Trade unions have largely been portrayed as a negative influence in the digital age, especially, with the encroachment of AI-driven entities in the … Read more
What the Missouri Right-to-Work Vote Means for Employers
n a sweeping victory for labor unions, Missouri voters overwhelmingly rejected a right-to-work law which sought to ban unions from requiring union fees as … Read more
Court Says Government Workers Can’t Be Forced to Pay Unions
There’s much hand-wringing and hand clapping today over the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision that government workers can’t be forced to … Read more
Roundup of Last Week’s NLRB Precedent Shattering Decisions
According to the NLRB website, the Board is “an independent federal agency vested with the power to safeguard employees’ rights to organize and to … Read more
HR In a Union Shop: Here’s What Your Supervisors Need to Know
The job of supervising employees in a unionized environment has its own unique set of rules and challenges. HR professionals need to provide supervisors … Read more
Your Agency Temps Can Now Form A Bargaining Unit With Your Own Employees
Over the last seven+ years, the National Labor Relations Board has consistently expanded collective bargaining rights in a variety of employment settings. … Read more
Supreme Court Deadlocks Over Challenge to Mandatory Union Dues
By Sarah J. Moore In a deadlocked 4-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court could not reach a majority consensus in determining whether it is unconstitutional … Read more
Bernie Sanders Brings Back the Employee Free Choice Act (aka Card Check)
By Eric B. Meyer Remember the Employee Free Choice Act? Back in 2009, the Employee Free Choice Act, also known as “card check,” was introduced in both … Read more
Labor Day: More Than Backyard Barbecues and Park Picnics
Does anyone anymore know what the meaning of Labor Day is? Established as a federal holiday more than 100 years ago, the first Monday of September was … Read more
Late for Work 111 Times Because of Breakfast, He Got to Keep His $90,000 Job
By Eric B. Meyer Earlier this year, I shared the most unique late-to-work excuses. “I have a bad habit of eating breakfast in the morning, and I lost track … Read more