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 | Mar 26, 2026 | Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, News, NLRB, SEIU, Trending, Unions
Workers voted to remove their union, but federal labor law said the fight wasn’t over. The Eighth Circuit says that needs to change.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Mar 23, 2026 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, News, Retail, SBWU, SEIU, Service Industry, Starbucks, Trader Joe's, Trader Joe's United, Trending, UFCW, Union Organizing, Unionized Company, Unions, Workers United
Unions have been winning elections at some of the most culturally progressive, consumer-facing brands in the country, but almost none of these wins have resulted in a contract.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Mar 18, 2026 | Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, News, NLRB, SEIU, Trending, Unions
Four simultaneous decertification petitions surfaced in one day from home healthcare workers against SEIU in Las Vegas.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Mar 17, 2026 | Collective Bargaining, IBT, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, Minimum Wage, News, SEIU, Trending, Unions
Union organizing is failing, so Big Labor is turning to lawmakers. California showed employers the game strategy. Now New York City is next.
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