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Go west social media guy, go west: The new frontier of workplace communications

January 14, 2011

Image via Wikipedia Social Media Help wanted by unions I see ads for positions like this one more and more often these days. Just like many other organizations, organized labor is recruiting good social media talent, and community managers.  This is really not a surprise.  Social media is the new frontier of communication and outreach [...]

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Jimmy John’s Union election results annulled

January 11, 2011

Union to ask for another election Time for yet another update of the on-going story of unionization attempts at the Jimmy John’s restauranrs in Minneapolis.    The New York Times is reporting that the National labor Relations Board has set aside the outcome of the first election as part of a settlement of the charges that [...]

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Just the facts: Employer use of social media for labor relations on the rise

January 10, 2011

Image via Wikipedia  Hyatt Hotels using social media, YouTube to reach employees during union contract dispute  This is a pretty interesting development in employee and labor relations communications.   Labor unions have increasingly been  utilizing  social media to communicate their issues around organizing for a while.  They have also been doing the same in collective bargaining situations where they [...]

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Building the Employee Free Choice Act one brick at a time?

December 7, 2010

Image via Wikipedia New decision by NLRB approves “sweetheart contracts” for unions Prolific labor relations and political blogger Peter List of  Labor Union Report has posted an important article today about a newly released decision by the National Labor Relations Board.   The stuff List is reporting on is very much the stuff that makes labor relations people geek out, [...]

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AFSCME fights negative press via video

December 5, 2010

Stop the Lies This short video “defends” public sector employees by pushing back against charges from some sectors of the media that labor unions who represent public sector employees are largely responsible for many of the budget issues that states are currently dealing with.    Check out the video and let me know if it makes [...]

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Social Media Strategy Checkup

November 24, 2010

Time to check your social media strategy For some time, I have been pointing out the emerging use of new media by labor unions.   Labor unions are using these new communication tools to share their messages with your employees, or to talk about your company.  If you are in management, and looking for help on [...]

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A CEO and a Union

November 20, 2010

Image via Wikipedia Price Chopper CEO talks about unions The message below was sent by Neil M. Golub, president and chief executive officer of Golub Corp., owner of Price Chopper, to all employees in his company, discussing his view on unions.   He sent the memo in response to a developing organizing campaign taking place in [...]

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NLRB could require employers to allow union access to private property

November 19, 2010

NLRB could grant increased access Another case that offers the Obama National Labor Relations Board an opportunity to radically revamp existing legal rules.  This case could result in a ruling that would allow labor unions far greater access to an employer’s premises.   This is concerning, and would continue the pattern of implementing many changes to [...]

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The Changing Face of Leadership in Organized Labor

November 13, 2010

Organized Labor. Not just a club for good old boys anymore If you are reading this, and don’t know me, then I would like to tell you something about myself today in the way guys usually do it. In my work, I am a labor relations strategist on the management side of business. This means that [...]

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A look at how social media can be used against your brand

November 6, 2010

Image via Wikipedia Organized labor is using social media in new ways I have discussed the increasing use of social media for by organized labor for organizing and communicating their issues several times, including this article called Confronting Social Media at Work, written in October 2009.  I have also discussed this many times in front [...]

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