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Posted by Michael VanDervort | Apr 8, 2026 | Bargaining/Negotiations, IBT, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, News, Sean O'Brien, Transportation, Trending, Union Leaders, Unionized Company, Unions
Most labor disputes follow a familiar script: management pushes, the union resists, and the fight plays out across bargaining tables, grievances, or worse. This one changed the script.
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Posted by Michael VanDervort | Mar 30, 2026 | Collective Bargaining, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, News, NLRB, Retail, Trending
After months of national bargaining and tentative agreement on 25 items with the UFCW and RWDSU locals representing its 11 unionized stores, REI presented a last, best, and final offer in January.
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Posted by Michael VanDervort | Mar 24, 2026 | Corruption, IBT, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, News, Sean O'Brien, Trending, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Unions
For a Teamsters union that has spent two years projecting strength and organizing momentum, a different story is starting to take shape internally.
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Posted by Michael VanDervort | Mar 23, 2026 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, News, Retail, SBWU, SEIU, Service Industry, Starbucks, Trader Joe's, Trader Joe's United, Trending, UFCW, Union Organizing, Unionized Company, Unions, Workers United
Unions have been winning elections at some of the most culturally progressive, consumer-facing brands in the country, but almost none of these wins have resulted in a contract.
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Posted by Michael VanDervort | Mar 23, 2026 | Extraordinary Workplaces, Leader-Shift, Leader-Shift Playbook, Leader-Shift PLaybook, Leadership, Media, News, Positive Workplace, Trending
We’re proud to share that Phillip B. Wilson’s The Leader-Shift Playbook: 4 Simple Changes to Score Big and Unleash Your Team’s Potential has earned a Gold Medal in the Leadership category of the 2026 Axiom Business Book Awards.
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