A Retail Roundup: Another Bite Of The Apple, More Trader Joe’s Woes, And A Revolt Within The UFCW
A few years ago, unions aggressively entered the retail sector in an effort to make “the next Starbucks” happen.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Apr 17, 2024 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Retail, Trader Joe's, Trader Joe's United, Trader Joe's United, UFCW, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unions
A few years ago, unions aggressively entered the retail sector in an effort to make “the next Starbucks” happen.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Apr 15, 2024 | Bargaining/Negotiations, IBT, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Logistics, Sean O'Brien, Transportation, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unionized Company, Unions
Like many Big Labor leaders, Teamsters President Sean “Militant” O’Brien has been putting on a brave face regarding dwindling union membership numbers since he took office two years ago.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Apr 10, 2024 | Cannabis, Federal, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, NLRB, Politics, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unionized Company
Cannabis employers sit in an unenviable spot in 2024. It’s not easy to run a business that is not federally legal yet still required to adhere to federal law, including the National Labor Relations Act.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Apr 4, 2024 | Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, NLRB, Union Organizing, Union Research
Get the Inside Scoop: LRI RightNow’s 2024 Q1 Petitions and Elections Review is Here! Hey...
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Apr 2, 2024 | Federal, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, Retail, SEIU, Service Industry, Starbucks, Trader Joe's, Union Organizing, Unions, USSW
As our own Phil Wilson has discussed at length, several recent campaigns have seen union activists, who act as paid covert internal organizers, often referred to as “salts.”
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