{"title":"When Do Union Dues Actually Begin?","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/mare.31253","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mare.31253","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100883,"journal":{"name":"Management Report for Nonunion Organizations","volume":"49 1-2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149177441","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":"Employee Handbooks as a Union Prevention Tool","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/mare.31260","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mare.31260","url":null,"abstract":"<p>While employee handbooks are a common document for big companies, small- and mid-sized employers often do not have them. The reasons for the lack of a handbook can vary. Sometimes it is the expense. Sometimes it is a lack of perceived value. Nevertheless, employee handbooks can be a very valuable union prevention tool and one that should be seriously considered as part of any union prevention strategy.</p>","PeriodicalId":100883,"journal":{"name":"Management Report for Nonunion Organizations","volume":"49 1-2","pages":"13-14"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149177264","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":"Developing Feedback as a Means Toward Preserving Union-Free Status","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/mare.31259","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mare.31259","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Developing feedback from employees regarding workplace issues, complaints, and problems has long been one of the primary ways to identify and address problems as they arise, thereby making it difficult for unions to capitalize on workplace conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":100883,"journal":{"name":"Management Report for Nonunion Organizations","volume":"49 1-2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149177289","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":"Plan Now for 2026","authors":"Scott Wich","doi":"10.1002/mare.31245","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mare.31245","url":null,"abstract":"<p>As we wrap up the holiday season, it is an opportune time to think about union prevention planning for the upcoming year. The turn of the calendar year often brings resolutions of a personal and even professional nature. It is also a perfect time to make commitments to tangible actions that union-free employers can plan for now to help maintain that status. With that, this month we explore potential action items for the upcoming 12 months.</p>","PeriodicalId":100883,"journal":{"name":"Management Report for Nonunion Organizations","volume":"49 1-2","pages":"3-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149177419","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":"Know Your Rights (and the Rights of Union Organizers)","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/mare.31261","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mare.31261","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100883,"journal":{"name":"Management Report for Nonunion Organizations","volume":"49 1-2","pages":"14-15"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149177019","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":"Lesson from the Government Shutdown","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/mare.31255","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mare.31255","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In the not-so-distant past, the United States saw the longest government shutdown in its history: Forty-three days. During that time, some workers were left without paychecks. Others were left without any work at all. In short, job security (which was already a delicate issue, given certain actions through DOGE and other government efforts earlier in 2025) was a particular concern for federal workers.</p>","PeriodicalId":100883,"journal":{"name":"Management Report for Nonunion Organizations","volume":"49 1-2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149177345","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":"The Aftermath of Failed Expectations","authors":"Scott Wich","doi":"10.1002/mare.31256","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mare.31256","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In what is an annual tradition for many, January 1 of each year means New Year's Resolutions. People set new goals for the upcoming weeks, months, or more. Some are realistic, while others are lofty. And as is often the case, a month or two after the New Year, many resolutions have failed. Goals have gone unreached. Dreams have been dashed. In other words, those expectations for the future have failed.</p>","PeriodicalId":100883,"journal":{"name":"Management Report for Nonunion Organizations","volume":"49 1-2","pages":"10-11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149177357","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":"Motivating Supervisors to Improve","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/mare.31251","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mare.31251","url":null,"abstract":"<p>One key to union avoidance is the relationship between supervisors and subordinates. Union-free employers frequently become organized because employees simply feel disrespected, disregarded, or unheard by their supervisors. However, such failings run much deeper. Did you know that most employees of the company see the supervisor <i>as</i> the company? After all, if a company hires a particular supervisor, a rank-and-file employee will easily believe the company believes in and supports the approach of that supervisor. A bad supervisor, therefore, easily allows a worker to conclude they are working for a bad company and need the protection of union representation.</p>","PeriodicalId":100883,"journal":{"name":"Management Report for Nonunion Organizations","volume":"49 1-2","pages":"7-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149177439","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":"The Pros and Cons of Being a Union Steward","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/mare.31263","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mare.31263","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100883,"journal":{"name":"Management Report for Nonunion Organizations","volume":"49 1-2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149177021","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":"Unions Are Tech-Savvy. Are You?","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/mare.31248","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mare.31248","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Union organizing relies on communication. The same can be said for union prevention. Employers and unions each compete to deliver messaging to employees to sway their opinions about unionization. Traditional modes of communication have included meetings, phone calls, flyers, and letters. More recently, employers and unions have embraced electronic forms of communication, such as email, social media, and text messaging.</p>","PeriodicalId":100883,"journal":{"name":"Management Report for Nonunion Organizations","volume":"49 1-2","pages":"5-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149177215","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}