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When we talk or think about the union decertification election, we quickly think of the tedious hard work involved in this. As management cannot help, the employees have to have the knowledge and fortitude to bring, maintain and complete the process. How does it begin? How do employees gain that knowledge? I cannot describe how many […]
April 2019: More labor union conflicts in the hospitality and fast food industry. More activity in states not well known for union organizing. For example, petitions in North Dakota and Montana. Florida still being targeted heavily and campaigns in Domino’s and Burgerville are shaking the fast food industry. We predicted this 3 years ago by […]
Being a leader often requires us to evaluate ourselves as to what we are doing and who we are. Whether we like the answer or not, it is always important that a leader look into that mirror. That is how leadership is born and retained. Some of the questions we should be asking ourselves include: How does […]
Employees’ should be regularly surveyed about their managers with specific questions. The questions fall into three general categories: nurturing growth in others, operating excellence, and emotional intelligence, all intended to discern the strength of a manager. Here are some questions in which employees rate their leaders: “I would recommend my manager to others”: If the employee states […]
“While organizing in the Rocky Mountains for the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union, Richard Bensinger developed a technique called “The Blitz,” a fast paced, pre- petition organizing strategy that gives the union the jump on the company. It calls for “front loading the organizing campaign by using volunteer organizers on a large scale to […]
Think labor unions are a thing of the past? Think again, the labor movement has been rebranded and reborn. Many in our new generation of workers romanticize the notion of collective bargaining, while the generation of newly ascending C-suite leaders has little to no recollection of labor movements past (for better or worse). It’s a recipe […]
Collective Bargaining is a term that all employees need to know. It is part of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and if employees knew how the process actually worked, not many would risk their wages and benefits on what is most often called “…a roll of the dice.” There are many facets of the NLRA and collective […]
Is the union lying to potential membership or misleading? The short answer is that it is the same thing to the union. Whatever gets the potential member to believe is what the union will do. Union lies and deception are abundant. There have been numerous rulings from the NLRB over the years that basically support the […]
Too often Human Resources Professionals are viewed differently than who they really are and what they do. Some employees fear them, others do not know them and still others miss the opportunity to take advantage of one of the most valuable resources in their own work place. So who are these people in human resources? To answer […]
Anonymity is extremely important for the employee survey. Third party administered surveys are the only way to maintain this anonymity. Employees tend not to trust anything administered by the employer and its agents. There are many studies on this topic. Technology just cannot protect the anonymity as can a person third party issued survey. In addition, the […]
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