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From humble beginnings in the 1980s to a globally-known company that handles all manner of crises—from labor disputes to helping in natural disasters—AFIMAC Global just about does it all—from contingent workers and security to deploying and setting up camps with kitchens during natural disasters.In this episode, AFIMAC Global’s President and CEO Joe Schollaert joins host Peter List to discuss the wide variety of services AFIMAC provides to its clients in North and South America, as well as Eu...
Will a new lawsuit filed by NLRA-covered attorneys open Janus up to certain private-sector employers to being 'joint employers' with governments who use contractors? It depends.Constitutional attorney Jeffrey Schwab from the Liberty Justice Center joins Labor Relations Radio to discuss a newly-filed case that, if successful, may open governments up to being “joint employers” with certain private-sector employers.Schwab, who is not a labor attorney, served as counsel for Mark Janus in Janus v....
Internationally recognized leadership consultant and CEO of the Parone Group, Irma Parone, joins the podcast to discuss her problem-solving techniques, as well as her book WINX: The Problem-Solving Model to Win Exponentially with Customers, Employees, & Your Bottom Line and her new book WINX for Employees: The Problem-Solving Model to Unlock Workplace Success.To read more about Ms. Parone, view her bio here, or follow her on LinkedIn here.To contact Ms. Parone, visit the Parone Group webs...
On this episode of Labor Relations Radio, Cary Burke, a labor attorney with Seyfarth Shaw returns to discuss a number of topics, including a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Administrative Law Judge’s recent decision that a manager visiting an employee’s LinkedIn profile was ‘surveillance,’ the potential for the NLRB to issue a Cemex Bargaining Order at Mercedes-Benz in Alabama, as well as a number of other potential NLRB actions we might expect in the months ahead.Follow Cary Burke on L...
Employers Beware: An NLRB administrative law judge found that Amazon CEO Andy Jassey's seemingly innocuous answers to interview questions violated the law.Recently, an administrative law judge (ALJ) ruled that Amazon CEO Andy Jassey’s answers to interview questions violated the National Labor Relations Act.Unless the ALJ's decision regarding Jassey's seemingly innocuous statements made during various interviews in 2022 (included in this episode) is overturned, which is unlikely to happen soon...
With employee engagement the lowest it’s been in 11 years, Dr. Fiona Jamison, CEO of Spring International, joins Labor Relations Radio host Peter List to discuss the “seismic shift” in employee expectations that has occurred over the past several years and how employers can adapt.Fiona’s company, Spring International, is a women-owned, full-service, custom research and consulting firm located in suburban Philadelphia, PA. Across all research (policy, customer, and employee) programs, Spring h...
It's been nearly 35 years since "Employee Engagement" has been in our lexicon. How's that working out?According to Gallup, employee engagement is at its lowest point in 11 years.The term ‘Employee Engagement’ has been around since 1990. Since then, corporate America has spent millions (billions?) of dollars investing in the “engagement industry”—polls, seminars, consultants and training.Why, then, is engagement still so low?What Is Employee Engagement? “Employee engagement,” according to one ...
“When people know what the score is, they play harder.” — Paul CentenariMore than 20 years ago, Atlas Container was the cover story of an Inc. magazine article entitled, The Power of Listening (registration required).In this episode of Labor Relations Radio, host Peter List is joined by Paul Centenari, CEO of Atlas Container, a corrugated box manufacturer that practices Open Book Management (OBM).In this episode, Paul shares his views on what makes OBM a successful way to manage a business, a...
David R. Osborne, Senior Fellow for Labor Policy with the Commonwealth Foundation, returns to Labor Relations Radio to discuss his new podcast, Disunion: The Government Union Report, government unions, as well as how unions are working around the Supreme Court’s 2018 Janus decision.Read more about the Commonwealth Foundation here.Listen to David’s podcast Disunion: Government Union Report:On SpotifyOn YouTubeFor all prior episodes of Labor Relations Radio, go here.__________________________La...
Parents having the audacity to ask what their kids are being taught is, apparently, a bad thing.When Nicole Solas, a stay-at-home mom, was enrolling her child into kindergarten, she asked a few too many questions about what was going to be taught to her child.The lack of answers, ultimately, led to public-records requests, which then turned into a lawsuit by the teachers’ union.In this episode of Labor Relations Radio, Ms. Solas joins host Peter List to discuss what led to the lawsuit against...
