The Year of the Strike

The Year of the Strike

   The AFL-CIO branded October as “Striketober” to recognize the uptick in strike activity around the country. According to the Cornell University ILR Labor Action Tracker, more than 170 strikes have occurred so far this year, making 2021 one of the most...
The Social Contract

The Social Contract

People who work as Union representatives are familiar with various types of contracts. The staple is the collective bargaining agreement. We also have participation agreements for the various union benefit plans. An individual who signs up for membership in the Union...
Transition for the NLRB

Transition for the NLRB

We have had the unfortunate task in the past few years of describing how the Republican members of the National Labor Relations Board, who were appointed by the last administration, have advanced the Chamber of Commerce’s anti-labor agenda. For example, the Board has...