Union Leaders, Unionized Company, Unions
The United Auto Workers (UAW) strike has been making headlines recently, but nothing quite as...
Trends In Organizing: From Crafts To Cannabis And A Curious Exception
by Kimberly Ricci | Aug 23, 2023 | Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Manufacturing, Media, Retail, Service Industry, Strikes, Union Organizing, White-Collar
The Union heat is on in more ways than one this summer.
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A Reality Check For The Organizing Trend
by Kimberly Ricci | Mar 22, 2023 | Labor Relations Ink, Retail, Trending, Union Organizing
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CWA’s Bold Endeavor: Organizing the White-Collar Workforce of the Future
by Kimberly Ricci | Aug 16, 2023 | CWA, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Legal, Media, NLRB, Service Industry, Tech - Media, Union Organizing, Unions, White-Collar
Unions continue to broaden their umbrellas in unexpected ways to survive. CWA is organizing the white-collar workforce of the future.
One Fair Minimum Wage? Workers Should Be Wary Of What Unions Wish For
by Kimberly Ricci | Aug 21, 2023 | Gig Economy, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Legal, Local, SEIU, Service Industry, States, Unions
Union support efforts to drive up the minimum wage at the expense of worker wages.
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Biden’s New Deal: Government Stacked For Unions
by Michael VanDervort | Jul 18, 2023 | AFL-CIO, Gig Economy, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Legal, Politics, Pro Act, Union Organizing, Unions
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Biden’s Labor Nominee Can’t Muster Up A Home Run
by Kimberly Ricci | May 18, 2023 | Gig Economy, Industry, Legal, Politics
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Counterproductive ‘Progress’ For The Gig Economy
by Kimberly Ricci | Apr 20, 2023 | Gig Economy, Legal, Politics
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Fast(er) Times For Fast-Food Workers? California Greenlights A Trend
by Kimberly Ricci | Sep 13, 2023 | Hospitality, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Legal, SEIU, Service Industry, States, Unions
Most fast food workers in California are poised to earn $20 per hour in 2024. New law expected to boost wages.
A Wild Assortment Of Higher Education Unions
by Kimberly Ricci | Apr 20, 2023 | Education, Strikes, Union Organizing, Unions
The United Auto Workers aren’t the only union beefing up their flagging membership by heavily...
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Higher Ed Unions Hit Significant Roadblocks
by Kimberly Ricci | Mar 22, 2023 | Education, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Strikes, UAW, Union Organizing
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Muscle Memory And The UAW’s ‘Travesty Of Democracy’
by Kimberly Ricci | Feb 16, 2023 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Corruption, Education, IBT, SEIU, Strikes, UAW, Union Organizing
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Unions Throw The Book At Higher Ed With Mixed Results
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Patient-Caregiver Ratios: Hope For Setting Healthcare On A Smoother Course
by Kimberly Ricci | Sep 18, 2023 | Healthcare, Healthcare, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Legal, Positive Workplace, SEIU, States, Strikes, Unions
Yet there is light at the end of the tunnel, albeit with monetary pain in the process. Mandated patient-to-caregiver ratios are coming...
Strategic Turmoil: Leaked Messages Reveal UAW’s Tactics Against Big 3 Automakers
by Michael VanDervort | Sep 22, 2023 | Auto Manufacturing, Bargaining/Negotiations, Breaking, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Manufacturing, News, Strikes, UAW, Union Leaders, Unionized Company, Unions
The United Auto Workers (UAW) strike has been making headlines recently, but nothing quite as...
Pouring Salt(s) Into The Unionized Wound
by Kimberly Ricci | Jun 22, 2023 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Industry, Manufacturing, UAW, UFCW, Union Organizing, Unions
The relatively new Union of Southern Service Workers, strategically formed as a cross-sector...
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A Grab-Bag Of Organizing Developments
by Kimberly Ricci | Oct 27, 2022 | Industry, Politics, SEIU, Strikes, UAW, UFCW, Union Organizing, Unions
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Traditional versus Grassroots Unions
by Phillip Wilson | Aug 25, 2022 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Labor Relations Insight, NLRB, SEIU, UFCW
Long-Term Healthcare And The Paradox Of Short-Term Union Solutions
by Kimberly Ricci | Jul 19, 2023 | AFL-CIO, Healthcare, Healthcare, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Legal, SEIU, States, Union Organizing, Unions
The healthcare industry suffered from chronic understaffing and decades of wear and tear long...
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Biden’s New Deal: Government Stacked For Unions
by Michael VanDervort | Jul 18, 2023 | AFL-CIO, Gig Economy, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Legal, Politics, Pro Act, Union Organizing, Unions
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Transparency, Freedom and Fairness for All
by Nancy Jowske | Apr 18, 2023 | AFL-CIO, Labor Relations Ink, Politics, Pro Act, Union Organizing
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The Labor Relations Help You Never Knew You Needed
by Michael VanDervort | Feb 23, 2023 | AFL-CIO, News, NLRB, Politics, SEIU, Union Organizing, Unions
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Voters Took On Union Membership With Warring Results
by Kimberly Ricci | Nov 17, 2022 | AFL-CIO, Legal, Politics, Union Organizing, Unions
A United Steelworkers Sham And An UAW Errant Election
by Kimberly Ricci | Nov 17, 2022 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Manufacturing, UAW, Union Organizing, Unions, USW
This month’s news from the manufacturing sector yields a true embarrassment of riches when it...
