Category: AFL-CIO

Joint Employer Check-In: Where The NLRB’s Overhaul Efforts Currently Stand

Posted by Kimberly Ricci | Jul 2, 2024 | AFL-CIO, DOL, Federal, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Legal, NLRB, SEIU, Unions, White-Collar

Over six months have passed since the NLRB unveiled a final rule aimed at dramatically increasing the number of businesses that qualify as joint employers.

Biden Administration’s Labor Policy Faces a Bumpy Ride in Court

Posted by Michael VanDervort | Jun 18, 2024 | AFL-CIO, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Left of Boom Show, Legal, NLRB, Podcast, Politics, SCOTUS, SCOTUS, SEIU, Starbucks, Unions

The Biden administration has been trying to expand labor policies and strengthen so-called “worker protections” through agency fiat, but it’s hitting some serious legal roadblocks lately.

The Tech Sector’s Push And Pull: When Workers Who Deploy AI Turn To Unions

Posted by Kimberly Ricci | Mar 19, 2024 | AFL-CIO, ChatGPT, CWA, IAM, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Positive Workplace, Tech - Media, Trending, Unions

It’s happening: As technology advances and organizing campaigns receive more media attention, these realms are increasingly intertwined as union activity spreads into previously untouched industries.

The Friday Workfront: Developing Labor Trends

Posted by Michael VanDervort | Nov 17, 2023 | AFL-CIO, Hospitality, IBT, Independents, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Manufacturing, Retail, SEIU, Service Industry, Tech - Media, UAW, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unions, UNITE-HERE

As more traditional labor unions like the Teamsters and the UAW have been dominating headlines in 2023, the once trendy labor organizations known as worker centers have taken a bit of a back seat, but that may be changing.