A Retail Roundup: Another Bite Of The Apple, More Trader Joe’s Woes, And A Revolt Within The UFCW
A few years ago, unions aggressively entered the retail sector in an effort to make “the next Starbucks” happen.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Apr 17, 2024 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Retail, Trader Joe's, Trader Joe's United, Trader Joe's United, UFCW, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unions
A few years ago, unions aggressively entered the retail sector in an effort to make “the next Starbucks” happen.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Apr 2, 2024 | Federal, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, Retail, SEIU, Service Industry, Starbucks, Trader Joe's, Union Organizing, Unions, USSW
As our own Phil Wilson has discussed at length, several recent campaigns have seen union activists, who act as paid covert internal organizers, often referred to as “salts.”
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Feb 26, 2024 | Courts, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, NLRB, Retail, Service Industry, Union Organizing
Last November, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) delivered some of its trademark rulemaking whiplash with a new final rule to considerably increase the number of businesses defined as “joint employers.”
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Feb 5, 2024 | DOL, Independents, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, NLRB, Retail, SEIU, Service Industry, Union Organizing, Unions, USSW
The tipping of servers is so customary that the practice is here to stay, although some restaurants have attempted to reverse the trend without much success. We will, however, discuss why unions are eager to spread tipping elsewhere.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Feb 1, 2024 | Approachable Leadership, Bargaining/Negotiations, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Legal, NLRB, Positive Workplace, Retail, SEIU, Service Industry, Starbucks, Strikes, Union Organizing, Unionized Company, Unions
Starbucks’ drink menu can be tweaked into an infinite variety of different drink possibilities. In the same way, there is no shortage of benefits from listening to workers’ concerns before they blend into a labor disaster.
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