Friday Five: ULP Backlogs, A TikTok Ruling, And The UAW’s ‘Twin Peaks’ Moment
The NLRB’s ULP backlog grows, the Gen Z workforce gap widens, and the UAW monitor invokes Twin Peaks. Five labor stories employers need this week.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | May 8, 2026 | Corruption, Labor Relations Ink, Legal, NLRB, SEIU, Starbucks, UAW, Unions
The NLRB’s ULP backlog grows, the Gen Z workforce gap widens, and the UAW monitor invokes Twin Peaks. Five labor stories employers need this week.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Apr 10, 2026 | DOL, Federal, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, News, NLRB, Starbucks, Strikes, Trending, Unions
Five stories you may not have heard, including JBS workers back at work, Starbucks talks growing contentious again, and Apple’s first unionized store closing.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Mar 23, 2026 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, News, Retail, SBWU, SEIU, Service Industry, Starbucks, Trader Joe's, Trader Joe's United, Trending, UFCW, Union Organizing, Unionized Company, Unions, Workers United
Unions have been winning elections at some of the most culturally progressive, consumer-facing brands in the country, but almost none of these wins have resulted in a contract.
Read MorePosted by Phillip Wilson | Mar 16, 2026 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Collective Bargaining, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, News, Retail, SBWU, Service Industry, Starbucks, Unionized Company, Unions, Workers United
After several years of organizing and stalled negotiations, Starbucks and Starbucks Workers United may soon return to the bargaining table.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Feb 26, 2026 | Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, News, SEIU, Starbucks, Trending, Union Organizing, Workers United
The union that took on Starbucks couldn’t organize a four-store Buffalo grocer and fled. Workers United’s narrow playbook is starting to speak for itself.
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