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Labor and the NLRB Try to Dictate Boeing Location
The Boeing Company is in a spat with their labor union. According to a story in an Investment U newsletter, entitled Boeing’s Free Labor Union Battle Rages On… , in 2009 Boeing was firming up plans to...
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Why Unions Are Bad For Companies, Employees and Customers: Revisted
In May of 2009 I wrote a post about Why Unions Are Bad For Companies, Employees and Customers. It was very popular and has gotten a good number of comments both pro and con. I am reproducing that post...
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What is the Pronoun Used at Your Company?
You may look at that title and thing “how does the question “what is the pronoun used at your company?’ apply to human resource?” (First, for those of you that can’t quite remember what a pronoun is...
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When Talking About Unions You Cannot Avoid Talking About Politics
The NLRB is making many decisions that are favorable to unions. I occasionally get a critique from students on my “political” views about unions. But it is hard to talk about unions without being...
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Change-to-Win losing to the AFL-CIO produces strange alliance
Unions and Republicans united in dislike of Obamacare? In the SHRM instructional material one of the modules discusses the changing face of labor in the US with the formation of Change-to-Win, a...
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New NLRB rules coming, protests on the rise
Today’s guest post, while I am recovering from surgery, is by Michael Vandervort. Michael is highly sought after as a speaker on labor, HR and social media use. He can be found at The Human Race...
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Future Friday: A Lesson in the Value of Social Media Connections
On a futuristic TV program called Almost Human a recent episode called “Disrupt” featured a story about a boy who was killed in an accident involving a “smart house.” His mother was distraught and...
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Five Great posts to read to make you a better HR Manager
Five great HR posts plus a bonus. I wanted to point out to your five great blog posts that I think you should read. These posts will educate you, make you a better Human Resources professional and...
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Why is the work day eight hours long?
Ever wonder why the workday is eight hours long? Have you ever wondered why we work an eight hour day? Where did that concept come from? In our agrarian days people would work sun-up to sun-down...
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The NLRB delivers a big kick in the pants to employers
The NLRB kicked management in the pants with new rulings on “quickie” elections and email usage The National Labor Relations Board issued a ruling on December 12, 2014 that substantially changed...
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