Decertification Field Notes: Insights For HR Practitioners
Lessons from nine decertification campaigns.
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 Kimberly Ricci | Jun 30, 2026 | Courts, Federal, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, News, NLRB, Trending
The Supreme Court overturned Humphrey’s Executor in Trump v. Slaughter. Here’s what it means for the NLRB, Gwynne Wilcox, and labor law stability.
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.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Jun 23, 2026 | Federal, General Counsel, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, News, NLRB, Trending
Small employers are bearing the brunt of the NLRB’s ULP backlog most. Our analysis of 190,743 NLRB makes the air-tight case that these employers need relief.
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