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Former Union Organizers Speak Out

The Labor Relations Institute posted snippets of video online that shows former union organizers speaking out about the tactics and techniques they have used to get employees to sign union authorization cards (”card check”). I believe these are excerpts from longer videos which LRI produces and sells that can be shown to employee populations for [...]

Comics Simplify Complex Concepts

Nothing strikes me as more complex and arcane than the National Labor Relations Board process for holding an election (”secret ballot vote”). Fraught with rules, exceptions and technicalities, it’s one of those things that takes a while to understand. At least that’s true for me, as a communication professional who is not an attorney.
So, it [...]

Paycheck Stuffer examples from ABC

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) has come out swinging against the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA). The group has an entire Web page of resources devoted to the topic, including this example paycheck stuffer with language you could “borrow:”

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The so-called “employee Free Choice Act” or “card check” legislation would strip away the rights of [...]

What Communicators Need to Know About EFCA

If a communicator is not tuned into labor relations issues, the big change that the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) represents may not be immediately apparent. With apologies to my international peers, this topic is only relevant for practitioners in America because the legislation will apply exclusively to U.S. labor law.
Under EFCA, HR & employee [...]

The Need for Good HR Communication

In my experience, companies that don’t have formal HR or employee communication programs are the most vulnerable to unionization. The reason is simple: management’s voice is absent. In its place, the rumor mill fills the vacuum.
Despite the fact that most labor attorneys say that communication is important, countless manufacturing and industrial sites don’t communicate on [...]