I am often asked these days whether I think Ohio will become Right to Work. My answer is unequivocally the same each time. No. While I am a supporter of employees having the right to decide whether they want to be in a union, early results from Indiana’s recent foray into being right to work…

After decades of declining membership, unionization rates are increasing thanks in large part to the unionization of non-traditional workforces. In the past, unions found success organizing workers in manufacturing, hospitality, and construction trades. Today, its success is found through technology workers, adjunct professors, digital media, and if unions have their way, Uber drivers. Huffington Post…

A nursing home whose employees voted against union representation 64-60 was ordered to start bargaining with the union for a contract, a seldom-used penalty levied against companies that commit egregious unfair labor practice charges during a union organizing campaign. The company allegedly committed two “hallmark” unfair labor practices. First, it granted a raise to workers…

I’m sure you remember last year’s coverage of the UAW’s attempt at organizing all workers at Volkswagen’s Chattanooga, Tennessee, facility. Had VW workers voted to unionize, it would have been the first union in a southern automaker and perhaps open the door for the UAW to organize the foreign manufacturers in the South the way…

A provider of paratransit services began to question whether its drivers were submitting all of their daily fares. The company conducted an audit, which revealed that some drivers had not remitted all of their fares to the company. The company required those drivers to repay the amounts it had identified as discrepancies. Two drivers refused…

A non-profit organization that distributes food to low-income individuals funds its operations by using canvassers to solicit contributions from area residents. The non-profit requires the canvassers to be on time for transportation to and from the areas they target for solicitations, but otherwise canvassers largely work unsupervised. The non-profit considered the canvassers independent contractors, and…