SEIU And AFL-CIO Are Circling The Wagons: Re-United, And It Feels So Weird
The SEIU and AFL-CIO announced last week that they have rejoined forces while insisting, rather flimsily, that this is not a political move.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Jan 13, 2025 | AFL-CIO, April Verrett, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Legal, Liz Shuler, NLRB, SEIU, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Unions
The SEIU and AFL-CIO announced last week that they have rejoined forces while insisting, rather flimsily, that this is not a political move.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Jan 10, 2025 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Hospitality, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, SBWU, Service Industry, Starbucks, Strikes, Union Organizing, Unionized Company, Unions
Starbucks Workers United (SBWU) struggles to finalize its first collective bargaining agreement...
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Jan 8, 2025 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Education, Healthcare, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Union Organizing, Unionized Company, Unions
The HHWA pulls dues from thousands of workers who never signed a union authorization card or voted in an election.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Jan 7, 2025 | General Counsel, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, News, NLRB
On January 6, 2025, NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo issued Memo GC 25-03, announcing updates intended to improve the agency’s case-handling processes.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Jan 6, 2025 | Bargaining/Negotiations, IBT, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Logistics, News, SBWU, Service Industry, Starbucks, Strikes, Transportation, Union Organizing, Unionized Company, Unions
Welcome to 2025. Over the holidays, the SEIU-affiliated Starbucks Workers United (SBWU) and the Teamsters-affiliated Amazon Labor Union (ALU) claim to have waged “historic” five-day strikes, but was that really the case?
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