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A podcast covering employee and labor relations news, featuring guests with diverse backgrounds and points of view.
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150 episodes
Labor Relations Radio, E150—Attorney Cary Burke On What Employers & Unions Can Expect In Labor Relations Post Election
Plus, Elon Musk's victory at the Fifth CircuitWith the November 5th elections right around the corner, employers and unions alike are girding themselves for what could be a very consequential outcome.In this, the ...
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Labor Relations Radio, E149: An Accidental Outcome? Alex MacDonald returns to discuss how the NLRA's success has resulted in fewer unions & what might happen under a new administration in DC.
“It is declared to be the policy of the United States to eliminate the causes of certain substantial obstructions to the free flow of commerce and to mitigate and eliminate these obstructions when they have occurred by encouraging the practi...
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Labor Relations Radio, E148—An Update From Kim Kavin On The Battle Against Freelance Busters
Millions of Americans' careers are on the line in this election. Yet, no one is talking about the War on Independent ContractorsReturning guest Kim Kavin, a freelance writer, editor and co-founder of Fight for Freelancer...
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Labor Relations Radio E147—Is the Teamsters' Sean O'Brien a "Scab?" Joe Brock explains why he thinks so.
O'Brien has failed to lead his members, says Brock, a former Teamster-turned-consultant.Is Sean O’Brien, the President of the International Brotherhood Teamsters, a “scab” for not endorsing Kamala Harris?
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Labor Relations Radio E146—ABC's Ben Brubeck Explains Biden's New Union-Friendly Executive Order
Last Friday, the Biden-Harris administration—“the most pro-union administration in American history”—issued an
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Labor Relations Radio E145: Did you know that 95% of unionized employees NEVER VOTED to unionize? I4AW's Vinnie Vernuccio explains.
A new study looks at the number of unionized employees, as opposed to employees who actually voted to unionize.Did you know that more than 95 percent of unionized private-sector employees have never voted to be unioni...
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Labor Relations Radio E144—Alex MacDonald Explains How Unions' Right to"Exclusive Representation" May Be Unconstitutional
A case with huge ramifications is making its way through the legal system.Alex MacDonald, from
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Labor Relations Radio E143: Arizona Just Ended Taxpayer Dollars Being Used To Fund Union Business—Jon Riches Explains How
The Goldwater Institute's Vice President for Litigation explains the principles behind how Arizona just ended union "release time."Whether or not taxpayers realize it, government unions use taxpayer funds to fund union business. ...
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Labor Relations Radio E 142—ABC's Patrick Scarpati on AI in the Construction Industry
AI is not all the way through the industry yet, but it's coming faster than many realize.As Artificial Intelligence (AI) becomes more prevalent across various industries, one industry that is not often included in th...
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Labor Relations Radio E141—Tom Manzo On California Fast Food Workers Wanting Another Raise & How Unions Are Destroying The Once-Golden State
Only months after the State of California required fast-food operators to raise the minimum wage from $16 to $20 per hour, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) wants the minimum wage raised again.In this episode of Labor Rela...
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Labor Relations Radio E140—Here's How Chicago Employees Turned Around An Ambush Election By Trader Joe's United
Trader Joe's employees had barely three weeks to turn around an ambush election that had been plotted for months. Here's how they did it.Within three weeks earlier this Spring, employees of a Trader Joe’s store in Chicag...
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Labor Relations Radio E139—A Conversation With Nick Kalm On The Country's Crazy Political Month
It's hard to keep up, but Nick Kalm and Peter List attempt to make sense of it all.Returning guest Nick Kalm, CEO of ...
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Labor Relations Radio E138—Attorney Alex MacDonald On The Constitutionality Of 'Exclusive Representation'
A deep-dive conversation into the question of whether unions' model of 'exclusive representation' is constitutional.As unions have become more reliant on ...
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Labor Relations Radio E137—Attorney Glenn Taubman of the National Right To Work Legal Defense Foundation On Helping Grad Students Fight Anti-Semitic Unions
Since October 7th, there has been a significant rise in antisemitism on university campuses. Glenn Taubman explains how the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation is helping fight it.Since October 7th, there has...
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Labor Relations Radio E136—CPC's Will Swaim On Our Next President, Who Will Likely Be From California
California is known for exporting its political ideas to the rest of the country. What can people expect if either Kamala Harris or Gavin Newsom occupies the Oval Office?Trigger Warning: This episode discusses...
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Labor Relations Radio, E135: Attorney Jim Paretti, Jr. On The Reversal Of The Chevron Deference & The Status of Joint Employer
With last week’s decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a 40-year precedent called the Chevron D...
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Labor Relations Radio E134—Labor Attorney Megann McManus On Deauthorization Elections & More
Although they have been around for a long time, very few employees who are required to pay union fees as a condition of employment know of 'deauthorization' elections that are available to them.Megann McManus (bio
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Labor Relations Radio, E133—Security Expert Joe Schollaert On Labor Disputes, Corporate Security and Natural Disasters
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 conti...
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Labor Relations Radio, E132—Constitutional Attorney Jeffrey Schwab On A New Janus-Related Case With Potentially Sweeping Ramifications
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
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Labor Relations Radio, E131—Author and Consultant Irma Parone On Problem Solving In The Workplace
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
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Labor Relations Radio, E130—Attorney Cary Burke on a Potential Cemex Bargaining Order At Mercedes & 'Spying' on LinkedIn
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) Ad...
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Labor Relations Radio E129—LRI's Phil Wilson on an NLRB ALJ's Outrageous Ruling Against Free Speech
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 A...
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Labor Relations Radio E128—Dr. Fiona Jamison On The Seismic Shift In Employee Expectations
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 ...
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