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BusinessWeek
April 15, 2010
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What Andy Stern Leaves Behind Andy Stern built the SEIU into a potent political force, but did he really recharge the labor movement?   |
BusinessWeek
July 25, 2005
Aaron Bernstein |
Struggle For The Soul Of The AFL-CIO Two union honchos battle over reform, power, and turf on the eve of the AFL-CIO convention. |
BusinessWeek
September 13, 2004
Aaron Bernstein |
Can This Man Save Labor? Andy Stern wants to radically retool the U.S. labor movement. But first he must win over some powerful union leaders. His message: Labor remains in a death spiral, and needs a top-to-bottom overhaul if it's ever going to revive. |
IndustryWeek
March 17, 2010
Jonathan Katz |
Is EFCA's Time Now? With the Obama administration focused on the economy and health care reform, there's been little movement on the Employee Free Choice Act. Still, unions see the next three years as their window of opportunity. |
BusinessWeek
March 7, 2005
Aaron Bernstein |
Big Labor's Day of Reckoning As a critical confab nears, how far is the AFL-CIO willing to go to stem its decline? |
BusinessWeek
April 29, 2010
Holly Rosenkrantz |
The West Coast Upstart Taking Over the SEIU Mary Kay Henry's rise signals the end of the Andy Stern era. |
BusinessWeek
September 16, 2009
Maria Bartiromo |
Union Leader Andy Stern on the Future of Big Labor SEIU head Andy Stern talks about health-care reform, President Obama, and a labor movement in need of change. |
Reason
June 2008
David Weigel |
Union Rules The Democratic coalition rubs its hands at the prospect of taking over Washington. |
Job Journal
October 9, 2005
Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: Unions at a Crossroad What's behind the split within organized labor? Could the division of the labor community reignite passion in union activism? |
Reason
November 2000
Michael McMenamin |
Labor Lost Why the AFL-CIO's cynical survival strategy is doomed... |
BusinessWeek
September 13, 2004 |
"What's the Value of the AFL-CIO?" Machinists union head Thomas Buffenbarger says it's time to rethink the federation's role. Industrial unions' membership has been battered badly by globalization and they're frustrated that the labor movement hasn't been able to do more to help. |
BusinessWeek
September 13, 2004 |
"We Have to Take A Different Look" Teachers union President Edward McElroy concurs that the AFL-CIO needs change, but he says Andy Stern's proposals are antidemocratic. |
BusinessWeek
September 13, 2004 |
"The Status Quo Won't Stand" Joe Hansen, head of the United Food & Commercial Workers, predicts a "showdown" on reform at the AFL-CIO convention next summer. |
BusinessWeek
September 13, 2004 |
"I'm Not Ready to Tear Down the Institution" Communication Workers head Morty Bahr agrees that labor needs to make changes, but carefully. Here is an interview with one of labor's elder statesmen. |
BusinessWeek
August 8, 2005
Aaron Bernstein |
So Long, AFL-CIO. Now What? The labor unions that split will focus on service jobs that can't easily be shipped overseas. |
BusinessWeek
September 13, 2004 |
"Andy Put His Foot in His Mouth" AFSCME leader Gerald McEntee discusses the push for changing the AFL-CIO and how some are approaching it in the wrong way. |
BusinessWeek
July 25, 2005
Aaron Bernstein |
This Would Be A Very Painful Divorce Dissident unions are threatening to pull out of the AFL-CIO if the federation fails to undertake major reforms. |
Job Journal
April 8, 2007
Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: The Case for Unions Unions remain the best counterbalance to unchecked management rights in the United States. |
Registered Rep.
