Category: Labor Relations Insight

The Year of Big Labor that Wasn’t

Posted by Phillip Wilson | Jan 27, 2022 | Labor Relations Insight, Trending, Union Research

The union membership numbers are out, and for Big Labor they’re awful. Total union membership...

Be Careful What You Wish For

Posted by Phillip Wilson | Aug 26, 2021 | AFL-CIO, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, NLRB, Unions

Be careful what you wish for Tomorrow the NLRB will officially flip to a Democrat majority, with former SEIU in-house counsel David Prouty replacing William Emanuel. The Republican majority was in place for just over four years,...

What Keeps You Alive Kills You in the End

Posted by Phillip Wilson | Jul 22, 2021 | Labor Relations Insight, Politics, Unions

I’m a big Neil Young fan. I’ve been listening to him since I got my first “sound system” – one of those 1980’s all-in-one turntable, cassette tape, radio deals. The speakers were terrible, but in a weird way that probably made...

Private Property Rights

Posted by Phillip Wilson | Jun 24, 2021 | Labor Relations Insight, Union Organizing

Cedar Point Nursery and Organizer Access to Private Property Yesterday the Supreme Court issued its decision in Cedar Point Nursery. The 6-3 decision split along the conservative-liberal wings of the Court. Justices Breyer,...

Wilcox Named to Join the NLRB

Posted by Phillip Wilson | May 27, 2021 | Labor Relations Insight

Save the date: On June 24th I’m presenting The PRO Act Pivot. The point of this webinar isn’t hand-wringing over this terrible legislation. Instead, we’ll focus on the practical steps you should be taking NOW to both anticipate...