The Honest Paternalism of Sectoral Bargaining
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 | 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 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.
Read MorePosted 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.
Read MorePosted 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.
Read MorePosted 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.
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