California Dreaming: An NLRB Power Grab Meets A Rideshare Union Push
The California labor laboratory is at it again, both with an attempt to seize labor board jurisdiction and a new bill allowing rideshare driver unionization.
Read Moreby Kimberly Ricci | Oct 7, 2025 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Gig Economy, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, News, NLRB, SEIU, Trending, Unions | 0
The California labor laboratory is at it again, both with an attempt to seize labor board jurisdiction and a new bill allowing rideshare driver unionization.
Read Moreby Kimberly Ricci | Sep 3, 2025 | Compliance, Gig Economy, Independents, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, SEIU, States, Trending, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unions | 0
Massachusetts voters recently passed a bill that allows Uber and Lyft drivers to unionize, and California is now following suit through a deal between lawmakers and rideshare companies Uber and Lyft.
Read Moreby Kimberly Ricci | Apr 29, 2025 | CWA, Gig Economy, Healthcare, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Legal, News, NLRB, Retail, SBWU, SEIU, Service Industry, Starbucks, Tech - Media, Union Organizing, Unions, UNITE-HERE | 0
Employers should anticipate unions trying to pull other levers in their toolbox, including some seasoned methods that could be used in new ways.
Read Moreby Kimberly Ricci | Mar 4, 2025 | Courts, Gig Economy, IAM, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Legal, Local, News, SEIU, States, Union Leaders, Unions | 0
Today, we are talking about Big Labor’s goal to unionize rideshare drivers in Minnesota and other states.
Read Moreby Kimberly Ricci | Aug 8, 2024 | Cannabis, Education, Gig Economy, Healthcare, Hospitality, Independents, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, News, Nonprofit, Retail, SBWU, Service Industry, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Union Research, Unions | 0
Big Labor is also looking to grow its waning numbers by appealing to younger workers, who are often unfamiliar with living under a union constitution.
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