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Jon and Michael are joined by Phil Wilson from the Labor Relations Institute to discuss the current union organizing campaign taking place at Creature Comforts Brewing Company in Athens, Georgia by the Brewing Union of Georgia.  The guys also touch on the rise of Startup labor unions, the vast and substantive differences between "union busting" and union avoidance, as well as generational shifts and upcoming work stoppages. 

Union 𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 should take place 24/7/365. It's smart business in how you operate and treat your employees. Your goal is to be an employer of choice for your employees and not an employer of opportunity for a labor union.

Union avoidance is proactive. It's—

🧐 Paying competitive wages and providing competitive benefits.

🧐 Having positive communication between management and employees.

🧐 Management’s openness to listen to employees and address their concerns.

🧐 Prioritizing respect in the workplace.

🧐 Fostering a workplace environment in which employees feel like they have a seat at the table.

Michael chats with Professor Lynne Vincent of the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University.  Lynne will share her expertise in the social psychology around union activity and the growing labor movement at warehouses. We talk about the Warehouse Worker Protection Act that was recently enacted in New York amd why Gen Z workers are joining unions in drives.

Join Michael and Robin as we chat with Mark D'Agostino about fractional HR services and employee experience.

Mark D’Agostino founded ConnectedHR in 2014 and currently serves as its President. Under his leadership, ConnectedHR has become one of the fastest-growing Human Resources consulting companies in NE Ohio.

In 2022, the company launched ConnectedTALENT and ConnectedENTERPRISE – two new business verticals to focus on recruiting support and services. ConnectedHR also opened their newest office in Austin, TX.

Michael and Robin speak with Jesse Meschuk, global career and HR expert, and Senior Advisor with Exequity, on how companies can navigate the pay transparency movement.  Jesse share tips on responding to the new legislation and thoughts on where we are going in days to come.

California recently passed a new bill that requires companies to disclose salary ranges in job postings as of January 1, 2023. This follows similar laws that have been passed in Colorado, Washington, and New York City. The California Bill also adds the requirement to provide salary ranges to current employees upon request and for employers with more than 100 employees, to provide a pay equity report annually showing average wages by job category comparing gender and ethnicity, which is a first for any state but is in line with many countries (most in the EU) which have a pay equity disclosure requirement. The first-of-its-kind annual pay equity reporting poses a series of questions and decisions for employers across the country, as many have a significant presence in California.

Welcome back to the 2023 season of @DriveThruHR. Today Jon and Michael open the year with episode 8 of our Labor Relatedly. Join us as we discuss non-compete agreements and the FTC, Neutrality agreements and unions in the tech industry, and why you may or may not want to hire a socialist Rhodes Scholar to serve coffee.  (and Michael's up-coming life changes!)  #DTHR

Jon and Michael put a bow on 2022 with a discussion about recent NLRB developments, thoughts on selecting a labor attorney and what's to come in 2023.Check it out.

Michael and Jon sit down for another episode of Labor Relatedly on DriveThruHR when they discuss company dominated unions, decertification rules, and the latest developments at Starbucks and Amazon.

Join Michael and Robin when they chat about stuff including Twitter, layoffs and the end of the world, amongst other stuff

Take yourself over to Google (and google Leadership Skills) and you’ll be served up a smorgasbord of content. Leaders, we are told, must be adept at relationship building, decision-making, conflict-management, etc. etc. etc. Necessary and needed? Absolutely.

 

But our guest on today’s show however strongly believes that necessary items in a leader’s toolkit are two things we don’t often talk about:

· the ability to craft and write job posts

· the ability to craft and write a resume

 

Join us as we have a chat with long-time friend of the show Kat Kibben from Three Ears Media.

Listen to the Labor Relatedly Podcast Episode 5 with Jon Hyman and Michael VanDervort  on DriveThruHR. On this episode we discuss a trademark infringement lawsuit with a Medieval twist, Howard Schutz and his "Venti" fight against the Starbucks Workers Union, and the potential legal risks of using employee tracking technology in the workplace. #DTHR