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Can Employees Fire Their Union
Phil lays out the 5 Steps to Decertification. He also reminds leaders in an HR role how to best handle the situation if a member of your team approaches you about decertification.
Phil Quoted on Raytheon Decision
The December 15th NLRB decision in Raytheon Network Centric Systems will make the work of HR professionals easier in unionized companies, but Phil recommended caution when considering unilateral changes. The SHRM article highlights the import of the decision as the...
Phil on Leveraging Learning Outcomes
The question isn’t just, “Can these learning outcomes be measured?” It’s also, “Once measured, what is the correlation between those results and our desired business goals?”
Wilson Quoted In The Economist About CEO Behavior
“Leaders who rely on power get burned, and yet, many of them rely on position or formal authority to get things done.” Phil Wilson was responding to questions about bad habits executives can fall prey to. Terri Williams, writing for the Executive Education Navigator,...
SHRM Reaches Out To Wilson For Insight
Developments at the NLRB and in Congress may have the desired impact employers are hoping for. This is the gist of what Phil Wilson confirmed for SHRM reporter Allen Smith yesterday. Two issues are coalescing to roll back the ambush election rule - a Republican...
Phil Wilson Consulted For Leadership Article by Fast Company
FastCompany magazine reached out to Phil once again to tap into his expertise on leadership. In an article focusing on the leader's mental state and how it connections to employee motivation, Phil made the case for maintaining flexibility in management style:...
Phil Interviewed as Pivotal Leader on Pivot10 Podcast
Pivot10, a company focused on helping businesses with company culture and employee engagement, featured an interview with Phil discussing Approachable Leadership. Podcast topics included: Going from broken to positive leadership The employment relationship – a...
Zenefits Blog Quotes Phil On Approachability
In this Zenefits Blog article on 5 Things Employees Value More Than Salary, approachability was listed as the number 2 item. Phil reinforced the value of approachability: “Our research finds that this one factor alone is correlated to 89 percent of employee...
Wilson Quoted Regarding Persuader Rule
In a June 9 article on the Persuader Rule, the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) reached out to LRI president and general council Phil Wilson for comment. Phil reminded the readers that although the rule is under an injunction, it is also technically in...
Phil Explains LM-2 Treasure to SHRM Readers
In a recent article for the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) website, Phil describes how to research a union using the LM-2 form, which all unions must provide to the government.
Wilson Presents at SHRM D.C. Gathering
On March 14, LRI President Phil Wilson co-presented at the Society for Human Resource Management Employment Law & Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C., with Mike VanDervort, the Executive Director of CUE, Inc. The two addressed risk assessment to union...
Phil Quoted On Union Membership Decline
The Society for Human Resource Management recently reached out to a variety of experts in the field of labor relations, looking for explanations for the latest decline in union membership, as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In the article, LRI's president...
Phil Teaches COPE in Ardmore
The Arbuckle Area SHRM chapter and the Southern Oklahoma Leadership Luncheon came together Jan. 12th to host LRI President Phil Wilson, as he addressed the core leadership skill of follow up and follow through. Phil led the group through one of the learning modules of...
How Does Labor Relations Change Under Trump? Phil Quoted in SHRM
We all know to expect changes in labor relations when Trump takes office. But what those changes are remain yet to be determined. While it's easy to expect him to be more pro-business than the Obama administration, in a recent SHRM article, Phil suggests that we need...
Trump, Small Business, and Obamacare: Phil’s Advice for Frontline Leaders
How will Trump's expected actions to repeal and replace Obamacare effect small business owners? That's what KGOU, an NPR broadcast company in Oklahoma, wants to know. They reached out to Phil for comment. Click here to check it out.
Will Trump Bring Back the Union-Auditing Office? Phil Weighs in.
Late last week, Bloomberg published a deep dive article discussing whether or not the DOL's Office of Labor Management Standards will change its policies once Trump takes the reigns. What policies? you ask. Well you may remember when the Bush administration created a...
Phil Quoted on $7.8 Million Ruling Against SEIU
For nearly a decade, Professional Janitorial Services has been fighting for justice against the Service Employees International Union. The union was finally found guilty of "wrongfully interfering" in PJS business while targeting them in a union organizing drive. SHRM...
Wilson Quoted in Fortune Article on VW/UAW Debate
Fortune lends an ear to Phil in this recent article on Volkswagen's decision to challenge the NLRB's ruling on organizing via micro-units.
Phil Cited on Volkswagen’s Challenge to “Micro-Union” Ruling
The Auto Workers are leading a charge to allow unions to organize small groups of workers within companies. Volkswagen has bore the brunt of this very controversial strategy. WHTC in Michigan reached out to Phil for comment. Click here to dive in.
Wilson Quoted on First Ever Lockout in Higher Education
Earlier this month, the first lockout ever in higher education was conducted at Long Island University – Brooklyn. This comes after "five of the last six contract negotiations resulted in strike votes by its faculty." With classes starting soon after negotiations were...
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