While preparing for my upcoming social media & law presentation (see below for details), I was reading through one of the most recent National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decisions regarding social media & labor law (Kroger, 07–CA–098566, 4/22/14). After reading this decision & other NLRB stuff, it strikes me that the NLRB is really out [...]
Here's my PowerPoint presentation from my 12/19/13 webinar on The Future of Labor Unions in the Private Sector What you Need to Know About Micro-Unions, Work Centers and Right-to-Work Laws. It's 32 slides & available here as a PDF. I'll be doing more presentations for Avant Resources, City of Chicago's Department of Business Affairs, Assurance University, Financial Poise [...]
I've got a new website coming soon. My blog will still be the guts of the redesign. It's being done by the highly recommended & gifted designer of this current site, Alex Mielus. Last Friday, I was appointed the 2014 Chair for the Board of Directors of the GOA Regional Business Association (Growth, Opportunity & Alliance). [...]
Generally, a lawsuit is the worst way to resolve a labor dispute. But sometimes, it could be the only & best way. Case in point, recently I helped a client resolve a difficult union dispute by convincing them that getting sued by their labor union would work to their advantage. For many reasons, I won’t [...]
On April 10, 2013, I appeared on the PSLaborTalk podcast discussing the "Two-Front War: Micro-Unions & Corporate Campaigns." PSLaborTalk is produced by PSLC, Permanent Solutions Labor Consultants, based out of Detroit. Here's the MP3 podcast. We discussed union corporate campaigns and micro-unions. Both topics include novel union organizing tactics that specialize in comprehensive & clandestine bargaining unit certification. This episode provides [...]
