Salts, Screens, and Suspicion: NLRB Tightens the Reins
Salting isn’t new. But the way unions are using it in 2025 feels like a remix, with mass applications, strategic ULP baiting, and coordinated PR pressure.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Jul 28, 2025 | Compliance, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, News, NLRB, SBWU, Union Organizing, Union Research, Unions, USSW
Salting isn’t new. But the way unions are using it in 2025 feels like a remix, with mass applications, strategic ULP baiting, and coordinated PR pressure.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Jan 20, 2025 | Auto Manufacturing, Federal, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Legal, Manufacturing, News, Shawn Fain, Travel, UAW, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Unions, USSW, White-Collar
Our latest union corruption roundup reveals that 2025 is stickier than ever: Association Of...
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Jun 13, 2024 | Corruption, CWA, IAM, IBT, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, SEIU, Shawn Fain, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Union Research, Unions, USSW
There is never a shortage of bad actors engaging in union corruption and misconduct, and since Shawn Fain is everywhere, it only makes sense that he’s now being investigated for misconduct, too.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | May 6, 2024 | Healthcare, Hospitality, IAM, Independents, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Manufacturing, Retail, SEIU, Service Industry, Shawn Fain, Starbucks, Strikes, Trader Joe's, Trader Joe's United, Trader Joe's United, Trending, UAW, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unions, USSW, White-Collar
We increasingly see that no industry or business sector remains immune to union activity in 2024 and beyond.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Apr 2, 2024 | Federal, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, Retail, SEIU, Service Industry, Starbucks, Trader Joe's, Union Organizing, Unions, USSW
As our own Phil Wilson has discussed at length, several recent campaigns have seen union activists, who act as paid covert internal organizers, often referred to as “salts.”
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