Will Recent Rulings by the NLRB Survive in Court?

by Michael VanDervort on May 20, 2013 · 0 comments

Will Recent Rulings by the NLRB Survive in Court? (via www.thebrennerbrief.com)
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Sunday funnies: check out the Fruit Ninja

by Michael VanDervort on May 12, 2013 · 0 comments

Sunday funnies

Check out the cutlery skills on this guy chopping a watermelon to bits in under 30 seconds.  Amazingly, this simple video has been viewed nearly five million times.

 

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A quick update on the Fast Food Strikes

May 11, 2013

Fast Food Strikes Spreading This post is especially important for members of management in the restaurant industry. I would be astounded if you work in any part of management in the restaurant industry and haven’t already heard about this, but just in case, I wanted to do a post that summarizes some of the dramatic, [...]

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Labor Relations 101: What is protected concerted activity?

May 8, 2013

What is protected concerted activity?  Protected concerted activity is a very popular search topic on the blog.  HR practitioners are looking this up more and more, so here is the precise definition of what consitiutes protected concerted activity, straight off the NLRB website. Is the activity concerted? Generally, this requires two or more employees acting together [...]

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Federal appeals court strikes down proposed NLRB union notification requirement

May 7, 2013

NLRB posting requirement for employers struck down, termed government compelled speech Fairly important ruling over the proposed NLRB employer posting requirements, citing concerns over freedom of speech, and calling the NLRB proposal “government compelled speech”.   The streak continues.  From the LA Times: WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court here struck down Tuesday a rule that would have [...]

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New on Blogging4Jobs: Better Brand Management

May 7, 2013

Brand Touchpoints  There is a really good article in Fortune reminding executives they should be doing a much better job of communicating with employees who don’t work at a desk. My latest post on Blogging4Jobs is up.  Check it out here.  It’s about how to better protect your brand by emphasizing customer service touchpoints. Be Sociable, [...]

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Caterpillar’s tough labor negotiation reaches Milwaukee – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

May 6, 2013

See on Scoop.it – Labor and Employee Relations Caterpillar’s tough labor negotiation reaches Milwaukee Milwaukee Journal Sentinel I hope those guys in the union come to their senses, because a job at $20 an hour is a lot better than no job,” he said. See on www.jsonline.com Be Sociable, Share! Tweet

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Labor protests in the news

May 2, 2013

 Labor Protests making a comeback Yesterday was May Day, recognized by many as the sort of unofficial advent of Spring celebrations.  It’s also International Workers’ Day,  described on Wikipedia as a “celebration of the international labour movement. May 1 is a national holiday in more than 80 countries and celebrated unofficially in many other countries. [...]

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A beautiful new LinkedIn profile

April 30, 2013

LinkedIn profile rejection Apparently it’s Dutch week here on HRH.  Lots of Dutch news these days – a new King and Queen of the Netherlands were crowned, and the latest version of the social recruiting phenomenon known as TRU Amsterdam just concluded. Despite the success of TRU, and the seemingly global adoption of social recruiting, there is [...]

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Sunday Funnies: Two Dutch men simulate labor pains (NSFW)

April 28, 2013

A different kind of labor Dutch television hosts Dennis Storm and Valerio Zeno are the stars of the television show Guinea Pigs (Proefkonijnen)  in which they put themselves through extreme experiences.  A few months ago, they released the following video clip, they can be seen screaming and yelling in agony as they undergo simulated child [...]

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