Friday Five: NYC’s Union Love, DOL’s Dirty Laundry Report, And Hotel Strikes
NYC creates a Mayor’s Office of Worker Power, a DOL Inspector General report details misconduct claims, and a Seattle hotel strike threatens to spread to Chicago.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Sep 11, 2026 | DOL, General Counsel, Labor Relations Ink, Legal, News, NLRB, SCOTUS, Strikes, Trending
NYC creates a Mayor’s Office of Worker Power, a DOL Inspector General report details misconduct claims, and a Seattle hotel strike threatens to spread to Chicago.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Sep 4, 2026 | Corruption, Federal, Healthcare, Labor Relations Ink, Legal, News, NLRB, Trending
This week: the NLRB is concerned about a rulemaking setback, California’s love affair with unions continues, and California nurses are picketing over AI.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Sep 2, 2026 | IBT, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, News, SEIU, Trending, Unions
The Teamsters tried twice to sway California politicians to pass laws in favor of their truck-driving views. Both attempts failed, so they’re suing.
Read MorePosted by Phillip Wilson | Aug 31, 2026 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Certification in Applied Labor Relations, labor relations, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, LRI Institute, positive employee relations, Unionized Company
LRI’s new Certificate in Applied Labor Relations puts HR and ER teams through live simulations, not lectures, to build bench strength before the next crisis hits.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Aug 28, 2026 | Corruption, Healthcare, IBT, Labor Relations Ink, Legal, News, NLRB, Trending, UAW, Unions
This week, Starbucks Workers United is retrying stale moves, UAW’s Shawn Fain draws mainstream scrutiny, and a court strikes down the NLRB’s successor bar.
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