5 Ways to Improve Communication At Work

We'll cover some of the ways you can improve communication at work, since it is crucial to improve employee retention and engagement, among other things. Effective communication and other similar social competen...

Disengaged Employees, Employee Communication

Have Successful One-on-One Meetings With Your Employees

One-on-one meetings are an opportunity for the leader to LEAD, and they are extremely important to your organization!...

Connected Employees, Employee Communication, Leadership Training

10 Basic Guidelines for Talking to a Union Representative

Simply talking to union representatives can be difficult and cause tension. Here are some basic (and legal) guidelines that can help....

Union Campaign Communication

How Much Does A Custom Campaign Website Cost?

When you’re discussing website strategy, you have to address the question of investment – how much does it cost to create an effective campaign-based website? The answer to this question relies on several factors, including how often the site req...

Union Campaign Communication, UP: Responding

Pay Secrecy – Do You Know the Law?

Pay secrecy or pay confidentiality rules, also known as PSC rules, prohibit employees from discussing their wages with other employees. These rules can be written, verbal, or implied, though having a written rule in the employee handbook reviewed by ...

Labor Law, UP: Preventing

Union Busting: Why We Need To Stop Using The Term

"Union-busting" is almost the stuff of playground name-calling. Taken at face value, it trivializes the UnionProof culture that so many companies have worked to create. In today's global economy, companies strive to attract the best talent for their ...

Prevent Union Organizing

TIPS-D and FLOP: What Employers Can Say During Union Organizing

Union organizing drives can be difficult to navigate. These two acronyms, commonly referred to as TIPS and FOE, are helpful in remembering employers' rights against unions....

Labor Law, UP: Responding

“We Found A Union Authorization Card, Now What?” – Preventing a Union Card Check

Looking for an employee, you casually walk into the breakroom to check for the person, and there it is - a union authorization card laying in plain sight on one of the tables. The card is a form the employee signs to designate a particular union as a...

Union Campaign Communication

How Much Are Companies Spending on New Hires?

Onboarding sets the stage for your company's relationship with a new employee. But, exactly how much are companies spending on new hires? According to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Benchmarking Report, the average cost of hiring a ...

New-Hire Onboarding

Union vs Non-Union: Which is Best?

Should an employer let employees decide if they want to unionize? Or should the employer do everything possible within the law to keep unions out? This question is common among employers when some employees and a union are attempting to initiate a un...

Prevent Union Organizing, UP: Recognizing

What are the Advantages of a Preventive Union Organizing Website?

There are two paths employers take when dealing with the issue of unions. One is to do everything possible now to keep unions out, including a preventive union organizing website. The second path is to take some steps now, and plan on taking addition...

Prevent Union Organizing, UP: Preventing

What is the Impact of the Gig Economy on Unionization?

It doesn't seem applicable to an industry like manufacturing, which is heavily unionized, but the gig economy is invading every industry as technology is embedded deeper and deeper into society. There is a growing trend, fueled by big unions, to turn...

Prevent Union Organizing, UP: Recognizing