Double Standard in Labor Reporting: Why OLMS Must Enforce Union Compliance
Imagine being forced to pay hundreds of dollars to a shadowy organization with no idea where that money is going. Welcome to labor reporting double standard.
Read Moreby Phillip Wilson | Sep 8, 2025 | Compliance, Corruption, Federal, IBT, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, Legal, OLMS, SEIU, Trending, Unions | 0
Imagine being forced to pay hundreds of dollars to a shadowy organization with no idea where that money is going. Welcome to labor reporting double standard.
Read Moreby Michael VanDervort | Sep 2, 2025 | Corruption, Education, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Legal, News, Politics, Trending, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Union Research | 0
As we emerge from a long Labor Day holiday weekend, during which the press spent considerable time lauding the current trendiness and popularity of labor unions, they devoted little time to discussing the downside of labor unions.
Read Moreby Kimberly Ricci | Aug 12, 2025 | Corruption, Courts, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Legal, Manufacturing, Shawn Fain, UAW, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Unions | 0
The clock is ticking on the possible beginning of the end for UAW President Shawn Fain.
Read Moreby Michael VanDervort | Jul 16, 2025 | Compliance, Corruption, DOL, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, News, NLRB, OLMS, Union Research | 0
On July 1, 2025, the Department of Labor’s Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) proposed raising the financial reporting thresholds for Forms LM-2, LM-3, and LM-4, the core tools used to track union income, expenditures, and assets under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA).
Read Moreby Michael VanDervort | Jun 24, 2025 | Corruption, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, News, OLMS, Union Research | 0
According to a June 2025 report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO), OLMS has treated union oversight more like a handshake deal than a compliance program.
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