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April 8, 2007
Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: The Case for Unions Unions remain the best counterbalance to unchecked management rights in the United States.   |
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
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. |
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. |
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? |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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
June 4, 2009
Orey & Sasseen |
Organized Labor's Missed Opportunity Battles among top union bosses, including SEIU's Andrew Stern, have dimmed hopes of making major gains under the Obama Administration. |
Reason
November 2000
Michael McMenamin |
Labor Lost Why the AFL-CIO's cynical survival strategy is doomed... |
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
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. |
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. |
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. |
Reason
February 2001 |
Labor Lost Comments on labor unions. |
The Motley Fool
June 14, 2005
Selena Maranjian |
Credit Union Pros and Cons Have you considered maintaining an account at a credit union in addition to or instead of at your local bank? You should. Credit unions have advantages and disadvantages. Here is a review of some of them. |
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. |
| 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. |
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. |
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? |
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
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. |
Reason
June 2008
David Weigel |
Union Rules The Democratic coalition rubs its hands at the prospect of taking over Washington. |
Managed Care
May 2003
MargaretAnn Cross |
Rising Costs Strike Unions As Being Cause for Unrest Many labor organizations have been isolated from inflationary realities. Can health plans and employers make them see the light? |
The Motley Fool
January 23, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Credit Union Pros and Cons Credit unions deserve your consideration. |
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. |
Entrepreneur
March 2003
Joshua Kurlantzick |
United We Fall? Worker interest in unions may threaten your business. How will you respond? Smaller service and IT companies are vulnerable because they lack financial resources to wait out a strike or shift business overseas. |
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
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. |
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. |
BusinessWeek
November 24, 2003
Bernstein & Borrus |
Labor Sharpens Its Pension Sword Unions are using their shareholder clout -- and pickets -- to lean on employers. |
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? |
BusinessWeek
April 15, 2010
Holly Rosenkrantz |
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 |
"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. |
Job Journal
December 17, 2006
Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: Make Everyone a Supervisor? New labor ruling makes supervisors a dime a dozen. |
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. |
U.S. Banker
June 2010
Rob Garver |
No Joy in Credit Unions' Pain Ongoing capital woes could trigger a wave of consolidation, creating bigger, stronger credit unions and more headaches for community bankers. |
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
May 24, 2004
James Mehring |
Germany: So Much for Schroder's Agenda For Change In March, 2003, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroder unveiled his grand plan for structural reforms, called Agenda 2010. |
The Motley Fool
November 16, 2006 |
Credit Union Pros and Cons Credit unions have advantages and disadvantages for customers; let's review some of each. |
The Motley Fool
January 12, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Go Beyond Banks Credit unions can offer great deals to savers and borrowers alike. |
BusinessWeek
February 20, 2006
Aaron Bernstein |
Checking In? First Pass The Picket Line The group that split from the AFL-CIO is behind a massive bid to recruit hotel staff. |
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. |
BusinessWeek
February 4, 2010
Carol Matlack |
A European Tour for U.S. Labor American unions are taking the fight for U.S. workers to European employers' home turf. |
U.S. Banker
March 2003
John Engen |
Steely Determination, Scrappy Fighting Things are just getting started in the war between banks and credit unions. Utah has become the lightning rod for debate, from bank-backed bills that would impose stiff taxes and "competitive equity" fees on credit unions to mudslinging TV ads and newspaper editorials. |
The Motley Fool
August 27, 2007
John Rosevear |
The Joys of Credit Unions While credit unions aren't the best fit for everyone, they do offer distinct advantages -- tangible and not-so-tangible -- over big regional or national banks. |
IndustryWeek
February 16, 2011 |
Manufacturers Must Face Their Problems The U.S. as a whole needs to confront manufacturing issues and quit looking for groups to blame. |
BusinessWeek
November 3, 2003
Stanley Reed |
Commentary: Back To The Bad Old Days Of Strikes? British unions are angry, but things are nowhere near as chaotic as in the '70s |
