A podcast covering employee and labor relations news, featuring guests with diverse backgrounds and points of view.
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Cameron Hutchison and his experienced team have helped many of the world’s best companies successfully address a wide range of employee and labor relations issues. We have experience in both union and non-union environments, and are highly regarded for our ability to work with management, employees and union leaders to identify problems and develop practical solutions that increase productivity and promote teamwork.
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The Work Goes On: An Oral History of Industrial Relations and Labor Economics with Princeton’s Orley Ashenfelter
Industrial Relations Section, Princeton University
Podcast by Industrial Relations Section, Princeton University
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A discussion between two non-attorneys about the latest happenings at the National Labor Relations Board There have been a lot of developments at the National Labor Relations Board since the November 5th election, and with President Trump returning to the White House in November, many expect the labor law pendulum to swing back to the right after J…
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Harry Katz, the Jack Sheinkman Professor of Collective Bargaining at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, discusses his academic background, his studies of collective bargaining, his work with the United Auto Workers (UAW), and his ongoing thoughts on how to make labor negotiations more inclusive and cooperative.Read a tra…
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Labor Relations Radio, E156—Writer Erik Sherman on Income Inequality and the Dystopian Impact of AI
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A wide-ranging discussion on income inequality, the growth of artificial intelligence and its impact on society. Erik Sherman is a freelance writer who reports on business, economics, finance, investing, markets, tech, law, commercial real estate, and income and wealth inequality. His credits include Fortune, the Wall Street Journal, the New York T…
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Labor Relations Radio, E155—Is Trump's Pick For Department of Labor '4D Chess' or Just A Terrible Pick? With RedState.com's Jen Van Laar
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Picking a PRO-Act supporting, amnesty and Big Government-loving, one-term Congresswoman as the next labor secretary has many people scratching their heads. On Friday evening, much to the surprise of the business community and millions of independent contractors, President-elect Donald Trump nominated a one-term Congresswoman, Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRem…
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Labor Relations Radio, E154—A Union Trojan Horse Is Being Pushed For Labor Secretary; Michael Saltsman Explains
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Teamsters' President Sean O'Brien—and the AFT's Randi Weingarten—want a pro-union former Congresswoman to head Donald Trump's Department of Labor. Teamsters President Sean O’Brien is recommending Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, an Oregon Republican, to lead the Department of Labor under the incoming Trump administration. She is an odd choice for Trump to…
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Henry Farber on his path from Teamster to one of the preeminent researchers of labor economics
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Henry Farber, Hughes-Rogers Professor of Economics emeritus at Princeton University, discusses his early life growing up in an industrial, working-class town in New Jersey, his early interest in labor unions and his nearly fifty-year-long study of labor economics.Read a transcript of the podcast here: https://irs100.princeton.edu/sites/default/file…
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Labor Relations Radio, E153—Attorney Mike Carrouth On What the NLRB's New 'Captive Audience' Ban Means For Employers
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The NLRB, in overturning a 78-year-old precedent, pushes the pendulum even further to the left. Though not unexpected, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued its long-awaited decision, which bans employers from conducting so-called “captive-audience” (aka mandatory) meetings with their employees during union organizing campaigns. In this …
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Labor Relations Radio, E152—LRI's Phil Wilson On The NLRB's Decision Reversing The 40-Year Old 'Tricast' Doctrine
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Employers and their agents beware: You will now be held accountable if you do not correctly explain the NLRA's Section 9(a) when speaking with employees. Last week, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a decision in Siren Retail Corp d/b/a Starbucks, overruling Tri-Cast, Inc., 274 NLRB 377 (1985) and clarifying the test that the Board w…
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With the election of Donald Trump to become the 47th President of the United States, both employers and unions should expect yet another pendulum swing in labor law. In this episode of Labor Relations Radio, returning guest Jon Hyman, a shareholder with Wickens Herzer Panza shares some insights as to what we might see coming in 2025. Related Links:…
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Labor Relations Radio, E150—Attorney Cary Burke On What Employers & Unions Can Expect In Labor Relations Post Election
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Plus, Elon Musk's victory at the Fifth Circuit With 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 150th episode of Labor Relations Radio, labor attorney and returning guest Cary Burke joins host Peter List to discuss Elon Musk’s rece…
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George Borjas on his journey from Cuba to Harvard and his work on the “hot” topic of immigration
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George Borjas, the Robert W. Scrivner Professor of Economics and Social Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, discusses his early life in Cuba, his experiences as an immigrant in the United States, his schooling at Columbia University, and his thoughts on the current immigration debate in the United States.Read a transcript of the podcast here: htt…
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Robert Moffitt, the Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Economics at Johns Hopkins University, discusses his early education, his interest in labor economics, applied microeconometrics, and welfare policy, and how his work has influenced major debates in public policy, especially the economics of low-income populations in the United States.Read a trans…
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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.
