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Posted by Michael VanDervort | Nov 3, 2026 | AI, Bargaining/Negotiations, Collective Bargaining, Employee engagement, Frontline Supervisors, IAM, IBT, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Leadership, News, Podcast, Strikes, Trending, Unionized Company
Engagement is falling, members are voting down recommended contracts, and workers who want out are staying put. These signals may share a root: a sense that the people making decisions aren’t listening.
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Posted by Michael VanDervort | Oct 29, 2026 | AI tips, Employee engagement, Frontline Supervisors, labor relations, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Leadership, Legal, NLRB, Union Organizing, Unionized Company
Employers set engagement goals without naming what managers will do differently. Seven sessions from the Fall 2026 CUE Conference in San Antonio put specifics behind the goal.
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Posted 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.
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Posted by Kimberly Ricci | Aug 7, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence, Federal, Labor Relations Ink, NLRB, UAW, UFCW, Unions
The Ninth Circuit questions California’s “captive audience” ban law, REI workers reject UFCW, and a UAW organizer is suspended over a threat against a Fain rival.
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Posted by Michael VanDervort | Jul 22, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence, Bargaining/Negotiations, Culture, Healthcare, Healthcare, IBT, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, National Nurses United, Tech - Media, Transportation, Trending, Union Organizing, Unionized Company
Unions and AI: Trade unions are supporting AI work projects like data centers while nurses and entertainment unions push back. What employers need to know.
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