NLRB Employee Charged for Allegedly Selling Information to Anti-Union Firm
Court documents outlined a scheme where a consulting firm paid for early access to non-public files.
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Supreme Court agrees to decide on Biden’s vaccine mandate for hospitals, other employers
Red states and blue states are at odds over whether workers in hospitals and elsewhere can be required to be vaccinated for COVID-19.
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What’s behind the surge in labor strikes?
Across the country, unions and workers have taken to the picket lines and negotiation tables to carve out better working conditions after a year of frontline work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet union membership remains low, critics say.
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How to Keep Your Employees Focused and Motivated in 2022
Ten strategies to complete 2021 successfully and start off the new year right.
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Workers in Europe Are Demanding Higher Pay as Inflation Soars
Prices are rising at the fastest rate on record, and unions want to keep up. Policymakers worry that might make inflation worse.
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Labor and Business News (12/10/2021)
The Unfair Labor Practice strike is the result of Employers’ failure to bargain in good faith for a new contract. After months of offers that dramatically undercut other construction trade union contracts, lead negotiator Charlie Oliver submitted another “Last, Best, and Final” offer to the Union…
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What the first Starbucks union means for workers everywhere
A company-owned Starbucks in New York state is the first in the US to unionize.
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Fred Meyer union workers authorize strike, although contract talks continue
Fred Meyer union workers have authorized a walkout over alleged unfair labor practices, although three days of contract negotiations are scheduled for next week.
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The NLRB decision against Amazon was correct and shows the need for stronger labor laws
What the Bessemer campaign really demonstrates is that the NLRB desperately needs stronger remedies at its disposal.
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