Category: Labor Relations Ink

Only in a Union

Posted by Phillip Wilson | May 13, 2010 | Labor Relations Ink

Here’s the scenario: union includes a requirement in its collective-bargaining agreement that...

Do As I Say, Not As I Do

Posted by Phillip Wilson | May 13, 2010 | Labor Relations Ink

Big labor continues to talk out of both sides of its mouth. On the one hand, they are cheering on new federal laws designed to eliminate the concept of internships within corporate America. At the same time, they are...

Use The Big Stick!

Posted by Phillip Wilson | May 13, 2010 | Labor Relations Ink

Bemoaning the fact that there were only 5 strikes last year of 1000 workers or more (and 3 of those were public union strikes), labor editorialist Joe Burns is calling on unions to man-up, and invoke one of its most powerful...