Friday Five: Corruption Scrutiny, First Contracts, And Strike Threats From Coast to Coast
From member scrutiny of UAW corruption costs to UC strike threats and NYC labor tensions, this week’s labor landscape is anything but quiet.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Apr 17, 2026 | AFSCME, Corruption, Healthcare, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, News, SEIU, Strikes, Trending, UAW, Unions
From member scrutiny of UAW corruption costs to UC strike threats and NYC labor tensions, this week’s labor landscape is anything but quiet.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Jan 9, 2026 | AFSCME, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, DOL, IBT, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, News, Trending, UAW, Unions
It’s Friday, and we’ve got five labor related stories you might not have heard yet, including Teamsters and UAW drama, a DOL policy nudge, and AI in healthcare.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Nov 19, 2025 | AFSCME, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, News, NLRB, Trending, UAW, Union Organizing, Unions
After the NLRB reopened, hundreds upon hundreds of art museum workers petitioned to join unions. This infiltration doesn’t look like a passing trend, either.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Aug 18, 2025 | AFGE, AFSCME, IBT, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Politics, SCOTUS, Sean O'Brien, Unions
For generations, unions were the Democratic Party’s most dependable ally. Not anymore.
Read MorePosted by Phillip Wilson | Aug 6, 2025 | AFSCME, Bargaining/Negotiations, CWA, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, News, RWDSU, SBWU, UFCW, Unionized Company
A first union contract generally takes at least a year to broker following an election.
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