What if the best parts of two competing visions for a solution were brought together?
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In this time of unrest, insecurity and fear, unions and their new, more diverse leadership offer a path to improving workers’ rights and repairing deep social and economic inequalities.
A regional director of the National Labor Relations Board has issued a complaint over instances of anti-union practices at Starbucks. And that was before the company’s boss threatened to withhold wages.
Amazon can become the Earth’s best employer, but this must involve democratizing the workplace, recognizing the legitimate right of employees to organize and cooperating with labour representatives.
Amazon is being criticised for its worker wellbeing efforts, including private mental health chambers. Can corporate wellness initiatives actually work? Or is it all PR spin?
George Floyd’s death has thrust police unions into the spotlight amid a growing recognition that they are not part of the U.S. labor movement but a narrow interest group pursuing their self-interests.
Unions should move their focus away from traditional collective bargaining and instead embrace new ways to attract new members, such as by offering discounted benefits and engaging in more advocacy.
Principales colaboradores
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Head of HR Research Development, Institute for Employment Studies, Lancaster University
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DANCAP Private Equity Chair in Human Organization, Western University
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Professor of Business and Adjunct Professor of Political Science, Wayne State University
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Senior Advisor to the Dean of the Faculty of Arts + Labour Management Relations, Toronto Metropolitan University
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School Director and Professor of Labor and Employment Relations, Penn State
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Associate Professor, School of Labour Studies, McMaster University
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Professor and Director of Labor and Employment Studies, San Francisco State University
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Postdoctoral Fellow in Philosophy, UMass Boston
