Forecasting Shawn Fain’s Downfall: Blustery With A Side Of Comeuppance
The clock is ticking on the possible beginning of the end for UAW President Shawn Fain.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Aug 12, 2025 | Corruption, Courts, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Legal, Manufacturing, Shawn Fain, UAW, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Unions
The clock is ticking on the possible beginning of the end for UAW President Shawn Fain.
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 | 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.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Jun 23, 2025 | Compliance, Corruption, Courts, Culture, DOL, Don't Be a Jerk, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Legal, Manufacturing, News, Shawn Fain, UAW, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Unions
Fain does not have a mild-mannered reputation, but this report unveils a foul-mouthed loose cannon who recently popped off during an International Executive Board (IEB) meeting attended by around 300 UAW officers and members.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Jun 18, 2025 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, News, Retail, Shawn Fain, Strikes, Trending, UAW, UFCW, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Unionized Company, Unions
We recently discussed how the NLRB’s current lack of quorum has led to grey legal territory for employers and how that could contribute to upheaval within the grocery industry, which is already feeling plenty of union pressure.
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