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Michael VanDervort

Search tools for the cool

May 22, 2013

Search Tool Functionality Changing I am growing increasingly frustrated with the old school search tools we have to use every day. Not because the tools we have available to us right now suck so bad, but rather because I have a feeling we are on the cusp of a pretty shift in the search experience [...]

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Bam! That’s Networking!

May 21, 2013

A tale of connecting networks  I have a cool little story about networking that Iposted on my  Facebook yesterday.  Someone I know was interested in a job at Sodexo, and needed some help with their resume as part of applying. Theyasked me if I could help them out. I took a quick look at it, [...]

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Will Recent Rulings by the NLRB Survive in Court?

May 20, 2013
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Sunday funnies: check out the Fruit Ninja

May 12, 2013

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.

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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

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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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