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“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 practice and procedure of collective bargaining and by protecting the exercise by workers of full freedom of associ…
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Samuel Bowles on his deep interest in the causes of inequality & his work to transform economics
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Samuel Bowles, Emeritus Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts and Research Professor and Director of the Behavioral Sciences Program at the Santa Fe Institute, discusses his deep-rooted interest in economic inequality and how his work has challenged many of the conventional assumptions of modern economic theory. Read a transcrip…
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Labor Relations Radio, E148—An Update From Kim Kavin On The Battle Against Freelance Busters
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Millions of Americans' careers are on the line in this election. Yet, no one is talking about the War on Independent Contractors Returning guest Kim Kavin, a freelance writer, editor and co-founder of Fight for Freelancers has a new Substack: FreelanceBusting.com. In this episode of Labor Relations Radio, Kim Kavin joins host Peter List to discuss …
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Labor Relations Radio E147—Is the Teamsters' Sean O'Brien a "Scab?" Joe Brock explains why he thinks so.
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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? Joe Brock is president of Reliant Labor Consultants and a former local president of a large Teamsters local. In this episode of Labor Relations …
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Marjorie McElroy on a long academic career and navigating the economics profession as a woman
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Marjorie McElroy, Professor of Economics at Duke University, joins the podcast to discuss her long and varied academic career, her research on the economics of marriage and the family, and, especially, the challenges and gender discrimination she faced as, at the time, one of the few female economists pursuing a traditionally male-dominated profess…
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Labor Relations Radio E146—ABC's Ben Brubeck Explains Biden's New Union-Friendly Executive Order
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Last Friday, the Biden-Harris administration—“the most pro-union administration in American history”—issued an Executive Order that overwhelmingly gives unions and unionized employers advantages in obtaining federal work. In this episode of Labor Relations Radio, returning guest Ben Brubeck, vice president of regulatory, labor and state affairs for…
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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.
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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 unionized? As Americans, every two, four, or six years, we head to polls to cast our ballots for who we want to represent us. For unionize…
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Labor Relations Radio E144—Alex MacDonald Explains How Unions' Right to"Exclusive Representation" May Be Unconstitutional
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A case with huge ramifications is making its way through the legal system. Alex MacDonald, from Workplace Policy Institute, returns to Labor Relations Radio to discuss the filing of an amicus brief (for a writ of certiorari) with the U.S. Supreme Court for the Court to clarify a prior decision from 1984 that, if successful, could weaken a new form …
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Labor Relations Radio E143: Arizona Just Ended Taxpayer Dollars Being Used To Fund Union Business—Jon Riches Explains How
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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. This practice, known as “release time” or “official time,” drives up the cost of government and occurs at the local, sta…
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Orley Ashenfelter on the “irresistible” pull of policy evaluation & why the IR Section is so special
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For the 30th episode of "The Work Goes On", we flipped the script and asked our long-time host Orley Ashenfelter, the Joseph Douglas Green 1895 Professor of Economics, Emeritus at Princeton University and former director of Princeton’s Industrial Relations Section (IR Section), to start answering questions instead of asking them. Janet Currie, the …
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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 the AI discussion in the construction industry. In this episode of Labor Relations Radio, Patrick Scarpati, Director of Construction Te…
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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
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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 Relations Radio, Tom Manzo, President of the California Business & Industrial Alliance joins host Peter List to disc…
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Labor Relations Radio E140—Here's How Chicago Employees Turned Around An Ambush Election By Trader Joe's United
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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 Chicago turned around an ambush election by Trader Joe’s United. They did so without help from their employer, and to the shock and dis…
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Labor Relations Radio E139—A Conversation With Nick Kalm On The Country's Crazy Political Month
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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 Reputation Partners, rejoins the podcast to discuss the month’s political events and try to figure out which team has the advantage going into November. Prior Labor Relations Radio Episodes with Nick Kalm: Labor Relations Radio, Ep.…
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Labor Relations Radio E138—Attorney Alex MacDonald On The Constitutionality Of 'Exclusive Representation'
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A deep-dive conversation into the question of whether unions' model of 'exclusive representation' is constitutional. As unions have become more reliant on government largesse over the last few decades, putting their future fortunes into the hands of the government, the question of whether the Constitution’s First Amendment and its Freedom of Associ…
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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
