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The Contract Proposal Didn’t Change. The Vote Did

Posted by Michael VanDervort | Aug 26, 2026 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Collective Bargaining, IBT, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Legal, Manufacturing, News, Trending, Union Leaders, Unionized Company, Unions

Teamsters Local 455 rejected Cargill’s contract by 25 votes, then approved the same deal by 902 two weeks later. The difference wasn’t the offer, it was whether members understood it.

Decertification Field Notes: Insights For HR Practitioners

Posted by Michael VanDervort | Jul 8, 2026 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Collective Bargaining, Decertification, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, Legal, NLRB, Trending, Unionized Company

Lessons from nine decertification campaigns.

In the News | Michael VanDervort SHRM Article About Union Decertification

Posted by Michael VanDervort | Jul 6, 2026 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Collective Bargaining, Decertification, IBT, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Media, NLRB, SHRM, Unionized Company, Unions

In a recent SHRM article, titled When Employees Want Out: A Union Decertification Primer, Michael VanDervort explains why employee-driven efforts to remove union representation are legally sensitive, often misunderstood, and increasingly relevant for HR and labor relations teams.

The Most Pro-Union Generation Meets A Shrinking Career Ladder

Posted by Michael VanDervort | Jun 23, 2026 | AI, Artificial Intelligence, Collective Bargaining, CWA, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, News, NLRB, Union Organizing

The most pro-union age group, 72 percent among adults 18 to 34, is also the age group absorbing the sharpest entry-level hiring contraction on record, thanks in part to AI.