How Union Research Provides A Labor Relations Edge
Nancy Jowske spent 10 years organizing for SEIU. Now she mines LM-2 filings, doing union research via NLRB petitions, and contract language for what the press releases leave out.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Oct 14, 2026 | Collective Bargaining, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Left of Boom, Left of Boom Show, Legal, Podcast, Union Research
Nancy Jowske spent 10 years organizing for SEIU. Now she mines LM-2 filings, doing union research via NLRB petitions, and contract language for what the press releases leave out.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Sep 9, 2026 | Collective Bargaining, Labor Relations Insight, Left of Boom Show, Legal, Legal, Local, Podcast, Sectoral Bargaining, States, Trending, Union Organizing
Littler attorney Alex MacDonald argues the Harvard Center’s new sectoral bargaining proposal is remarkable mostly for what it admits: worker choice was never the point.
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 | Apr 15, 2026 | Culture, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Leadership, Left of Boom Show, Next 52 Weeks Series, Podcast, Podcast, Trending, Union Organizing
When people feel like they’re not being listened to, that’s what motivates them to join a union.
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