From the monthly archives:

October 2010

Going on Hiatus and a nice parting gift

October 26, 2010

Image via Wikipedia Human Race Horses will be down for the next few weeks I have decided to put this site on semi-hiatus for the next couple of months.   I haven’t been very focused on it lately anyway.   I want to a little remodeling anyway.   So, I am not going to be putting up articles [...]

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Jimmy John’s and a Union: Big Swing, narrow miss

October 24, 2010

Jimmy John’s Workers Union In case you missed the story, a union election was held Friday, October 22 that could have been a landmark moment in labor relations history -  the formation of one of the first unions representing fast food workers in the United States.  Instead, the workers of the 10 Jimmy John’s sub [...]

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I’ve been everywhere, man!

October 23, 2010

Image by marctonysmith via Flickr I am not turning my back on this blog! I haven’t been writing much lately on the blog lately.  I have been busy, but not spending much time here.  I have been doing some writing in other places.  If you want to find some of that stuff, here is where [...]

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Walmart making labor relations headlines outside the United States

October 16, 2010

Image via Wikipedia Giant retailer facing labor issues in Canada, South Africa Several stories related to Walmart and labor unions broke this week, including the following stories.  Much of this information is taken from press releases put out by the labor unions involved.   It is almost a sure thing that appeals are forthcoming. A court [...]

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Take me to the river, drop me in the water

October 15, 2010

With apologies to the Talking Heads Today, more than 5000 bloggers from 130 countries are coming together for a single day of blogging about a single topic: water.  If you would like to learn more, check out this video or click here. Blog Action Day 2010: Water from Blog Action Day on Vimeo. Related articles [...]

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Misconceptions About HR And How to Get Over Them

October 14, 2010

HR – Not for the faint of heart Today’ post is a guest post from Chris Taylor who is with BeneTrac.   In this article, Chris takes a look at some misconceptions about human resources, and shares his thoughts on dealing with them. From Drop Box Human resources is a complex, multifaceted field that requires professionals [...]

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Super Powered Recruiting Tools

October 13, 2010

Image via Wikipedia Job Search Super Powers The two tools briefly described below were profiled in my first post on Recruiting Tools.  Starting this month, I’ll be posting a featured article there twice a month, on the 5th and the 21st of each month.   I hope you will take a look at the whole article [...]

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Sunday screamout: FCKH8.com Straight Talk on Gay Marriage (NSFW x 1000!)

October 10, 2010

Image via Wikipedia Gay Marriage video gone wild! This is a touchy topic for many.  I think anyone should be able to anyone they love.   Not everyone will agree with me, and that is okay. This is a new kind of viral video using the hashtag #FCKH8 to spread the message that supporting a gay [...]

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Being held to a different legal standard

October 10, 2010

Image via Wikipedia Euro companies criticized following U.S. labor laws European companies operating in the United States have recently come under fire for the way they deal with organized labor in this country.  The group  Human Rights Watch  recently released a 128-page report called  “A Strange Case: Violations of Workers’ Freedom of Association in the [...]

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The five “R’s” of job search

October 9, 2010

In a presentation I made last week at ConvergeSouth, I discussed the five “R’s” of social job search. While my list may not be the traditional list of “R’s” – reading, writing, and arithmetic – they are relevant to any  job search.  Here is a quick summary of the thoughts I shared Region Where you [...]

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