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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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Navigating the Affordable Care Act

March 27, 2013

Navigating the Affordable Care Act In ancient times, merchants and sailors used the stars and tools like a sextant or compass to navigate their way around the globe.   In the digital era, we use a GPS or a smartphone to find our way when we are lost.   Now if someone would just build a tool [...]

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Hillary, Clinton The COO of USA International is stepping down…for while anyway

January 28, 2013

Thanks for your service, Ms. Clinton – soon to be private citizen Hillary Clinton is stepping down from her current position as Rock Star Secretary of State on Friday, and probably getting ready to plan her move into the CEO position (President) in 2016. Few people in America have been cast in as many roles [...]

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NLRB appointments deemed invalid by the Appeals Court

January 25, 2013

  This won’t settle it once and for all, but the current National Labor Relations Board composed of all Democrats may be an invalid body, according to an AP report. President Barack Obama violated the Constitution when he bypassed the Senate to fill vacancies on a labor relations panel, a federal appeals court panel ruled [...]

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My guest blog resolution

January 11, 2013

Guest Blogs on Blogging4Jobs  I’m still sticking with my unofficial resolution for 2013, which apparently involves not posting original content on my own blog  during the month of Janaury.  That doesn’t mean I haven’t posted anything though.  I posted a couple of short guest pieces over on Blogging4Jobs this week.   Here are links to them [...]

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Micro Unions: NLRB heading towards minority representation

February 16, 2011

How many union contracts are too many? When the employees at a company are represented by a union, one of the objectives that management usually pursues is to get a satisfactory collective bargaining agreement in place that covers most of the employees under one agreement.  This is important for a number of reason, not the [...]

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Don’t piss off Diane Feinstein, use Facebook more!

February 4, 2011

Dianne Feinstein is pissed at the CIA for not using Facebook The Central Intelligence Agency is being crticized by the U.S. Senate for not spending enough time on Facebook.   I know, right?  That sounds crazy and counter-intuitive, but it is true.   Senator Dianne Feinstein criticized intelligence analysts at the CIA for failing to use Facebook and [...]

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A sharp decline in union membership

January 21, 2011

Unions lose more than 600,000 members Despite all their efforts to promote their cause, and to sell their value proposition of building a strong middle class economy, union membership has reached its lowest level in my lifetime   According to an AP news report, the Bureau of Labor Statistics is reporting one of the worst declines [...]

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My Voice of HR Advice for SHRM: Go Forth and Lead

November 15, 2010

Image by CyberAndy via Flickr 2011 Guidance for SHRM from the Human Race Horses In 2011, I don’t want SHRM to change a thing that it has already planned.  Keep up the plans for global domination expansion.  Maintain the drive for the goal line on certification.  Keep stumbling around trying to figure out how to [...]

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The Zombie Employee Free Choice Act is back!

August 8, 2010

Never waste a good piece of legislation! From Drop Box Just when you thought it was safe to think about other issues, and move forward to being scared by some new threatening piece of legislation looming on the horizon, the Employee Free Choice Act is back.   Much like the zombies made famous by George Romero, [...]

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