Category: Industry

VanDervort Quoted in Retail Wire Article

Posted by Michael VanDervort | Jan 9, 2024 | Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Media, Retail

Michael VanDervort commented in an article in Retail Wire about a recent memo sent by the CEOs of Costco related to Costco employees organizing a union in Virginia.

Minimum Wage Concerns In 2024: California Fast Food Workers Are Feeling The Union Burn

Posted by Kimberly Ricci | Jan 9, 2024 | Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, Politics, SEIU, Service Industry, States, Union Organizing, Unions

California is poised for a dicey labor development amid already rough inflationary times. After much back and forth last year, lawmakers passed AB 1228, which will boost most fast-food to $20 per hour on April 1, 2024.

Updated: UAW and Allison Transmission: A Hard-fought Deal Averting 2024’s First Major Strike

Posted by Michael VanDervort | Jan 8, 2024 | Auto Manufacturing, Bargaining/Negotiations, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Manufacturing, Shawn Fain, Strikes, UAW, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Unionized Company, Unions

In a display of tough labor negotiations, UAW Local 933 has reached a tentative agreement with Allison Transmission in Indiana, averting what could have been the first significant strike of 2024.

VanDervort Comments On Costco Unionization Memo

Posted by Michael VanDervort | Jan 5, 2024 | Industry, Media, Positive Workplace, Retail, Unionized Company

Our own Michael VanDervort commented in an article for Inc. by Suzanne Lucas about a recent memo sent by the CEOs of Costco related to Costco employees organizing a union in Virginia.