Managing A Union Shop Between Contracts
Union contracts don’t fall apart at the bargaining table. They erode one supervisor decision at a time, and fixing that starts long before the next negotiation.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Aug 17, 2026 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Fractional Labor Relations, Fractional LR, Frontline Supervisors, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Left of Boom Show, Podcast, Trending, Unionized Company
Union contracts don’t fall apart at the bargaining table. They erode one supervisor decision at a time, and fixing that starts long before the next negotiation.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Jul 29, 2026 | Culture, EXWP, Frontline Supervisors, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Leadership, Left of Boom Show, Next 52 Weeks, Next 52 Weeks Series, Podcast, positive employee relations, Trending
Build a positive employee relations strategy with LRI’s free Next 52 Weeks video series covering frontline leadership, workplace culture, employee engagement, and union organizing risk.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | May 26, 2026 | Frontline Supervisors, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, News, Union Organizing
Unions are building smarter organizing systems. Employers that fail to understand workforce sentiment are leaving themselves vulnerable to labor union organizing.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | May 12, 2026 | Culture, Frontline Supervisors, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Next 52 Weeks
Winning a union election is not the end of the process. It is the beginning of a more difficult one, healing the rifts in your culture that develop during a union election.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Mar 3, 2026 | Culture, Frontline Supervisors, Leader-Shift, Leader-Shift PLaybook, Leadership, Media, Podcast
The discussion explores why bad news gets buried, how fear shapes communication flow, and what leaders can do to build environments where candor beats comfort.
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