Trendspotting: Several Heaping Helpings Of NLRB Heavy Handedness
The NLRB seems bound and determined to side against retail and food service chains – if there is even an inkling of union involvement – regarding operational decisions.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Jan 22, 2024 | Independents, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, NLRB, Retail, SBWU, Service Industry, Starbucks, Trader Joe's, Trader Joe's United, Trader Joe's United, Union Organizing, Unionized Company, Unions
The NLRB seems bound and determined to side against retail and food service chains – if there is even an inkling of union involvement – regarding operational decisions.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Jan 18, 2024 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Starbucks, Transportation, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Union Organizing
The media loves to celebrate high-profile union wins, but in many recent cases, a union election win hasn’t translated into getting a union collective bargaining agreement.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Jan 16, 2024 | Auto Manufacturing, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Manufacturing, Shawn Fain, UAW, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unions
Last week, we promised more coverage of Shawn Fain’s antics, and here we go. To briefly refresh, the UAW chief went into overdrive following his “stand-up strike” against the Big Three
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Jan 15, 2024 | Federal, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Legal, NLRB, SCOTUS, Union Leaders, Union Organizing
Democratic senators recently reintroduced the College Athletes Right to Organize bill, which is aimed towards unionizing athletes who are compensated via scholarship by their schools.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Jan 10, 2024 | DOL, Healthcare, Healthcare, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, NLRB, Strikes, Union Organizing
Healthcare will soon be required to adhere to a broader joint employment standard – meant to streamline unionization processes at greater cost to businesses – that will increase employer liability.
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