Hiding Union Finances: The U.S. Department of Labor rescinded a 2020 regulation that subjected union apprenticeship programs and strike funds to stricter reporting requirements just as the first disclosure deadline approached. That regulation required the disclosure of receipt of the funds and a trail to where the money went. Proponents of the regulation said it increased…

The data is in. More union strikes occurred in the fourth quarter of 2021 than at any time in the previous decade. Strikes have increased each quarter since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. I’m not surprised. The labor climate is changing. The combination of the Great Resignation and President Biden’s overwhelmingly pro-union labor agenda, newly…

More than 31,000 retail workers recently walked off the job at Stop and Shop supermarkets across three states. This is the largest retail industry strike in the past 16 years. In fact, more than 10,000 retail workers have not struck in over 15 years. The union and supermarket chain disagreed in negotiations on health-care benefits,…

Strikes take two forms: “economic” and “unfair labor practice.” Economic strikes are work stoppages to protest wages, hours, working conditions, or other mandatory subjects of bargaining. By contrast, unfair labor practice strikes are a work stoppage to protest an unfair labor practice committed by an employer. The right to strike is not limited to employees…

o ensure adequate staffing, employers faced with impending strikes often contract with employment agencies to supply temporary replacement workers. Typically, these agencies require employers to ensure employment of the replacements for multiple days, no matter how long the strike lasts. These contractual obligations often are a reason employers refuse to reinstate strikers at the end of…

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers is launching a digital ad campaign urging customers of Spectrum to “cut the cord on Spectrum.” The campaign has the backing of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) who signed a pledge with other politicians to boycott Spectrum and it’s New York news network, Spectrum News NY1. The workers went on strike nearly 2…