Category: Unionized Company

SEIU Encourages Decertification?

Posted by Phillip Wilson | Apr 5, 2010 | Unionized Company

Interesting article about how the SEIU would rather see employees at USC University Hospital have no union representation at all then to let them participate in fair elections with the NUHW.

GM Snubs UAW

Posted by Phillip Wilson | Mar 12, 2010 | News, Unionized Company

General Motors opened a new lithium battery plant in Michigan in January. To the surprise of most, the company hired no laid-off UAW members for its work force, but instead hired non-union labor. Quipped blogger Ed Niedermeyer,...

Union Member on Union (and Company) Leaders

Posted by Phillip Wilson | Jul 14, 2009 | Positive Workplace, Unionized Company

I get email all the time from current union members. It’s usually hate mail containing all kinds of “thoughtful feedback” about things I should do to myself and asking me about my sleep (I sleep well, by the...

Interesting decertification story

Posted by Phillip Wilson | Oct 28, 2004 | Unionized Company

A group of state employees in Washington, who recently became union members, now want out. Their beef with the union? They were told that membership and dues would be voluntary, but the union negotiated a clause requiring that...

Another good article on Wal-Mart union talks in Canada

Posted by Phillip Wilson | Oct 26, 2004 | Unionized Company

The NYT has a good article today on the Wal-Mart contract negotiations going on in Quebec. More talk of closing the store, which would not surprise me at all. In fact, I’m a little surprised at all the public dancing...