Union-Busting or Worker Choice? The Reality Behind John Logan’s One-Sided Take
When given the choice, workers are increasingly skeptical of what unions offer.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Feb 4, 2025 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Cemex Decision, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, Legal, NLRB, Politics, Retail, Service Industry, Starbucks, Trader Joe's, Trending, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unionized Company
When given the choice, workers are increasingly skeptical of what unions offer.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Jan 15, 2025 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Left of Boom Show, Managing During Status Quo Series: Bargaining for a First Contract, Podcast, Unionized Company, YouTube
Negotiating a first labor agreement is among the most complex challenges a company can face—especially in today’s environment of aggressive union organizing.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Jan 10, 2025 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Hospitality, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, SBWU, Service Industry, Starbucks, Strikes, Union Organizing, Unionized Company, Unions
Starbucks Workers United (SBWU) struggles to finalize its first collective bargaining agreement...
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Jan 8, 2025 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Education, Healthcare, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Union Organizing, Unionized Company, Unions
The HHWA pulls dues from thousands of workers who never signed a union authorization card or voted in an election.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Jan 6, 2025 | Bargaining/Negotiations, IBT, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Logistics, News, SBWU, Service Industry, Starbucks, Strikes, Transportation, Union Organizing, Unionized Company, Unions
Welcome to 2025. Over the holidays, the SEIU-affiliated Starbucks Workers United (SBWU) and the Teamsters-affiliated Amazon Labor Union (ALU) claim to have waged “historic” five-day strikes, but was that really the case?
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