Category: Service Industry

April Verrett: A Look At The New SEIU President

Posted by Kimberly Ricci | May 28, 2024 | April Verrett, Hospitality, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Legal, NLRB, Sean O'Brien, SEIU, Service Industry, Shawn Fain, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unions

Leadership changes have been frequent for international unions over the past few years.

What Do Employees Want Unions To Achieve On Their Behalf? It’s Complicated

Posted by Kimberly Ricci | May 15, 2024 | Aerospace, Auto Manufacturing, Bargaining/Negotiations, IAM, IBT, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Manufacturing, SBWU, Sean O'Brien, Service Industry, Shawn Fain, Starbucks, UAW, Uncategorized, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unionized Company, Unions

The reasons that workers choose third-party representation are highly nuanced.

Labor Organizing In 2024: No Safe Harbors

Posted by Kimberly Ricci | May 6, 2024 | Healthcare, Hospitality, IAM, Independents, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Manufacturing, Retail, SEIU, Service Industry, Shawn Fain, Starbucks, Strikes, Trader Joe's, Trader Joe's United, Trader Joe's United, Trending, UAW, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unions, USSW, White-Collar

We increasingly see that no industry or business sector remains immune to union activity in 2024 and beyond.

Starbucks’ Tall Order Of Negotiating With 400+ Stores: Cunning Or Chaotic?

Posted by Kimberly Ricci | Apr 22, 2024 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, SBWU, SEIU, Service Industry, Starbucks, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unionized Company, Unions

Last December, Starbucks requested to reopen negotiations with Workers United. This move arrived a full two years after the first Starbucks cafe unionized and over a year after contract negotiations stalled out.

Shaking The Salts: Workers Are Increasingly Sweeping Unions Out The Door, But Could An Act Of Congress Pave The Way?

Posted 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.”

April Verrett: A Look At The New SEIU President

What Do Employees Want Unions To Achieve On Their Behalf? It’s Complicated

Starbucks’ Tall Order Of Negotiating With 400+ Stores: Cunning Or Chaotic?

Shaking The Salts: Workers Are Increasingly Sweeping Unions Out The Door, But Could An Act Of Congress Pave The Way?

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