Here is your monthly summary of relevant news items since the last issue of INK, delivered on the 2nd Thursday of each month. The full edition of Labor Relations INK will arrive on the 4th Thursday of the month.
Welcome to INK! This email is formatted to be phone-friendly (limited use of images).
For those of you who missed it, the full video playback of our Approachability Window webinar is available.
We discussed the Approachability Window and provided a tool to help you implement behaviors that will change the impact you have on your co-workers, direct reports – and even your family!
Click here to watch the webinar, download the Approachability Window Tool, or get a PDF copy of the slide deck.
Union Bailout
GOP: DOL response to questions on joint employer guidance inadequate – 2/3
http://lri.link/1TeHj94
EEOC Announces Proposal to Seek Equal Pay Information from Employers – 2/2
http://lri.link/1PPvGDc
Union Membership Declines to Lowest Point since the Great Depression – 2/1
http://lri.link/1Rtei8a
Less than 10 percent of union employees nationwide voted for the union currently “representing” them, according to National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and U.S. Census Bureau data. – 2/2
http://lri.link/1Rtejcn
Election 2016: Hillary Clinton Super PACs Fueled By Labor Money – 2/1
http://lri.link/1O4VBkF
**********
Coryell's ouster heralds change for Philadelphia labor – 2/8
http://lri.link/1KdQ8wZ
**********
New York City Port Strike: Longshoremen Launch Unexpected Work Stoppage, Disrupting Operations In Apparent Wildcat Walkout – 1/29
http://lri.link/1SKoTgL
Miscellaneous - January 2016 – 1/31
*The fund is projected to be insolvent by 2025 unless a rescue plan is approved, which would suspend accrued benefits of plan participants. (Iron Workers)
http://lri.link/1Sju1b9
New Jersey Teamsters Local Pension Fund Latest to Request Reduction in Vested Member Benefits – 2/5
http://lri.link/1WgkkIM
Little Evidence That Unions Make Workers Safer – 2/5
Workplace injuries are plummeting in right-to-work states
http://lri.link/20qNANU
West Virginia House passes right-to-work bill after harsh debate – 2/4
http://lri.link/23Zb0yu
Union leader questions need for Alabama right-to-work amendment – 2/4
http://lri.link/1PFpaew
********** Labor Around the World
Tories threaten to block Liberal efforts to repeal controversial union laws – 1/28
http://lri.link/1ouGxbc
Argentine Labor Union Calls Huge National Strike Against Macri – 2/4
http://lri.link/1Sjulqc
China Releases Guangdong Labor Activist 'On Bail,' Three Still Held – 2/4
http://lri.link/1KdQuUk
About Labor Relations INK
Labor Relations INK is published semi-weekly and is edited by Labor Relations Institute, Inc. Feel free to pass this newsletter on to anyone you think might enjoy it.
If you use content from this newsletter please attribute it to Labor Relations Institute and include our website address: http://www.LRIonline.com
Contributing editors for this issue: Phillip Wilson, Greg Kittinger, and Meghan Jones
You are receiving this email because you subscribed to receive our labor relations newsletters and updates. You can manage your email preferences by clicking the link at the bottom of any of our email communications.
NOTE: if you are using older versions of Internet Explorer, read the text version, as the html may not load properly. We recommend upgrading to the latest version.
About Labor Relations Institute
Labor Relations Institute provides the widest possible range of employee communications products and sophisticated database and deep intelligence services. Through a single source, our clients can secure everything required to monitor their risk of unionization, build positive employee relations, train supervisors, and if necessary, run a winning campaign. Learn more at http://LRIonline.com
Phillip Wilson, PO Box 1529, Broken Arrow, OK 74013, United States
