The National Mediation Board, which oversees labor relations in the rail and airline industries, has adopted a rule that makes it easier for unions to win representation elections. Under the old rules, a union had to receive votes from over half the eligible voters to become the bargaining representative. With the change, a union just [...]
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Do you know how to spot potential union organizing activity in your workplace? Given the pro-labor stance of both the Obama administration and Congress, it is expected that we’ll see significant labor reform in the United States beginning in 2010 via both legislative (Employee Free Choice Act; EFCA) and non-legislative (NLRB, Secretary of Labor) means. These changes will make it more difficult for companies to successfully [...] Given the pro-labor reforms expected to occur in 2010, it’s worth a few minutes of your time to consider some common symptoms of companies who are “at-risk” of being attacked by a union organizing attempt. The following symptoms are presented by Phil Wilson in his book, The Next 52 Weeks: Feeling that management doesn’t do a good [...] |
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