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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 [...]

Social Media & Unions: Labor’s clone of “Facebook”

Labor has cloned its own fledgling Facebook-style social media site:
UnionBook is the social networking site for trade unionists.  Unlike other social networks such as MySpace, FaceBook and Bebo, UnionBook is advertising-free, respects your privacy and is specifically designed to serve the trade union movement.  Use it to meet up with friends online, post comments to [...]

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 [...]