How Union Research Provides A Labor Relations Edge
Nancy Jowske spent 10 years organizing for SEIU. Now she mines LM-2 filings, doing union research via NLRB petitions, and contract language for what the press releases leave out.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Oct 14, 2026 | Collective Bargaining, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Left of Boom, Left of Boom Show, Legal, Podcast, Union Research
Nancy Jowske spent 10 years organizing for SEIU. Now she mines LM-2 filings, doing union research via NLRB petitions, and contract language for what the press releases leave out.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Oct 13, 2026 | IBT, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, LRI RightNow, News, NLRB, SEIU, Union Organizing, Unions, Workers United
RC petitions jumped 12% in the third quarter while certified RC elections fell 8%. Decertification elections are up, and the Teamsters lead on volume.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Oct 8, 2026 | What's In Their Feed
EWOC’s pre-majority unionism guide describes workers building committees and making demands without an NLRB petition. For employers, the early-warning question has changed.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Sep 29, 2026 | Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Left of Boom Show, Legal, NLRB, Trending, Union Organizing
Littler’s Alex MacDonald joins Phil Wilson to explain how labor peace agreements and sectoral bargaining are testing federal preemption, and why the shift from Washington to the states is accelerating.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Sep 16, 2026 | Courts, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, News, NLRB, Starbucks, Trending
The Second Circuit set aside the NLRB’s Tesla standard on union insignia and uniform rules, giving employers more room to defend neutral, narrowly tailored dress code policies.
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