Category: Unions

Who Are The ‘Union Curious’? The Plight Of Gen Z As A Big Labor Target

Posted by Kimberly Ricci | Aug 8, 2024 | Cannabis, Education, Gig Economy, Healthcare, Hospitality, Independents, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, News, Nonprofit, Retail, SBWU, Service Industry, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Union Research, Unions

Big Labor is also looking to grow its waning numbers by appealing to younger workers, who are often unfamiliar with living under a union constitution.

The Battery Belt: Much At Stake In A Fertile New Battleground

Posted by Kimberly Ricci | Aug 5, 2024 | Auto Manufacturing, Bargaining/Negotiations, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Manufacturing, News, Politics, Shawn Fain, UAW, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unionized Company, Unions, USW

Continuing their approach of leveraging government purse strings, the administration’s substantial investment in EV plants in the so-called “Battery Belt” is opening up a wealth of new union targets.

Teamsters Tribulations: Sean O’Brien Digs Himself A Hole

Posted by Kimberly Ricci | Aug 1, 2024 | Bargaining/Negotiations, IBT, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Logistics, News, Retail, Sean O'Brien, SEIU, Service Industry, Transportation, Trending, UFCW, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unionized Company, Unions

A roundup of recent news headlines involving the Teamsters and President Sean O’Brien.

Breaking: Illinois Worker Freedom of Speech Act Signed Into Law

Posted by Michael VanDervort | Aug 1, 2024 | AFL-CIO, Breaking, Communication, Courts, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, News, States, Trending, Union Avoidance

On July 31, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed legislation to curtail so-called “captive audience” meetings, becoming the eighth state to enact such legislation.