Despite President Trump’s proposed labor-friendly trade policies, the prevalent view is that labor will be on the defensive during the Trump administration. However, that view may not fully account for the development of a contractual
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The Globalization of Labor Disputes
My colleagues saw a line item in the advance sheets and said “this must be wrong, Joe; some reporter has obviously misunderstood.” The report was simple: a local labor dispute at the El Super grocery
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Want To Save Your Policies From The NLRB’s Sickle? Add Examples.
Employers who don’t want their policies sliced down by the National Labor Relations Board’s sickle, something that can spur union organizing and undermine disciplinary structure, should revise their policies (in handbooks or elsewhere) with specific
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Social Media Policies in the Workplace
Social media usage is now ubiquitous:
- Facebook users spend more than 10.5 billion minutes per day on the website.
- LinkedIn has more than 277 million members in over 200 countries and territories.
- Twitter has 230
Weil Appointment Confirmed: “I love it when a plan comes together”
“I love it when a plan comes together”
Col. John “Hannibal” Smith
Confirmed by the Senate last Monday, Professor David Weil takes the helm as Administrator of the Wage Hour Division of the U.S. Department
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WHO DAT?
When there is news of faith-based groups, student associations, worker centers, and other community organizations confronting employers, the appropriate response may be to borrow a classic New Orleans line: who dat? Close inspection may