When Union ‘Successes’ Lead To Job Losses, Big Labor Shrugs Its Shoulders And Points Fingers
We recently explored how unions cannot protect workers from layoffs but deflect responsibility and claim that “corporate greed” is to blame.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Apr 3, 2024 | IBT, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, SEIU, UAW, Union Leaders, Unionized Company, Unions
We recently explored how unions cannot protect workers from layoffs but deflect responsibility and claim that “corporate greed” is to blame.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Mar 13, 2024 | Healthcare, Healthcare, IAM, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, SEIU, UAW, Union Organizing, Unions
Last fall, the burgeoning CVS and Walgreens employee walkouts highlighted how the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) is edging into healthcare by organizing retail pharmacy professionals.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Mar 4, 2024 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Education, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, SEIU, Shawn Fain, UAW, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unions, USSW
Over the past few years, union recruitment in the higher-ed industry has been particularly aggressive, with several unions going poaching.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Feb 28, 2024 | Courts, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, NLRB, UAW, UFCW, Union Organizing, Unions
We recently rounded up a wardrobe full of rulings on workplace political messaging as displayed on...
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Feb 15, 2024 | Approachable Leadership, Auto Manufacturing, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Manufacturing, Positive Workplace, Shawn Fain, Strikes, Trending, UAW, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unions
Much has been made of the United Auto Workers’ dwindling membership numbers, and rightfully so. No matter how one paints the picture, a zenith of 1.5 million members compared to the current 380,000 is a substantial and frankly embarrassing fall.
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