LRIrightnow Third Quarter 2026 NLRB Election Review Now Available
RC petitions jumped 12% in the third quarter while certified RC elections fell 8%. Decertification elections are up, and the Teamsters lead on volume.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Oct 13, 2026 | IBT, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, LRI RightNow, News, NLRB, SEIU, Union Organizing, Unions, Workers United
RC petitions jumped 12% in the third quarter while certified RC elections fell 8%. Decertification elections are up, and the Teamsters lead on volume.
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 Phillip Wilson | Mar 16, 2026 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Collective Bargaining, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, News, Retail, SBWU, Service Industry, Starbucks, Unionized Company, Unions, Workers United
After several years of organizing and stalled negotiations, Starbucks and Starbucks Workers United may soon return to the bargaining table.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Feb 26, 2026 | Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, News, SEIU, Starbucks, Trending, Union Organizing, Workers United
The union that took on Starbucks couldn’t organize a four-store Buffalo grocer and fled. Workers United’s narrow playbook is starting to speak for itself.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Jan 30, 2026 | Healthcare, IBT, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, News, Trending, Union Organizing, Unions, Workers United
It’s Friday, and we have five labor related stories that you might not have heard yet, including nursing strike updates and union hypocrisy galore.
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