Managing During Status Quo: The First 90 Days After A Union Election
Once a union is certified, employers owe a duty to bargain and can’t make unilateral changes, a status quo period most management teams are navigating for the first time.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Aug 6, 2026 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Left of Boom Show, Legal, Managing During Status Quo Series: Bargaining for a First Contract, Next 52 Weeks, NLRB, status quo, Trending, Uncategorized, Unionized Company
Once a union is certified, employers owe a duty to bargain and can’t make unilateral changes, a status quo period most management teams are navigating for the first time.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Jul 1, 2026 | Corruption, DOL, Federal, Labor Relations Ink, Legal, Legal, News, Trending, Uncategorized
The DOL’s overhauled Long LM-2 form survived an AFL-CIO legal challenge. Learn what the new reporting requirements mean for union financial transparency.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Sep 22, 2025 | Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Lynne Fox, News, Service Industry, Starbucks, Strikes, Trending, Uncategorized, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Unions, Workers United
Starbucks Workers United (SBWU) has organized about 650 stores out of nearly 9,000 corporate-owned stores. That’s a lot of stores to be organized at any one employer, but not enough density to shut down the enterprise with a strike.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Aug 29, 2025 | AI Coach's Corner, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Healthcare, Healthcare, Hospitality, IBT, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Leadership, Sean O'Brien, SEIU, Uncategorized, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unions
The Friday Five: Big Labor On The Field, AI In The Ring, And More. It’s Friday, and we have five labor-related stories that you might not have heard yet.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Aug 25, 2025 | AI Coach's Corner, AI tips, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Courts, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, Legal, Uncategorized
It’s safe to say that if your workplace isn’t adopting AI, then the competition is doing so while racing ahead, including the legal field.
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