According to a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) press release, “during the first six months of Fiscal Year 2024 (October 1–March 31), union election petitions filed at NLRB field offices rose 35% over the same period in Fiscal Year 2023.”In this episode, Labor Relations Institute’s Michael VanDervort joins host Peter List to discuss the union organizing trends, as well as some of the current labor relations topics of the day.Related links:The LRI Labor LibrariesLRI NewsletterFor all prio...
On this episode of Labor Relations Radio, Congressman Burgess Owens (R-UT) discusses his recently-introduced bill, the Start Applying Labor Transparency (SALT) Act, legislation aimed at exposing “salting,” a common union organizing tactic where individuals are paid by labor unions to infiltrate companies to unionize employers from within.Although this nefarious tactic—which relies on deceiving employers and, more importantly, employees—has been around for a long time, in recent years, union “...
A pro-union writer does a hit piece about a not-so-secret secret...actually, the WORST-KEPT SECRET EVER!Last week, Mike Elk, a pro-union writer, who owns a website called PayDay Report, did a hit piece on me entitled “Anti-UAW Union Buster Secretly Behind Hit Labor News Site.” Here is my response.Perhaps, we owe you an explanation...Union Watchdog: UAW Leaders Bask In Puerto Rico As Members Get Laid OffCongress Should Investigate UAW's Neutrality Agreement & Works Council Scam At VWAfter ...
Why do so many unions seem to support open borders and illegal immigration? Capital Research Center's Michael Watson shares the background why.Have you ever wondered why, on the topic of immigration, unions have gone from protectionism to tacitly supporting so-called “open borders?”In the episode of Labor Relations Radio, Michael Watson, Research Director for the Capital Research Center shares what can be considered an ‘origin story’ on how unions went from favoring tighter restrictions on im...
Reputation Partners’ CEO Nick Kalm returns to Labor Relations Radio to discuss Chicago politics, our nation’s immigration challenges, as well as to share some political observations and prognostications regarding the 2024 national elections.Related:The Chicago Teachers Union Wants to End Student Homelessness at the Bargaining TableLabor Relations Radio, E99—Do unions have an Anti-Israel problem? A conversation with Nick KalmLabor Relations Radio, Ep. 45—Guests Nick Kalm and Haley Hartmann on ...
Thought leader and renowned labor attorney Michael Lotito, with Littler Mendelson’s Workplace Policy Institute, returns to Labor Relations Radio to break down the U.S. Supreme Court case involving the “Chevron Doctrine,” and how it may impact government agencies, as it pertains to labor and employee relations.In particular, Mr. Lotito discusses the Supreme Court’s case as it may relate to the current independent contractor issue, as well as the NLRB’s joint-employer rule.Related:On 'Chevron' ...
Nearly one-third of the manufacturing workforce is over 55. — Michele VincentIn this episode of Labor Relations Radio, Michele Vincent, the host of The U.S. Manufacturing Workforce Podcast shares some of the alarming research she has gathered on the changing demographics of our workforce. Listen to Michele’s episode “What’s to come, 2024 Predictions” on AppleListen to Michele’s episode “What’s to come, 2024 Predictions” on SpotifyTo obtain the information Michelle shared, go here.Labor R...
Note: Nothing in this episode of Labor Relations Radio should be construed as legal advice. If you are experiencing union activity, union salting, or other labor issues with potential legal risk, you should contact your labor attorney.______________________________Labor Attorney Marc Furman, a Partner with the law firm Cohen Seglias has a unique way of advising his clients on how to deal with union “salts.”While Marc’s clients span a broad range of industries throughout the United States, inc...
AAE's Noelani Kahapea explains the differences between a traditional teachers' union and the Association of American EducatorsOften, despite disagreeing with the political positions and spending, and without knowing there are alternatives, educators join traditional teachers union like the AFT and NEA due to insurance benefits.In this episode of Labor Relations Radio, host Peter List is joined by Noelani Kahapea, Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy for the Association of American Educators...
A pernicious and very costly new tactic is emerging from teachers' union negotiations that taxpayers are unaware of, but will end up paying for.Frank Ricci, a Labor Fellow at Yankee Institute, Retired Union President for New Haven (CT) Fire Fighters, and Battalion Chief, returns to Labor Relations Radio to discuss how teachers’ unions and their progressive counterparts are using the collective bargaining process to put costly social-justice programs into contracts under the nose of taxpayers....
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