Friday Five: Strike Threats, AI Headaches, And The Story Behind Sean O’Brien’s Awkward Endorsement
It’s Friday, and we have five labor-related stories that you might not have heard yet.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Mar 13, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence, Education, Healthcare, Healthcare, IBT, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, News, SEIU, Trending, UAW, Unions
It’s Friday, and we have five labor-related stories that you might not have heard yet.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Sep 2, 2025 | Corruption, Education, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Legal, News, Politics, Trending, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Union Research
As we emerge from a long Labor Day holiday weekend, during which the press spent considerable time lauding the current trendiness and popularity of labor unions, they devoted little time to discussing the downside of labor unions.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | May 13, 2025 | Auto Manufacturing, Education, Healthcare, IAM, IBT, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Logistics, Manufacturing, News, Retail, Sean O'Brien, SEIU, Service Industry, Shawn Fain, Trending, UAW, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unionized Company, Workers United
Overall, do union “big wins” really win? Not so much, it turns out.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Apr 24, 2025 | AFGE, AFSCME, Bargaining/Negotiations, Education, IBT, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, News, Service Industry, Trending, UAW, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unionized Company, Unions, Workers United
As with many sectors, organizing activity within the arts has been on the rise for the past few years.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Feb 4, 2025 | Courts, Education, Federal, Healthcare, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Legal, News, Politics
President Trump’s recent executive order blitz rocked the labor landscape and could spread from the federal government to the private sector.
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