Coffee Klatch: Unionization Among Baristas Remains Volatile
Employers like Starbucks and Compass Coffee are responding differently to significant unionization efforts among baristas and other employees in the coffee and café industry.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Jun 3, 2024 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Don't Be a Jerk, Independents, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, NLRB, Positive Workplace, SEIU, Service Industry, Starbucks, Union Organizing, Unionized Company, Unions, Workers United
Employers like Starbucks and Compass Coffee are responding differently to significant unionization efforts among baristas and other employees in the coffee and café industry.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | May 31, 2024 | Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Left of Boom Show, Legal, OSHA, Podcast, Union Organizing
Under the new OSHA rule, third-party employee representatives “may accompany the OSHA inspector when good cause has been shown why they are reasonably necessary to the conduct of an effective and thorough physical inspection of the workplace.”
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | May 29, 2024 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Cemex Decision, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, Media, NLRB, Politics, Service Industry, Trending, Union Organizing, Unionized Company
Phil Wilson joins the Working Lunch Podcast to discuss how the Cemex decision is shaking things up in the restaurant industry.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | May 28, 2024 | April Verrett, Hospitality, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Legal, NLRB, Sean O'Brien, SEIU, Service Industry, Shawn Fain, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unions
Leadership changes have been frequent for international unions over the past few years.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | May 24, 2024 | Cannabis, Communication, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Left of Boom Show, Legal, Logistics, NLRB, Podcast, UFCW, Union Organizing, Unionized Company, Unions
We’re dropping two new episodes of The Left of Boom Show in classic audio podcast format today. Get them while they’re hot!
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