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Employee Free Choice Act

Why fast food should still be concerned about the Jimmy John’s union election

February 20, 2011

Fast Food operators still at risk of union organizing Here is a look at a how labor oriented web site is reporting on how what they term a “union busting” law firm is reporting on the potential of the continued growth of labor union organizing in the fast food restaurant industry.   The fact that unions are [...]

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National Labor Relations Board issues complaint over “card check” violations

November 2, 2010

Unfair Labor Practice Charges consolidated, remedy sought The NLRB is really busy these days.    The story below, clipped from the Jobs with Justice blog explains how the National Labor Relations Board has taken a number of separately filed charges and consolidated them nationally into an Unfair Labor Practice case against Regis. From the Jobs with [...]

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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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National Labor Relations Board: There’s an app for that!

June 15, 2010

Image via Wikipedia NLRB releases a site for mobile phone users Check out this use of mobile technology by the National Labor Relations Board.  Continuing their push into social technology, the NLRB has set up a website providing access to their information from your mobile phone.   Lawyers, managers and union organizers will now be able [...]

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EFCA Light on the way?

June 10, 2010

Image via Wikipedia The new National Labor Relations Board is making the first big move in what is expected to be many changes to the long-standing rules and processes governing elections that determine union representation in the workplace.   My friend Phil Wilson from the Labor Relations Institute broke this information on his company website this [...]

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Leveling the playing field

May 18, 2010

Image via Wikipedia Ridin’ in a pink cadillac The Employee Free Choice Act may be on life support in Congress, but what if it wasn’t – and just imagine – what if the concept  that the majority of any group gets to decide the fate  of the entire group applied to the personal choices we make [...]

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Inside Washington D.C. : HR Public Policy according to SHRM

March 18, 2010

Image via Wikipedia Employment Law and Legislative Developments Yesterday was the opening day of the 2010 SHRM Employment Law and Legislative Conference.   I’d like to thank the fine people at SHRM Public Affairs for granting me press credentials to cover the conference this week, especially Julie Malveaux and Jennifer Hughes for helping make that happen. [...]

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Looking Forward to 2010: Life during Wartime

December 1, 2009

Image via Wikipedia Smartbrief on Workforce Mary Ellen Slayter at Smartbrief was kind enough to include me in a group of bloggers from the Smartbrief on Workforce Advsory Board that she asked to detail our predictions about workforce issues going into 2010.    I can describe my take in two words: Image via Wikipedia Why talking [...]

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