Not So Fast: First Contracts, False Union Optimism, And Employers Caught In The Spin Cycle
A first union contract generally takes at least a year to broker following an election.
Read MorePosted by Phillip Wilson | Aug 6, 2025 | AFSCME, Bargaining/Negotiations, CWA, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, News, RWDSU, SBWU, UFCW, Unionized Company
A first union contract generally takes at least a year to broker following an election.
Read MorePosted by Phillip Wilson | Aug 5, 2025 | Culture, Extraordinary Workplaces, Healthcare, Hospitality, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, News, Positive Workplace, Trending
It’s safe to say that Gen Z workers have seen some stuff. They’ve witnessed multiple economic downswings and entered the workforce during an unfavorable economic climate.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Jul 30, 2025 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, News, SEIU, Service Industry, Strikes, Trending, Union Organizing, Unionized Company, Unions, Workers United
SEIU’s trendy Workers United affiliate has been circling a California-based indoor climbing wall chain while now ratcheting up the intensity.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Jul 29, 2025 | Federal, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, News, SEIU, Trending, Union Organizing, Unions, White-Collar
Trump’s executive order (EO) blitz is now extending into university sports, where the EO in question instructs the NLRB and Secretary of Labor to provide a “clarifying” answer on “the status of student-athletes.”
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Jul 28, 2025 | Compliance, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, News, NLRB, SBWU, Union Organizing, Union Research, Unions, USSW
Salting isn’t new. But the way unions are using it in 2025 feels like a remix, with mass applications, strategic ULP baiting, and coordinated PR pressure.
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