The Friday Five: NLRB Quorum Hopes, Visa Fallout, And UAW Foot Dragging
Looks like an NLRB quorum is inching closer to reality, along with some clarity after those H-1B visa shockwaves .
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Sep 26, 2025 | Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, News, NLRB, Politics, UAW, Unions
Looks like an NLRB quorum is inching closer to reality, along with some clarity after those H-1B visa shockwaves .
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Sep 24, 2025 | Bargaining/Negotiations, IBT, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Legal, Logistics, News, Sean O'Brien, Strikes, Transportation, Trending, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Unionized Company, Unions
The Teamsters recently marked the one-year anniversary of the Bigfoot Beverages strike by–weird flex, but okay–throwing a barbecue near the locally-owned, family-founded drinks distributor’s Oregon headquarters.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Sep 22, 2025 | Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Lynne Fox, News, Service Industry, Starbucks, Strikes, Trending, Uncategorized, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Unions, Workers United
Starbucks Workers United (SBWU) has organized about 650 stores out of nearly 9,000 corporate-owned stores. That’s a lot of stores to be organized at any one employer, but not enough density to shut down the enterprise with a strike.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Sep 20, 2025 | Extraordinary Workplaces, Leader-Shift, Leader-Shift PLaybook, Leader-Shift Playbook, Leadership, Leadership, Media, News, Positive Workplace, Trending
We’re excited to share that Phillip B. Wilson’s The Leader-Shift Playbook: 4 Simple Changes to Score Big and Unleash Your Team’s Potential has been named a Distinguished Favorite in the 2025 NYC Big Book Award in the Business–General category.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Sep 18, 2025 | Healthcare, Healthcare, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Manufacturing, Trending
Workers have been clear about wanting a work-life balance. For some employers, the answer lies with creative experimentation, which is happening where you’d least expect it.
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