Supreme Court: Unions can still collect dues from nonmembers
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 29, 2016
Public employee unions can continue to collect membership fees from nonmembers following a 4-4 split in a U.S. Supreme Court vote March 29.
NLRB reverses decisions on joint employers, micro unions
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 19, 2017
The National Labor Relations Board has reversed rulings related to joint employers and micro unions that some in senior living believed negatively affected management-employee relations and residents.
Union membership down, Labor Department says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 30, 2017
Across the country, the percentage of workers who belonged to unions decreased 0.4 percentage points from 2015 to 2016, according to new data from the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Trump taking advantage of COVID-19 to bust unions, critics claim
By
John O'Connor
Apr 14, 2020
Unions are alleging that the Trump administration — and more specifically, the Republican-controlled National Labor Relations Board — is taking advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic to further weaken...
Both sides reach for talking points as joint-employer debate heats up
By
John O'Connor
Dec 14, 2018
The Department of Labor has extended its comment period for a joint employer rule to late January. But advocates on both sides are hardly waiting to express their views.
Union dues issue back in spotlight as Supreme Court schedules conference in case
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 19, 2020
The U.S. Supreme Court could revisit the case barring public-sector unions from collecting fees from nonmembers without their explicit consent in a case that could determine whether public employees will...
Senior living operators may soon have a new BFF
By
John O'Connor
Jul 25, 2019
Some find it controversial that President Trump has nominated Eugene Scalia to head the Labor Department. But if you are running a senior living organization, the announcement is anything but.
A remarkably great time to be in the senior living business
By
John O'Connor
Jun 28, 2018
Perhaps it’s too soon to call 2018 the Golden Age of Senior Living. Then again, maybe it’s not.
When it comes to labor relations, maybe we can’t handle the truth
By
John O'Connor
May 16, 2019
From a labor relations standpoint, the past few years have been extremely kind to senior living operators. But a new bill in Congress might turn things around.
Agency staffing, wage concerns prompt workers’ strike notice across 24 PA nursing homes
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 30, 2022
Workers across three of Pennsylvania’s largest healthcare chains intend to strike, citing inappropriate use of staffing agency services and low wages, among other problems.