How Labor Unions Are Leveraging AI to Level Up Organizing, Bargaining, and Advocacy
Fresh off leading a discussion group at the CUE Conference about how unions are putting AI to work, here’s what’s clear
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Apr 28, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Bargaining/Negotiations, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, News, SEIU, Trending, Union Organizing, Unionized Company, Unions
Fresh off leading a discussion group at the CUE Conference about how unions are putting AI to work, here’s what’s clear
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Apr 24, 2025 | AFGE, AFSCME, Bargaining/Negotiations, Education, IBT, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, News, Service Industry, Trending, UAW, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unionized Company, Unions, Workers United
As with many sectors, organizing activity within the arts has been on the rise for the past few years.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Apr 22, 2025 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Culture, Frontline Supervisors, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Legal, News, NLRB, SBWU, Service Industry, Starbucks, Trending, Union Organizing, Unionized Company, Unions, Workers United
In May 2022, history was made over venti lattes and espresso shots. The downtown Birmingham Starbucks became the first Starbucks store in Alabama to vote to unionize.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Apr 21, 2025 | Bargaining/Negotiations, CWA, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Legal, News, NLRB, Tech - Media, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unionized Company, Unions
These changes are motivating one deep-pocketed union in particular to modify their toolbox of strategies. That would be the Communication Workers Of America, which previously embarked upon an aggressive plan to unionize tech workers through its CODE-CWA (Coalition to Organize Digital Employees) initiative.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Apr 15, 2025 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, News, NLRB, SBWU, Service Industry, Union Organizing, Unionized Company, Unions, Workers United
When Starbucks recently updated its dress code, the move sparked criticism from Starbucks Workers United (SWU), adding another layer to a long list of unresolved workplace issues.
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