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MARC teaches us that the best time to change behaviors is when we have something “new” to support the changes we want.

When we smartly create options together, those “options” take on a tentative, “maybe we can” quality that frees our minds to pile on other options and expand the range of solutions for everyone.

Perhaps more than ever in America’s history, the confluence of polarized politics and ubiquitous social media is leading to an explosion of controversial published opinions about current events.

The five-person NLRB set forth in the National Labor Relations Act of 1935 is currently down to one acting member – Democrat David Prouty.  If he isn’t “bored,” he should be.

Leadership principles learned from Ginger the Mule.

A Union steward has a duty of fair representation (DFR) under the National Labor Relations Act (the Act)

in Chapter 3 of Getting to Yes to show how taking a position – without knowing each other’s interests – can lead to an impasse; when exposing interests can lead to mutual agreements that satisfy both parties to a negotiation.

The NLRB was neutered for awhile as member Gwynne Wilcox (D) (who was Chairman under Biden) was fired by the Trump administration

For the first time in the 90-year history of the NLR Act, a president has summarily fired a member of the NLRB mid-term.

The human aspect of negotiation can be successfully managed if we openly acknowledge its importance and create a framework of mutual trust.

Data from a recent Statistica survey shows the share of U.S. adults who have made common New Year’s resolutions for 2025: To save more...

The Dems are out, the Republicans are in the White House in January, so now what for labor law?

Book review of the first chapter, “Don’t Bargain Over Positions" from the book Getting to Yes (3rd Edition, by Fisher, Ury & Patton)

Is the NLRB hearing structure also an unconstitutional denial of the right to jury trial?   Last month we highlighted the recent demise...

"Not all readers become leaders, but all leaders must be readers.”  Harry S. Truman, 33rd president of the United States.   Truman’s...

Near the end of this year’s Supreme Court term, the SCOTUS handed down three decisions that limit federal agency powers in interpreting stat

It’s no secret that NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo is aggressively leading the Board’s charge to strengthen unions and stimulate...

On April 23, 2024, the FTC published its long-awaited rule against non-compete agreements, prohibiting all future non-compete agreements...

On March 8, a federal district court in Texas struck down the NLRB’s new 2023 “joint employer rule,” which was slated to go into effect...

“Between stimulus and response there is a space.  In that space is our power to choose our response.  In our response lies our growth and...