May 4, 2009
David A. Geracioti |
Brokers To The Ramparts! Unionize! Unions have not had such a sympathetic occupant in the White House, since, well, arguably FDR. |
BusinessWeek
February 10, 2011
Armour & Rosenkrantz |
A Backlash Looms for the Federal Labor Board Business lobbyists say the agency is rapidly overturning case law. The Republican-controlled House is taking notice of a series of NLRB moves over the last six months, including a rule that would require companies, for the first time, to inform employees of their right to unionize. |
IndustryWeek
April 15, 2009 |
Unions and Business Battle Over 'Card Check' Bill Labor advocates say employers use bullying tactics to thwart organizing efforts, while pro-business representatives claim legislation is undemocratic. |
BusinessWeek
March 28, 2005
Aaron Bernstein |
Look For The Union Label -- In Finance Labor's new plan to manage its own assets could set Wall Street back a bundle |
BusinessWeek
September 13, 2004 |
"We Need to Refocus the Labor Movement" Steelworkers President Leo Gerard on the need to work harder on membership growth and "to take back America from the corporations." |
BusinessWeek
March 12, 2009 |
Card-Check Legislation: The Basics A brief primer on proposed legislation which would make it easier for workers to form and join unions. |
BusinessWeek
November 24, 2003
Bernstein & Borrus |
Labor Sharpens Its Pension Sword Unions are using their shareholder clout -- and pickets -- to lean on employers. |
Reason
January 2001
Sara Rimensnyder |
Soundbite: Labor Pains "Freedom of association is a right under severe, often buckling pressure when workers in the United States try to exercise it." That's the conclusion of Unfair Advantage, a new study commissioned by Human Rights Watch... |
HBS Working Knowledge
October 3, 2005
Jim Heskett |
What's the Future of Globally Organized Labor? Are we about to see the rise of labor organized on a global basis? If so, will such a movement be able to achieve the same purposes that have motivated large unions on a national basis? By what means will this be achieved? |
U.S. Banker
October 2009
Glen Fest |
Next Up: Bank Employee Unions? In the corporate war on the proposed Employee Free Choice Act, bankers are nowhere to be found. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
"American Workers are Struggling More Than Ever" AFL-CIO president John Sweeney, who has revitalized the 13 million-worker organization, says we shouldn't be fooled by recent good economic news. American workers are struggling more than ever. |
IndustryWeek
December 3, 2009 |
Report: Unions Trend Toward Female Majority Study shows significant shift from manufacturing to services sector having dramatic impact on organized labor demographics. |
Reason
February 2001 |
Labor Lost Comments on labor unions. |
HBS Working Knowledge
October 10, 2005 |
Readers Respond: What's the Future of Globally Organized Labor? Some readers believe unions are on their way out because of market pressures and ineffectiveness, while others think they provides a valuable service and can adapt to changing conditions. |
The Motley Fool
January 20, 2010
Brian Orelli |
Health-Care Reform: It's Not Over Yet Massachusetts has spoken with its election of Scott Brown to the Senate. What's up next? |
InternetNews
March 24, 2009
Kenneth Corbin |
GOP Lawmakers Blast Card Check Act Backed by unions, opposed by IT, Employee Free Choice Act draws fire from party leadership in Senate. |
Salon.com
August 8, 2000
Diane Seo & Suzy Hansen |
Will Verizon workers strike out? Americans no longer look for the union label, making it hard for strikers to find a sympathetic ear. |
CIO
May 1, 2001
Meridith Levinson |
IT Workers of the World: Are They Uniting? Labor unions formed at Microsoft, IBM and Boeing. Will there be a May Day uprising in your cubes soon? |
BusinessWeek
December 13, 2004
Dexter Roberts |
China: A Workers' State Helping The Workers? With nationalism on the rise, Beijing's leaders can win easy political capital by fingering labor practices at multinationals. But don't expect a powerful union movement to emerge in China. |
Fast Company
August 8, 2011
Rachel Z. Arndt |
Labor Day Here is a look at the labor force, past and present. |
Mother Jones
December 2000
Sarah Bachman |
Underage Unions In India and across the globe, a growing number of working children are banding together to advocate for livable wages and working conditions. |
BusinessWeek
September 30, 2010
Holly Rosenkrantz |
Will Labor Unions' Giant Rats Become Extinct? Unions' use of giant props is among the many backlogged issues a recast labor-relations board will soon address. |
Inc.
September 2004
Amy Gunderson |
Labor Has a New Target And guess what? It's you! Unions are targeting small business. Few entrepreneurs are going to encourage their employees to unionize but, like it or not, more and more are going to be dealing with collective bargaining. |
IndustryWeek
April 15, 2009 |
Laboring To Find Common Ground Launching a continuous-improvement initiative within a union shop involves a number of significant challenges, not the least of which is overcoming the adversarial nature of labor-management relationships. |
IDB America
October 2003
Eduardo Lora |
Do unions help? They can lubricate the gears of the labor market or make them grind to a halt -- it depends on government policy. |
Job Journal
July 9, 2006
Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: Labor Law Protects All Workers Federal statutes give workers a voice -- with or without a union. |
BusinessWeek
April 21, 2010
Barrett & Salant |
Campaign Spending: Why Companies Are Holding Fire The high court ruling on corporate campaign spending hasn't been a game-changer. Yet. |
The Motley Fool
February 16, 2005
Lawrence Meyers |
When Strikes Are Good for Business Unions are in trouble, and that's good news for supermarkets. Investors, however, may find some bitter benefits in all this. |
Fast Company
Lydia Dishman |
Gawker Staff Votes To Unionize In Groundbreaking Move For New Media Call it an historic moment for labor unions: Gawker Media has become the first online-only media outlet to organize. |
HBS Working Knowledge
October 24, 2005
Jim Heskett |
Summing Up: Globalization: A New Day in Organized Labor Globally organized labor may benefit from improved communication. But the obstacles it faces include differences in objectives of various work groups, a concentration on short-term goals, and a leadership gap. |
BusinessWeek
June 16, 2011 |
Bloomberg View News: Shouldn't the market decide debit-card fees?... Ground a labor complaint against Boeing... |
BusinessWeek
July 22, 2010 |
Major Corporate Gripes Big Business has some issues with Obama's new rules. |
