Category: Service Industry

Union Playbook 2.0: Skirting the NLRB

Posted by 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

Employers should anticipate unions trying to pull other levers in their toolbox, including some seasoned methods that could be used in new ways.

Unpacking Union Pushback In The Art World

Posted 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.

465 Days and Counting: When Union Wins Don’t Deliver

Posted by Michael VanDervort | Apr 22, 2025 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Culture, Frontline Supervisors, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Legal, News, NLRB, SBWU, Service Industry, Starbucks, Trending, Union Organizing, Unionized Company, Unions, Workers United

In May 2022, history was made over venti lattes and espresso shots. The downtown Birmingham Starbucks became the first Starbucks store in Alabama to vote to unionize.

When Dress Codes Become a Union Issue: Turns Out Pants Are Political

Posted by Michael VanDervort | Apr 15, 2025 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, News, NLRB, SBWU, Service Industry, Union Organizing, Unionized Company, Unions, Workers United

When Starbucks recently updated its dress code, the move sparked criticism from Starbucks Workers United (SWU), adding another layer to a long list of unresolved workplace issues.