In the News | LRI’s Michael VanDervort Takes on Wearable Tech in New SHRM Column
LRI’s Michael VanDervort is in SHRM this week on the recording and accommodation risks wearable tech creates for HR, from smart glasses to neurotechnology.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Sep 15, 2026 | Industry, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, Media, NLRB, SHRM, Tech - Media
LRI’s Michael VanDervort is in SHRM this week on the recording and accommodation risks wearable tech creates for HR, from smart glasses to neurotechnology.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Jul 22, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence, Bargaining/Negotiations, Culture, Healthcare, Healthcare, IBT, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, National Nurses United, Tech - Media, Transportation, Trending, Union Organizing, Unionized Company
Unions and AI: Trade unions are supporting AI work projects like data centers while nurses and entertainment unions push back. What employers need to know.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Jul 14, 2026 | CWA, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, News, Tech - Media, Trending, Union Organizing, Unions
Bethesda workers plan emergency rallies over Microsoft layoffs as tech unions CODE-CWA and UVW-CWA both fall short of protecting video game workers.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Apr 14, 2026 | IAM, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, News, Retail, Tech - Media, Trending, Unionized Company, Unions
Labor Relations issues at so-called progressive employer brands remain complex.
Apple is closing its unionized Towson, Maryland, store on June 11, one of three impacted stores.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Feb 5, 2026 | AI, AI cool tools, Artificial Intelligence, Breaking, ChatGPT, Frontline Supervisors, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, News, Tech - Media, Trending, Union Organizing
Some of these AI agents are talking about unions. Not human unions. AI unions. Strikes. Collective bargaining. Algorithmic management.
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