The Faster Labor Contracts Act Is Back: What Employers Should Know
The Faster Labor Contracts Act (FLCA) is inching closer to passing, and potential effects on employers include binding arbitration.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Jun 1, 2026 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Faster Labor Contracts Act, Federal, IBT, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, News, NLRB, Politics, Sean O'Brien, Union Leaders, Unionized Company, Unions
The Faster Labor Contracts Act (FLCA) is inching closer to passing, and potential effects on employers include binding arbitration.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Apr 8, 2026 | Bargaining/Negotiations, IBT, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, News, Sean O'Brien, Transportation, Trending, Union Leaders, Unionized Company, Unions
Most labor disputes follow a familiar script: management pushes, the union resists, and the fight plays out across bargaining tables, grievances, or worse. This one changed the script.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Mar 23, 2026 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, News, Retail, SBWU, SEIU, Service Industry, Starbucks, Trader Joe's, Trader Joe's United, Trending, UFCW, Union Organizing, Unionized Company, Unions, Workers United
Unions have been winning elections at some of the most culturally progressive, consumer-facing brands in the country, but almost none of these wins have resulted in a contract.
Read MorePosted by Phillip Wilson | Mar 16, 2026 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Collective Bargaining, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, News, Retail, SBWU, Service Industry, Starbucks, Unionized Company, Unions, Workers United
After several years of organizing and stalled negotiations, Starbucks and Starbucks Workers United may soon return to the bargaining table.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Mar 11, 2026 | Bargaining/Negotiations, IBT, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, News, Sectoral Bargaining, SEIU, Trending, UAW, Unionized Company
Unions promise job security, then celebrate contracts that make layoffs inevitable. Workers are left holding the bag, as this list of examples shows.
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