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Latest NLRB reversal takes aim at ‘microunits’
The latest National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decision reversing actions by the Obama-era Board hands employers a win against an organizing tactic that gave unions the upper hand in determining what...
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Quick Firing of NLRB General Counsel Seen as Unmistakable Sign of Prolabor Shift
On his first day in office, President Joe Biden fired a key figure at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in a move that’s being called a clear signal the agency is moving from a probusiness to...
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4 Tips to Avoid Union Strikes
Some 450 members of United Steelworkers Local 40 went on strike on October 1, 2021, when the union failed to reach a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with management at Special Metals, a plant...
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Want a Union Card with Your Latte? Labor Activity Starts Percolating at...
For some people, loyalty to a particular coffee brand rivals their devotion to a favorite college football team. Kathleen, my spouse, would crawl three miles over broken glass for her Starbucks...
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Get Ready for Union Organizing on Steroids
Against the backdrop of a new presidential administration, an evolving workforce, and a changing economy brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, the landscape for union organizing has radically...
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Coming Soon to a Store Near You: Union Organizing Campaign
After years of declining membership, unions are redoubling their efforts to sell their product (membership) to new customers. While they have long targeted grocery stores like Kroger and SuperValu,...
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Employers Should Take Note of Recent Spike in Union Organizing Activity
In the first quarter of 2022, unions filed more than 550 election petitions in the United States, compared with only 290 in the first quarter of 2021. It’s the largest first-quarter number filed in...
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Nationwide Right to Unionize Act Reintroduced
On September 8, 2022, federal Congressional legislators from Massachusetts and California reintroduced the Nationwide Right to Unionize Act, which takes aim at state “right to work” laws and attempts...
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Cruisin’ for a Brew-sin’: SCOTUS to Resolve Circuit Split Over Unionization...
The boiling dispute over the unionization of baristas is heading to the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS). Section 10(j) of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) authorizes federal courts to issue...
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Healthcare Leaders Shares Best Practices for Communicating with Unions
Right now, it seems like every day there are new cases of workers striking or unionizing all across the country. Healthcare is no exception: nurses everywhere are going on strike. Nurses are...
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