Beyond the Screen: The AI Drama Behind Hollywood Unions Battling the Ghost in the Machine
AI jitters among workers are plentiful and, in 2023, are being increasingly seized upon by...
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Nov 15, 2023 | Artificial Intelligence, Bargaining/Negotiations, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Strikes, Tech - Media, Union Leaders, Union Leaders
AI jitters among workers are plentiful and, in 2023, are being increasingly seized upon by...
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Nov 14, 2023 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Hospitality, IBT, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Legal, Logistics, NLRB, Retail, SEIU, Service Industry, Tech - Media, Trader Joe's, Trader Joe's United, Trader Joe's United, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unionized Company, Unions, White-Collar
So, here’s the tea: securing a first-time CBA is tougher than finding a polite comment on Twitter. And thanks to the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), employers aren’t legally bound to agree to a contract. It’s like being in a ‘Hunger Games’ scenario – may the odds ever be in your favor, but don’t bet your bottom dollar on it.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Nov 7, 2023 | Approachable Leadership, Artificial Intelligence, Bits and Bytes, Labor Relations Ink, Leadership, Positive Workplace, Trending
Ah, 2023, you sneaky beast. Just when operational managers thought they’d gotten a handle on the rollercoaster that is modern leadership, the game changed. Again.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Nov 6, 2023 | CWA, Don't Be a Jerk, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Positive Workplace, Strikes, Tech - Media, Union Organizing, Unions, White-Collar
At Farmers Insurance, the RTO push grew messy with workers threatening to form a union after the rollback of a 2022 policy, which held that “most” full-time workers could remain long-term remote.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Nov 1, 2023 | Auto Manufacturing, Bargaining/Negotiations, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Manufacturing, Strikes, Transportation, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unionized Company
In the fast-evolving tableau of the American automotive scene, where electric vehicles (EVs) are...
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