Managing A Union Shop Between Contracts
Union contracts don’t fall apart at the bargaining table. They erode one supervisor decision at a time, and fixing that starts long before the next negotiation.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Aug 17, 2026 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Fractional Labor Relations, Fractional LR, Frontline Supervisors, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Left of Boom Show, Podcast, Trending, Unionized Company
Union contracts don’t fall apart at the bargaining table. They erode one supervisor decision at a time, and fixing that starts long before the next negotiation.
Read MorePosted by Phillip Wilson | Dec 2, 2025 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Fractional HR, Fractional Labor Relations, Fractional LR, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, Legal, Unionized Company
Here’s the uncomfortable reality: Contract negotiations are where mid-market companies hemorrhage money through rookie mistakes that cost $50,000 to $500,000 in downstream consequences.
Read MorePosted by Phillip Wilson | Nov 25, 2025 | Fractional HR, Fractional Labor Relations, Fractional LR, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Legal, News, Trending
You know that hesitation, right? The one where you need expert guidance about a labor relations issue—or a legal question, an IT decision, a financial matter—but you pause before reaching out because you’re already doing the math.
“Is this question worth $600? What about $800? How am I going to explain this bill to the CFO?”
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