When the Brand Is the Bargaining Chip | Apple Store to Close
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 | 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.
Read MorePosted by Phillip Wilson | Nov 18, 2025 | AI, Artificial Intelligence, Bargaining/Negotiations, ChatGPT, Culture, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Leadership, News, Tech - Media, Union Leaders, Unionized Company
As these tools expand, unions are rapidly shaping their own public positions on AI, algorithmic management, and worker data rights.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Oct 29, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, News, Tech - Media, Trending, Unions, White-Collar
What Gen Z wants from employers collides with the ‘996’ workplace trend. To avoid vulnerability points for unions to swoop in, businesses should take note.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Oct 10, 2025 | Faster Labor Contracts Act, Federal, Healthcare, IBT, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, News, NLRB, Politics, Sean O'Brien, Shawn Fain, Tech - Media, UAW, Union Leaders, Unions
It’s Friday, and we have five stories that you might not have heard about in the world of labor relations.
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