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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 been a tremendous and overt rise of anti-semitism on college campuses across the U.S. In this episode of Labor Relations Radio, …
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Labor Relations Radio E136—CPC's Will Swaim On Our Next President, Who Will Likely Be From California
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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 political issues currently going on in the U.S. and the State of California If political topics trigger you, please do not listen to this e…
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Labor Relations Radio, E135: Attorney Jim Paretti, Jr. On The Reversal Of The Chevron Deference & The Status of Joint Employer
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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 Doctrine (or Deference). This decision may have significant impact concerning how the National Labor Relations Board (and other federal agencies) conduct themselves moving forward. In this episode of Labor Rel…
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Labor Relations Radio E134—Labor Attorney Megann McManus On Deauthorization Elections & More
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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 here) is a full-service traditional labor attorney at the law firm Husch Blackwell. Before becoming a lawyer, Megann majored in theatre…
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Ernst Stromsdorfer on studying vocational training in academia, government, and the private sector
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Ernst Stromsdorfer, Emeritus Professor of Economics at Washington State University, joins the podcast to discuss his impressive body of research on the impact of labor market programs on different groups of people, and his wide-ranging career across academia, the private sector, and state and federal governments.Read a transcript of the podcast her…
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Labor Relations Radio, E133—Security Expert Joe Schollaert On Labor Disputes, Corporate Security and Natural Disasters
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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 J…
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Labor Relations Radio, E132—Constitutional Attorney Jeffrey Schwab On A New Janus-Related Case With Potentially Sweeping Ramifications
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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 u…
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Labor Relations Radio, E131—Author and Consultant Irma Parone On Problem Solving In The Workplace
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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 Workpl…
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Labor Relations Radio, E130—Attorney Cary Burke on a Potential Cemex Bargaining Order At Mercedes & 'Spying' on LinkedIn
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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 Bargainin…
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Labor Relations Radio E129—LRI's Phil Wilson on an NLRB ALJ's Outrageous Ruling Against Free Speech
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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 Jass…
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Labor Relations Radio E128—Dr. Fiona Jamison On The Seismic Shift In Employee Expectations
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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-servic…
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Labor Relations Radio E127—A Conversation With Patricia Garland About Employee Engagement & Maslow
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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”—…
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David Lewin, the Neil Jacoby Emeritus Professor of Management and Human Resources at UCLA’s Anderson Graduate School of Management. joins the podcast to discuss what sparked his interest in unions and grievance procedures, the Federal Trade Commission's new plan to ban noncompete agreements, and why unionization will re-emerge in the U.S. south and…
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“When people know what the score is, they play harder.” — Paul Centenari More 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 man…
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Robert T. Michael, the Eliakim Hastings Moore Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus and Dean Emeritus at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, joins the podcast to discuss his path to the University of Chicago, why he loves teaching, and the challenges of collecting vital data on sensitive topics like human sexual behavior.Re…
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Labor Relations Radio E125—David R. Osborne Discusses His New Podcast, Government Unions & Exclusive Representation
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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’…
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Labor Relations Radio, E124—Nicole Solas, A Stay-At-Home Mom Sued By The Teachers' Union For Asking Questions
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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 …
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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…
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Labor Relations Radio, E122—Congressman Burgess Owens Discusses Union Transparency & the 'SALT Act'
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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 …
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Labor Relations Radio, E121—A Response to Payday Report's Hit Piece and the 2014 Campaign at VW
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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 Watchd…
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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…
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Barry Chiswick on immigration, the American Jewish experience, and how to measure discrimination
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Barry Chiswick, Professor of Economics and International Affairs at George Washington University, joins the podcast to discuss his wealth of research on immigration and what he learned studying Jewish Americans in the labor market.Read a transcript of the podcast here: https://irs100.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/2024-03/026-TWGO-Chiswick_trans…
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