By Raymond C. Haley III This week, over the dissent of Board Member Brian Hayes, the National Labor Relations Board issued a final rule addressing … Read more
Did Reagan’s Firing of Air Controllers Change the Modern Workplace?
It’s easy for time to get away from us, but here’s something that I remember as if it happened yesterday: President Ronald Reagan’s … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Employers Aren’t Dropping Health Care, But Cost Is a Concern
You don’t hear a lot about health care reform these days, and that’s probably because a number of the provisions don’t kick in for a few … Read more
Piling On? Now Labor Dept. Proposes Changes of Union Organizing Rules
By Michael S. Mitchell By now you’re aware of the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) proposed rule changes aimed at speeding up elections … Read more
A Few Words With the Secretary of Labor at the Workforce Policy Summit
One gripe I have with our recent Secretaries of Labor — both Republican Elaine Chao and now Democrat Hilda Solis — is that they don’t get … Read more
Recent NLRB Rulings Complicate Employer-Worker Relations
By Marc Bloch Labor always has been a big supporter of the Democratic Party. Lately, with little to show for that support, it’s reflected in the fact … Read more
Unions in Decline? National Labor Relations Board to the Rescue!
By John D. McLachlan The failure of the Employee Free Choice Act to become law does not mean that unions are giving up, or that their elected and appointed … Read more
NLRB Proposals Would Overhaul Union Election Rules in the Workplace
By Eric B. Meyer The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has proposed amendments to its existing rules and regulations that will vastly change the way … Read more
Note to Target: Your Anti-Union Plan Should Be Better Than a Lousy Video
See update below with union vote. Look, I get it. You don’t want unions. And really, I don’t know too many business leaders that welcome them with open … Read more
The $200,000 Lifeguard Effect: What it Says About Unions and Inelastic Pay
I know friends in high school who went through the hoops to become lifeguards but most of them didn’t make that much. My lifeguard career derailed … Read more