Breaking: DOL Proposal Would Reduce Union Financial Transparency: LRICS Submits Formal Comment, Urges Employer Response
DOL Proposal Would Reduce Union Financial Transparency: LRICS Submits Formal Comment, Urges Employer Response
Read MorePosted by Phillip Wilson | Jul 25, 2025 | Breaking, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, Media, News, OLMS, Trending, Union Research
DOL Proposal Would Reduce Union Financial Transparency: LRICS Submits Formal Comment, Urges Employer Response
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Jul 22, 2025 | Hospitality, iatse, Independents, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, News, Retail, SBWU, SEIU, Service Industry, Starbucks, Tech - Media, Trader Joe's, UFCW, Union Organizing, Union Research, Unions
It’s been a minute since we checked in on the rising trend of organizing at progressive companies.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Jul 21, 2025 | Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, LRI RightNow, News, NLRB, Union Avoidance, Union Organizing, Union Research, Vulnerability Assessments
We’ve released our latest LRI RightNow Second Quarter 2025 Petitions and Elections Review, and it’s full of fresh insights that reveal how the labor relations landscape is evolving in real time.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Jul 16, 2025 | Compliance, Corruption, DOL, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, News, NLRB, OLMS, Union Research
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 MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Jun 24, 2025 | Corruption, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, News, OLMS, Union Research
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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