It’s Time to Take the Faster Labor Contracts Act Seriously
The midterms shifted the balance of power in Congress, and the Faster Labor Contracts Act is now a live threat. Here’s what it would do to first contract bargaining.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Nov 9, 2026 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Faster Labor Contracts Act, IBT, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, News, Politics, Sean O'Brien, Trending, Unionized Company, Unions
The midterms shifted the balance of power in Congress, and the Faster Labor Contracts Act is now a live threat. Here’s what it would do to first contract bargaining.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Nov 6, 2026 | Federal, Healthcare, IBT, Labor Relations Ink, Legal, News, NLRB, Trending, Unions
Midterm results boost the FLCA, Teamsters strike Chicago parking garages, Henry Ford nurses speak out, and a union drive at the Obama Foundation.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Nov 3, 2026 | AI, Bargaining/Negotiations, Collective Bargaining, Employee engagement, Frontline Supervisors, IAM, IBT, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Leadership, News, Podcast, Strikes, Trending, Unionized Company
Engagement is falling, members are voting down recommended contracts, and workers who want out are staying put. These signals may share a root: a sense that the people making decisions aren’t listening.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Oct 26, 2026 | Federal, IBEW, Legal, NLRB, Union Organizing, Unions
Citing Loper Bright, an employer wants the NLRB to overturn the votes-cast rule and require a majority of the whole unit in union elections.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Oct 21, 2026 | IBEW, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, News, Trending, Unions
An NLRB judge ruled that an IBEW local unlawfully refused a member’s resignation then fined him over $6,000. This isn’t the only time this has happened, either.
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