Author: Kimberly Ricci

Beyond the Screen: The AI Drama Behind Hollywood Unions Battling the Ghost in the Machine

Posted by Kimberly Ricci | Nov 15, 2023 | Artificial Intelligence, Bargaining/Negotiations, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Strikes, Tech - Media, Union Leaders, Union Leaders

AI jitters among workers are plentiful and, in 2023, are being increasingly seized upon by...

Signs Of UAW Dissent: Not All Is Well With Workers And The Big Three Deals

Posted by Kimberly Ricci | Nov 13, 2023 | Auto Manufacturing, Bargaining/Negotiations, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Manufacturing, Strikes, UAW, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unionized Company, Unions

Shawn Fain is counting on the UAW’s tentative deals with the Big Three to help him “pull out all the stops” to organize union-free automakers. Those targets include Honda, Toyota, and especially Tesla.

When What Happens In Vegas Doesn’t Start In Vegas: A Strikewatch On Casino Workers

Posted by Kimberly Ricci | Nov 8, 2023 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Hospitality, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, UAW, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Unionized Company

The AFL-CIO recently branded Downtown Detroit as “Strike City” due to three simultaneous...

The Great Return-To-Office Experiment: Why Are Some Workplaces More Up To This Task Than Others?

Posted by Kimberly Ricci | Nov 6, 2023 | CWA, Don't Be a Jerk, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Positive Workplace, Strikes, Tech - Media, Union Organizing, Unions, White-Collar

At Farmers Insurance, the RTO push grew messy with workers threatening to form a union after the rollback of a 2022 policy, which held that “most” full-time workers could remain long-term remote.