Posts Tagged ‘unions’
Live from AGC’s annual convention: How unions, management can best work together
Unions and management have often been at odds — particularly general contractors with very tight profit margins and labor unions seeking to improve wages and benefits. However, the Great Recession has changed that dynamic, according to Douglas McCarron, general president of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters, and Vincent Giblin, general president of the International Union [...]
This week’s most clicked
This week’s top 5 most-clicked links in SmartBrief on Workforce: 6 ways to improve company culture 4 tips for giving an outstanding presentation Budget-strapped states want to reduce union influence 5 ways to get more done in less time Study: The overqualified often are content with their jobs Image credit: narvikk, via iStock Photo
Where HR goes to lawyer up
Lawyers can be a handy part of your HR team. They’re great if you need to sue someone for violating a noncompete, bust a FMLA freeloader, or defend yourself against accusations of illegal discrimination. What they aren’t generally trained to do is recruit. Or develop creative ways to boost employee engagement. In a nod to [...]
Is fighting unionization dying with the EFCA?
SmartPulse — our weekly reader poll in Smartbrief on Workforce — tracks feedback from leading managers and HR practitioners. We run the poll question each Wednesday in our e-newsletter. Last week, we asked: With union activity and legislation like EFCA off the table nationally, what sorts of precautions [if any] are your business taking against [...]
Today’s bonus tracks: Life without annual reviews
The annual performance review is a standing rite in the American workplace, but many SmartBrief on Workforce readers think it’s a waste of time and doesn’t give people feedback fast enough to be useful. We have an ally at Yahoo!, it appears: “When the puppy pees on the carpet, you say something right then because [...]
Today’s bonus tracks: When your networking falls short
In good times and bad, the mantra for successful job seeking is network, network, network. But what if you feel like you’ve exhausted your contacts and still turned up nothing? Careerealism pulls together a strategy for getting your networking efforts back on track. Unions reach out to young people When your network has failed you [...]
Today’s bonus tracks
“Card-check” legislation continues to be a hot topic for managers, and it’s the topic of one of our bonus tracks today. “If EFCA is passed,” says Jonathan Kane, chairman of the Labor and Employment Group at Pepper Hamilton LLP, “it will change labor relations dramatically, making it extraordinarily easy for unions to organize in traditional [...]
Today’s bonus tracks
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