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Do I Need a Union Vulnerability Assessment?

A Union Vulnerability Assessment (UVA) has a dual purpose. One is to help your leaders identify and address current or potential problems to protect employee engagement and the positive employee relations your leaders have worked so diligently to dev...

Union Avoidance Training, Union Organizing

Are More People in Favor of Unions in 2022?

Many measurable changes are already occurring that point to a significant increase in union activity and union membership. This leads organizations to wonder if more people are in favor of unions this year than years prior....

Positive Employee Relations, Union Organizing

Is Payroll Security the Next Union Tactic?

It’s a fairly well-accepted fact that today, labor unions utilize the internet and data collection to grow union membership. From forming online worker groups to online union organizing campaigns through social media, labor unions have proven their...

Positive Employee Relations, Union Organizing

Who Has Weingarten Rights in Non-Union Workplaces?

As the following sections discuss, the rights of union and non-union employees to request a union representative be present during investigatory interviews with management concerning workplace behaviors has a history of change. It's important to unde...

Union Organizing

How Does Brand Crisis Management Help You Stay Union-Free?

A crisis can damage a company’s brand or reputation, and the crisis may not even be of the company’s own making. The nature of the crisis determines the consequences, and they can be long-term, like your workforce deciding it needs to unionize. I...

Positive Employee Relations, Union Organizing

White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment

Ever since political parties changed in the federal administration, there hasn't been any doubt the White House would find multiple ways to make it easier for labor unions to gain membership and make it harder for employers to counter unionization at...

Labor Law, Union Organizing

Are Labor Unions Bringing Back Small Bargaining Units?

Micro-Units are small bargaining units that don’t include all employees. They are a carved out group of employees claiming they have interests different from the rest of the workforce and wanting to unionize....

Union Organizing

What are the Challenges Unions Present to Human Resources?

When labor unions enter the picture, the challenges unions present for Human Resources management in any business will significantly increase. It's not just the extra tracking and reporting that accompanies unionization. It's the changes a labor unio...

Positive Employee Relations, Union Organizing

Stay Informed With This List of 10 Top Labor Relations Resources

Here are ten labor relations resources that can help you stay on top of current trends and events. They are packed with information about legal issues, current union activity, NLRB decisions, leadership issues, and so much more. The labor relations r...

Union Avoidance Training, Union Organizing

The Future Of Corporate Campaigns: What To Expect from Organized Labor in 2022

Following the adage of never letting a crisis go to waste, corporate campaigns by labor unions, groups associated with labor unions, and special interest groups are publicly calling out brands they believe are not socially responsible in some way....

Union Avoidance Training, Union Organizing

Strike Contingency Planning: Are You Prepared?

Say the word "strike," and what comes to mind? A good guess is "labor union." The assumption naturally follows that strike contingency planning is for union companies, while non-union companies only need to plan when a union organizing threat becomes...

Union Campaign Communication, Union Organizing

Labor Activity In Health Care Report: Five Surprising Findings

For over two decades, the IRI Consultants research team has evaluated the state of labor in the health care industry. Every six months, the Labor Activity in Health Care Report issues critical findings, guiding organizations on the best holistic stra...

Union Organizing

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