{"title":"Union Truth: Do as I Say, Not as I Do","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/mare.31182","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mare.31182","url":null,"abstract":"<p>When it comes to unionization, organizers frequently view themselves as champions for workers' rights. Union officials place themselves on the “right side” of the labor–management playing field and suggest that employers are the “bad guys.” Sometimes, the positions taken are genuine. Other times, it is mere salesmanship. It's important for employees to know that unions are businesses too, and even unions do not necessarily want their own workers organized. A recent example of this point is found in <i>International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 111</i> (United Professionals International), Case No. 27-CA-301386 (JD(SF)-09-25, April 7, 2025).</p>","PeriodicalId":100883,"journal":{"name":"Management Report for Nonunion Organizations","volume":"48 6","pages":"5-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144125939","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"If I Were a Union Organizer","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/mare.31180","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mare.31180","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Each month, <i>Management Report</i> endeavors to provide readers with useful tips and strategies to maintain union-free status. As many unionized employers will readily attest, operating union-free is a tremendous asset. The value of being able to run operations and make workforce decisions without the obligation to bargain with a third party that does not necessarily have the best interests of your company or your employees as a priority is immeasurable.</p>","PeriodicalId":100883,"journal":{"name":"Management Report for Nonunion Organizations","volume":"48 6","pages":"3-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144125934","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"To Stay Healthy, Union-Free Employers Should Monitor the Political Pulse","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/mare.31179","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mare.31179","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Union-free employers cannot divorce themselves from the environment around them. Economic conditions around them, for example, can nevertheless drive union interest among workers, notwithstanding the fact that an employer can do little to nothing to control such variables. Understanding those external conditions, however, can guide union-free employers in assessing their organizing profile.</p>","PeriodicalId":100883,"journal":{"name":"Management Report for Nonunion Organizations","volume":"48 6","pages":"1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144125912","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Organizing Efforts Continue to Evolve","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/mare.31181","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mare.31181","url":null,"abstract":"<p>For decades, successful union organizing has generally followed the same formula. Workers of a particular employer are targeted. A campaign by both the union and the employer ensues. An election follows. Bargaining begins with respect to that employer's workers in the wake of an unfavorable election result. By and large, the model continues to this day; however, unions continue to try to evolve their organizing strategies to enhance their penetration into certain industries. A recent case in point comes from the Communication Workers of America (CWA).</p>","PeriodicalId":100883,"journal":{"name":"Management Report for Nonunion Organizations","volume":"48 6","pages":"4-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144125935","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Changing Business Ownership Not Effective in Avoiding Unions","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/mare.31186","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mare.31186","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100883,"journal":{"name":"Management Report for Nonunion Organizations","volume":"48 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144125940","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Illegal Union Activity? Call Your Lawyer First, Not the Cops","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/mare.31183","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mare.31183","url":null,"abstract":"<p>During certain instances of union activity, union organizers may appear to break the law. The common reaction of employers is to call the police. After all, if you saw someone you believed was breaking the law elsewhere, would that not be the expected response? When it comes to labor law, however, rushing to call for assistance from law enforcement can backfire. A recent decision in <i>Starbucks Corporation</i>, Case No. 03-CA-329453 (JD-29-25, April 3, 2025) is an illustrative example.</p>","PeriodicalId":100883,"journal":{"name":"Management Report for Nonunion Organizations","volume":"48 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144125936","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Letter to Employee Homes","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/mare.31184","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mare.31184","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In any union election campaign, an employer must make decisions on the messages to communicate and, of equal importance, how to communicate them. With sometimes only weeks available between first knowledge of union organizing and election, time is frequently of the essence.</p>","PeriodicalId":100883,"journal":{"name":"Management Report for Nonunion Organizations","volume":"48 6","pages":"7-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144125937","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Recognizing Certainty in Uncomfortable Uncertainty","authors":"Scott Wich","doi":"10.1002/mare.31170","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mare.31170","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Every day we face uncertainty, unless one subscribes to a hypothesis that our lives are entirely predetermined. Even as websites and artificial intelligence improve our ability to predict the future, an omnipresent variability remains. We may know that traffic will be heavy during tomorrow morning's commute; however, will there be an accident that snarls traffic? We may know that it will rain on Sunday afternoon, but will it hold off until after your child's baseball game? We can plan our workday calendars and to-do lists in great detail, but we can never be certain when a machine will go down or a customer have an urgent need.</p>","PeriodicalId":100883,"journal":{"name":"Management Report for Nonunion Organizations","volume":"48 5","pages":"3-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143818480","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}