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The election filing in Louisville is one of 13 so far this week as momentum continues to grow for Starbucks Workers United from coast to coast. More filings are expected throughout July.?

'It could change the face of the workplace': Where do things stand with a Starbucks union contract?

Incidentally, hiring people with more expertise than your own is also the best strategy managers have for increasing their expertise and knowledge. As Steve Jobs famously noted, “It doesn’t make sense to hire smart people and tell them what to do; we hire smart people so they can tell us what to do.”

One potential emerging threat to the rule is the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the Chevron doctrine for evaluating agency regulations.

OCF Coffee House employees made what economist Ludwig von Mises considered a perennial error of union workers.

Psychological safety, defined as the belief that one will not be punished or humiliated for speaking up with ideas, questions, concerns or mistakes, is foundational for team cohesion and employee engagement.

Against orders from Justin Trudeau’s government, WestJet mechanics went on strike. Their actions secured substantial wage gains and a resounding victory for workers’ rights.

Last week’s U.S. Supreme Court action throwing out a 40-year-old legal principle in how the courts assess federal regulations has sent federal worker protections into uncharted territory.

In this episode of the Left of Boom Show, Phil shares the intriguing story behind the show’s name, offering listeners an inside look at its origin and significance.

At the end of their latest week of bargaining with Hollywood studios and streamers, the unions that make up the Hollywood Basic Crafts coalition struck a defiant tone.

A National Labor Relations Board Administrative Law Judge recently found that a company violated the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) by terminating a “union salt”— an organizer unions place at a workplace to unionize its employees — who lied about his work history and the job history of another applicant.

A positive, aligned organizational culture is easy to recognize: Productivity soars, employees are satisfied and empowered, processes are clear and effective — in short, everything seems just to hum like a well-oiled machine.