Real Talk: What Do Workers Want Most From The Great RTO Push?
This month, two retail giants announced more stringent mandates aimed at turning around downward-trending sales.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Jul 19, 2025 | Culture, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Retail, Starbucks, Trending
This month, two retail giants announced more stringent mandates aimed at turning around downward-trending sales.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Jul 14, 2025 | Bargaining/Negotiations, IBT, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Logistics, News, Sean O'Brien, Transportation, Trending, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Unionized Company, Unions
O’Brien is also currently embroiled in fallout at UPS after a union-claimed contract “win” in 2023. That collective bargaining stint substantially raised labor costs, which forced UPS to cut corporate jobs, lean into automation, and shutter entire warehouse shifts.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Jul 10, 2025 | Culture, Frontline Supervisors, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leader-Shift, Leader-Shift PLaybook, Leadership, Media
What if the real problem with leadership today isn’t the team… but the leader’s assumptions?
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Jul 9, 2025 | Healthcare, Healthcare, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, News, Union Avoidance, Union Organizing, Unions, Vulnerability Assessments, Workplace Disruption
If you’re leading people in the healthcare world right now, go ahead and take a deep breath.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Jun 26, 2025 | Independents, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Legal, News, NLRB, Union Leaders, Union Organizing
Gen Z and younger Millennials are approaching labor issues with a level of urgency and clarity that feels new, but they’re forced to work within a faltering 90-year-old legal framework.
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