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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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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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50 years of employee relations in less than 200 words

November 7, 2012

  Fifty years in labor relations I had the chance to listen to a very forward thinking  labor relations executive last week about his learnings from 55 years with the same employer.    Wait…what?  55 years, I mean who does that anymore, right?  Well, this guy did, and he had some pretty basic insights into [...]

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Tips on effectively influencing the C-suite

November 4, 2012

Influencing the C-suite I recently attended a conference session in San Antonio where it was suggested that  employee and labor relations specialists and consultants face a giant credibility problem in the C-suite.  People in the C-suite will spend money, but it’s tough to get them to write checks on proactive employee relations initiatives unless you [...]

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Piggly Wiggly vs. NLRB

September 25, 2012

NLRB case settles with $570,000 backpay      More evidence in my continuing quixotic effort to prove that the NLRB is an agency with teeth, and that HR peeps should pay attention to what they are doing. Piggly Wiggly supermarkets in Wisconsin agree to settle numerous NLRB cases and keep Sheboygan store open From the NLRB: In [...]

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Labor Relations Round-up for August 13, 2012

August 13, 2012

NLRB news round-up for August 13,  2012  I haven’t done an NLRB update in a while.  Here’s some of the stuff they’ve been up to lately.  The Board has been active, even if they aren’t getting the same  press now that they election is getting closer. NLRB files an injunction in a dispute between the [...]

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Social tools for tracking your employees

August 9, 2012

Cool or creepy? Earlier this year, my buddy Mike Haberman wrote about the risks of tracking your employees via GPS. Trucking and delivery companies have been using these types of fleet tracking systems for years.  Websites like Guru that allow you to hire freelancers now offer tools that allow to track their virtual work via [...]

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You’ll probably hear about this in the labor relations/NLRB update at #SHRM12.

June 18, 2012

Weekly NLRB update, just in time for #SHRM12 The National Labor Relations Board has just announced that they are rolling out a new website designed to help people understand the concept of protected concerted activity.   It’s easy to use, and includes an interactive map directing users to various related NLRB cases.  The links lead toimportant information, [...]

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Breaking: 3rd NLRB memo on social highlights compliant policy from Walmart

May 30, 2012

NLRB social memo highlights Walmart policy as example of compliant policy National Labor Relations Board releases 3rd social media memo, including a sample policy from a major retailer that is in compliance with current NLRB interpretation of social media practices that intend to enforce.   You can find the memo here.  More to come later [...]

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Micro-Units Now a Reality under NLRB

May 20, 2012

Micro-Units Now a Reality:  2nd and 5th Floor Shoe Departments Ruled a Voting Unit. I’m posting this press release from an email I received from OliverBell because this is an important development in labor relations.   I have posted on the topic of micro units before. Here is another perspective. It is official!!  Micro-units do exist [...]

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