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THE LEADER WITHIN (LEADERSHIP)

How do we become better leaders for ourselves, our colleagues and our employees? Sometimes a person’s reaction to criticism is enough to tell what kind of leader, if any, that person really is. If that reaction is defensive or emotional, it is often viewed as negative and perceived as a poor leader. To be a a leader […]

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING

The collective bargaining process is one of the things that is almost never spoken about when unions are organizing workers. Workers are promised many things or they are led to believe that the mere mention fo the “union” word means higher wages twice per year, free healthcare, great pension plans, etc. The often do not understand that […]

UNION DISADVANTAGES

There are many disadvantages in being in the union. We will not say that all union contracts are poor, because certainly there are good contracts that have been established over the past 50 years. What we will state is that this is the minority and has not been the case in many, many years. Among the disadvantages of […]

LABOR EXPERTS ALWAYS AT WORK

As labor experts in our field, we are always at work. Since Keith Peraino started this consulting venture years ago, he ensured that through persistence and adding multiple partners and colleagues to the team, this company would always be the leader in the industry. Any negative stories about this team we have built is born out of the […]

MEETINGS FOR EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT

In many circumstances, meetings with employees or town halls or whatever other nickname they are given, can become just venting sessions. This is when the the leader in you will need to take control of the meeting which is an essential part of employee engagement. The goal is to always have everyone’s input and at the same time […]

UNION PRESENCE DECREASES JOB FLEXIBILITY

In the National Labor Relations Act, “…once a collective-bargaining representative has been designated or selected by its employees, it is illegal for an employer to bargain with individual employees, with a group of employees, or with another employee representative.” Without union presence, you negotiate with your employer everyday (You are your own voice).  The self […]

EMPLOYEE RETENTION

Employee retention strategies can not only improve employee morale, they also ensure that your best workers will continue to work for you, not your competition. Great businesses understand the importance of keeping their employees for a long time. In doing so, they don’t have to regularly spend the time and money necessary to replace employees — which could […]