Category: Union Leaders

Realigning Workplace Chakras: Easing Into 2024’s Labor Challenges

Posted by Kimberly Ricci | Jan 2, 2024 | Approachable Leadership, Communication, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Positive Workplace, Shawn Fain, Union Avoidance, Union Leaders

A New Year can bring a bevy of resolutions on the personal front. You may want to improve your...

The Four-Day Workweek: Union Pipe Dream Or A Potential Reality?

Posted by Kimberly Ricci | Dec 21, 2023 | Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, News, Positive Workplace, Shawn Fain, UAW, Union Leaders, Unions

UAW President Shawn Fain also has another goal to land himself in the history books: He is not going to stop talking about the 4-day/32-hour workweek for five days/40 hours of pay.

Santa Or Grinch: Will Union Promises Continue To Fail For Higher-Ed Workers In 2024?

Posted by Kimberly Ricci | Dec 18, 2023 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Education, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Shawn Fain, Strikes, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unionized Company

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain recently predicted that the UAW would welcome “tens of thousands more higher-ed members in the coming year.

The Workfront: Upheaval, Drama and Dynamism

Posted by Michael VanDervort | Dec 14, 2023 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Manufacturing, Service Industry, Strikes, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Union Organizing

In the world of labor unions in 2023, the unfolding events could easily be mistaken for a Hollywood blockbuster, with drama, tension, and unexpected plot twists at every turn.