When Union ‘Successes’ Lead To Job Losses, Big Labor Shrugs Its Shoulders And Points Fingers
We recently explored how unions cannot protect workers from layoffs but deflect responsibility and claim that “corporate greed” is to blame.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Apr 3, 2024 | IBT, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, SEIU, UAW, Union Leaders, Unionized Company, Unions
We recently explored how unions cannot protect workers from layoffs but deflect responsibility and claim that “corporate greed” is to blame.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Apr 2, 2024 | Federal, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, Retail, SEIU, Service Industry, Starbucks, Trader Joe's, Union Organizing, Unions, USSW
As our own Phil Wilson has discussed at length, several recent campaigns have seen union activists, who act as paid covert internal organizers, often referred to as “salts.”
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Mar 28, 2024 | Artificial Intelligence, Healthcare, Healthcare, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight
Tech leader NVIDIA has joined forces with a startup called Hippocratic AI to develop voice-based healthcare “agents” that will cost “$9 per hour” (far less than the hourly RN rate in all markets) and can dispense limited health advice via chat sessions that act as patient assessments.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Mar 25, 2024 | Gig Economy, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, Local, Lyft, Minimum Wage, SEIU, Service Industry, States, Trending, Uber, Unions
It’s a familiar sight these days: supposedly well-meaning lawmakers, often lobbied by unions, believe they are helping workers by substantially boosting the minimum wage. Companies must then pull rabbits out of hats to afford increased labor costs, which leads to higher prices for consumers, decreased demand, and less available work.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Mar 19, 2024 | AFL-CIO, ChatGPT, CWA, IAM, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Positive Workplace, Tech - Media, Trending, Unions
It’s happening: As technology advances and organizing campaigns receive more media attention, these realms are increasingly intertwined as union activity spreads into previously untouched industries.
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