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Understanding the Rules of the Union Election Campaign
During a union campaign, after a petition has been filed, there are several rules that both an employer and a union must follow. Possibly taken for granted, breaking these rules can get a company in hot water, have election results … Continue reading
Trends In Employee Communications
We get a wide range of people who come across our website. Some are specifically looking for us, somethimes a specific topics, and then there are some who just seem to stumble upon our site. But one thing we are … Continue reading
Ensuring That You’re Employee-Centric Website Is Successful
A couple days ago, we provided five tips on developing a great employee-centric website. These websites, what we call our UnionFree.com sites, are great instruments in communicating with employees and should serve as a strong tool in your union avoidance … Continue reading
Five Tips For A Great Employee-Centric Website
An employee-centric website is an excellent way for companies to communicate with their employees. One of the most vital things about this type of site is to make sure there is appropriate strategy behind the message. Without a clear vision, … Continue reading
5 Steps To Remaining Union Free
How does a smart company get ahead of the extensive groundwork unions have already laid in their quest to organize your workforce? In the face of their professional knowledge, it’s easy for a company to feel as though they’re already … Continue reading
You Must Have Solid Organizing Detection Channels In Place
As your company works to ensure that you have the best union-free practices in place, you must make sure that you have a system for appropriate organizing, or third-party, detection in place. This means: – Ensure that there is a … Continue reading
‘Young Workers Summit’ Part Of Labor’s Organizing Strategy
The AFL-CIO’s Young Workers Summit in Minneapolis, which begins today and runs through October 2, will be headlined by Labor Secretary Hilda Solis. The purpose of the event is to train younger union workers on how to target younger employees … Continue reading
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Are You Using Outdated Tactics To Stop A Cardsigning Campaign?
In an age when nearly every single employee has his or her own mobile device—be it a smart phone, PDA or mobile computer—it is now easier to get in touch with each other than ever before. As management you have … Continue reading
In Canada, Unions Are Targeting Retailers
Much like in the United States, unions in Canada- where labor laws are more favorable to unions- are targeting the often non-unionized retail industry. Peter Hadekel has a report in the Montreal Gazette on the subject: But the fact Couche-Tard … Continue reading
The Looming Threat Of Micro-Unions
As part of a grouping of decisions at the end of August before Chairman Wilma Liebman’s departure, the NLRB reversed a 1991 ruling that set the standard that was to be applied in determining the bargaining unit at a non-acute … Continue reading
Your Wage & Benefit Structure Can Keep You Union Free
As you examine several areas within your business to ensure that you have the best union-free practices in place, pay special attention to the wage and benefit structure that you have set up. Here are four points to keep in … Continue reading
Three Things Unions Don’t Want Employers To Know
Between union-friendly decisions by the National Labor Relations Board, and new aggressive tactics by labor to organize new workers, many companies are on the defensive about what to do next. And some of the more reactive practices that companies, consultants … Continue reading
