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What to Expect from the New NLRB

January 21, 2012

From the guys over at Labor Relations Institute, some thoughts on what kind of activity we’ll see coming out of the National Labor Relations Board this year.  It’s worth a read.

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Court of Appeals enforces NLRB order, finds investment fund manager jointly liable for unlawful acts at Hawaii resort

September 30, 2011

NLRB rules against company AND private equity firm jointly From an NLRB press release this afternoon.   Managers at private equity firms need to pay attention to this! The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has enforced a National Labor Relations Board order finding that Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., an asset manager for [...]

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New Mandatory Poster from NLRB now available

September 14, 2011

Mandatory poster explaining employee rights under NLRB This is a new manadatory posting for employers in the United States.  The failure to post comes with teeth.  Be sure you understand the new requirements. From the NLRB web site: A workplace poster that describes employee rights under the National Labor Relations Act is now available for [...]

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Human Resource Leaders, Keep Your CEO Out of Prison

September 1, 2011

Via Scoop.it – Labor and employee Relations Oliver Bell, Inc. Warns Employers that Non-compliance with proposed reporting changes in the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) could carry stiff penalties, including prison time for your top executives (CEO/CFO). Show original

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Changing work assignments

April 27, 2011

Not a new company, just a new job assignment in social media I have some big news of a personal nature. Starting next week, I will be moving into a new role at work.  I will be stepping out of my labor relations role, and will begin working as a Social Media Community Manager. I [...]

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Someone’s knockin on the door, someone’s ringin the bell – It’s the union!

April 22, 2011

 New labor plan: Nationwide protests The next time you doorbell rings, you may want to peek out the window before you answer.  It could be a union coming to pay a visit to your neighborhood.   The Politico blog is reporting that the Service Employees International Union is taking a new approach to organizing, hoping to [...]

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Why the Minnesota Nurses Association likes social media

April 10, 2011

Nurses Union using social media successfully The Labor Relations Institute recently featured this example of very capable Facebook messaging of union issues by the Minnesota Nurses Association in their Labor Ink newsletter. Featured success stories from the video include: successfully getting an former HR person and hospital spokesperson fired via a Google “background” check  which [...]

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10 Labor Relations Resources for HR

March 9, 2011

How to stay current on developments in labor relations When I speak, I am often asked where the average HR pro can go to keep up with developing trends in labor relations and labor law.   Here are my top 10 resources. The first source everyone should pay attention to is the National Labor Relations Board [...]

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Breaking: NLRB settlement imposes heavy employer remedies

February 28, 2011

Board imposes heavy remedies on Missouri company The National Labor Relations Board has been discussing using more strict employer remedies in recent days, and a case they just settled contains many of these remedies, including requiring a company executive to read the terms of the settlement aloud before all employees, and granting access to the [...]

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How to put the 100 Best Companies List to work for your company

January 24, 2011

Image via Wikipedia Put the 100 Best Companies List to work for your company The 2011 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For list just came out about a week ago.  I am a big fan of these lists, especially since I have been lucky enough to work for some companies that have made this [...]

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