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Union Madness In The Manufacturing Sector
by Kimberly Ricci | Oct 13, 2022 | Corruption, Manufacturing, News, NLRB, Politics, Strikes, UAW, Union Organizing, USW
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Fears Of The Future In Manufacturing
by Kimberly Ricci | Aug 25, 2022 | Auto Manufacturing, NLRB, UAW, USW
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Strikes Aplenty Across the Manufacturing Sector
by Kimberly Ricci | May 26, 2022 | IBT, Manufacturing, Strikes, UAW, USW
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Manufacturing Sees Conflict Aplenty
by Phillip Wilson | Mar 31, 2022 | Auto Manufacturing, IBT, Manufacturing, Strikes, UAW, USW
A Healthcare Checkup
by Kimberly Ricci | Mar 22, 2023 | CNA NNOC, Healthcare, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, SEIU, Strikes, Union Organizing, Unions
March 2023 sees a bevy of labor relations developments for nurses and long-term care workers across the U.S.
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A Quick Healthcare Follow-Up Visit
by Kimberly Ricci | Jun 23, 2022 | CNA NNOC, Healthcare, Strikes, Union Organizing
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Healthcare Staffing and Safety Woes Reach A Pivotal Point
by Kimberly Ricci | Apr 21, 2022 | CNA NNOC, Healthcare, OSHA, SEIU, States, Strikes
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Strategic Turmoil: Leaked Messages Reveal UAW’s Tactics Against Big 3 Automakers
by Michael VanDervort | Sep 22, 2023 | Auto Manufacturing, Bargaining/Negotiations, Breaking, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Manufacturing, News, Strikes, UAW, Union Leaders, Unionized Company, Unions
The United Auto Workers (UAW) strike has been making headlines recently, but nothing quite as...
Biden’s New Deal: Government Stacked For Unions
by Michael VanDervort | Jul 18, 2023 | AFL-CIO, Gig Economy, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Legal, Politics, Pro Act, Union Organizing, Unions
Biden Union Bailout continues: Recent months have seen a flurry of pro-labor actions by the White...
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Transparency, Freedom and Fairness for All
by Nancy Jowske | Apr 18, 2023 | AFL-CIO, Labor Relations Ink, Politics, Pro Act, Union Organizing
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The Gifts That Keep On Giving
by Michael VanDervort | Mar 22, 2023 | Federal, Labor Relations Ink, NLRB, Politics, Pro Act, States
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Are unions REALLY that popular?
by Phillip Wilson | Sep 22, 2022 | Labor Relations Insight, News, Pro Act, Unions
The Emboldened UAW’s ‘Audacious’ Demands For The Detroit Big Three
by Kimberly Ricci | Aug 3, 2023 | Auto Manufacturing, Bargaining/Negotiations, Corruption, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Manufacturing, UAW, Unionized Company, Unions
UAW President Shawn Fain has much to prove to union members. Not only must he reinvigorate a...
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The UAW Fumbles An Important Test With Workers
by Kimberly Ricci | Jun 22, 2023 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Corruption, Strikes, UAW
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The Mob Is Still Making Offers That Construction Can’t Refuse
by Kimberly Ricci | Jun 22, 2023 | Corruption, Industry, SEIU, UAW, Unions
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A Dizzying Array Of Corruption
by Kimberly Ricci | May 18, 2023 | Corruption, IBT, Unions
Strategic Turmoil: Leaked Messages Reveal UAW’s Tactics Against Big 3 Automakers
by Michael VanDervort | Sep 22, 2023 | Auto Manufacturing, Bargaining/Negotiations, Breaking, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Manufacturing, News, Strikes, UAW, Union Leaders, Unionized Company, Unions
The United Auto Workers (UAW) strike has been making headlines recently, but nothing quite as...
Compliance & Consequence: The NLRB’s Stern Warning To Employers
by Kimberly Ricci | Sep 21, 2023 | Don't Be a Jerk, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Legal, NLRB, Service Industry
The NLRB recently opened a can of “Fool Around, Find Out!” on the non-compliant owners of a salon for failing to comply with a Board remedy order.
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The Beltway Blues: A Lingering NLRB Vacancy And A Perpetual Nominee
by Kimberly Ricci | Sep 14, 2023 | DOL, Labor Relations Ink, Legal, News, NLRB, Politics
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Mastering the Cemex Maze
by Michael VanDervort | Sep 12, 2023 | Cemex Decision, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, NLRB, Politics, Union Organizing
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When Workers Lose Trust In Employers, White-Collar Union Contagion Spreads
by Kimberly Ricci | Sep 20, 2023 | Communication, CWA, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Positive Workplace, Union Avoidance, Union Organizing, Union Research, Unions, White-Collar
Through the Committee for Better Banks-CWA initiative, the union made it one of their missions – and they have plenty of them – to organize “frontline” bank workers in call centers, banking branches, and corporate headquarters.