LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Monday, August 14, 2023
Top Stories: Industry-wide bargaining is not dead; Paying people to strike? Companies should prove rules' operational needs; AI to cost more jobs than thought; About union decertifications & more...
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California gave America McDonald’s. Now it could serve up fast food unions.
A decadelong quest to organize fast food workers is culminating in the state that gave America McDonald’s and Taco Bell. Read more…
Daily Caller: Paying People To Strike Makes No Sense
America has an affordability crisis. Federal and State government shouldn’t worsen it by wading into the murky waters of private labor negotiations by incentivizing labor unrest and prolonging strikes — which will raise the price of everything from food to construction projects. Read more…
SHRM: Companies Should Nail Down Precise Business Reasons for Workplace Policies
Employers will need to think carefully about how to defend some of their corporate policies, such as ones about cameras at a worksite, social media use and appropriate workplace conduct, in light of a recent decision by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Read more…
AI is going to eliminate way more jobs than anyone realizes
A tidal wave is about to crash into the global economy. The rise of artificial intelligence has captured our imagination for decades, in whimsical movies and sober academic texts. Despite this speculation, the emergence of public, easy-to-use AI tools over the past year has been a jolt, like the future arrived years ahead of schedule. Read more…
LRI: New Unions, New Tensions—The Complexities of Union Decertification
In the past year, workers in various industries and locations have made headlines by forming unions and demanding better working conditions and benefits. However, not all of them are happy with their union representation. Some have filed petitions to decertify their union and end their relationship with the union as their collective bargaining representative. Read more…
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