Michael Arria, Author at Workday Magazine

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Government

Trump’s NLRB Quietly Makes It Riskier To Wear Union Schwag at Work

By Michael Arria | February 3, 2020

The Republican-controlled National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ended 2019 by rolling back another round of Obama-era regulations and handing down a number of pro-employer decisions. One of those rulings restricts workers from wearing union buttons and other pro-labor insignia.

Organizing

Over the Last Week, At Least 85,000 Workers Were Out on 13 Different Strikes

By Michael Arria | October 31, 2019

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 485,000 U.S. workers were involved in strikes and lockouts during 2018. That’s the highest number since 1986.