Category: UFCW

Welcome To More Labor Limbo From A Dismantled Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service

Posted by Kimberly Ricci | Apr 17, 2025 | AFGE, AFL-CIO, AFSCME, Federal, FMCS, IAM, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, News, Politics, SEIU, UFCW, Unions

To put it mildly, this is an unusual time for federal labor law.

A Cannabis Check-In: Challenges To Labor Peace Agreements Incoming

Posted by Kimberly Ricci | Mar 25, 2025 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Cannabis, IBT, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, NLRB, Politics, Trending, UFCW, Union Organizing, Unionized Company, Unions

Then there’s the sketchy subject of cannabis labor peace agreement laws, which several states have adopted to mandate and/or strongly encourage companies to remain neutral – through Labor Peace Agreements, or LPAs – during union organizing campaigns.

Retail Roundup: The Grocery Industry As Testing Ground For A Paralyzed NLRB

Posted by Kimberly Ricci | Feb 24, 2025 | Bargaining/Negotiations, IBT, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, NLRB, Retail, RWDSU, Strikes, Trader Joe's, Trader Joe's United, UFCW, Union Organizing, Unionized Company, Unions

President Trump’s recent Monday Night Massacre at the NLRB included not only the expected move of...

Gen Z’s Impact on the Workforce: What the Whole Foods Union Vote Signals for the Future of Labor

Posted by editor | Feb 21, 2025 | Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Legal, NLRB, Retail, UFCW, Unions, Weekly Workfront

With Gen Z expected to make up 30% of the U.S. workforce by 2030, their expectations around wages, work-life balance, and job security are shifting how businesses approach labor.