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Two federal unions oppose CBA cancellations, another federal union urges Democrats to end the government shut down, and Paramount plans for mass layoffs

Challenges are an inevitable part of any workplace. When you’re a woman in the workplace, how you face challenges often impacts how others see your ability to lead. Whether it’s a tight deadline, a complex project, or interpersonal conflicts, how you handle challenges can improve your professional growth, resilience, and workplace environment. Use Challenges to…

GM and Rivian announce layoffs; Boeing workers reject contract offer.

The NCAA’s growth into a billion-dollar enterprise raises questions about the legal status of college athletes – the workers who make this financial success possible. In the past few decades, Division I college athletes have turned to Congress, the NLRB, and the judiciary to argue for their recognition as employees. For the athletes, employee status would mean minimum wage,…

AI is here – not as a distant disruptor, but as a daily presence in how organizations plan, communicate, and make decisions. The real challenge isn’t technological adoption; it’s cultural transformation. In episode 856 of the HRchat Podcast, my co-host David Creelman and I sat down with Dr. Jessica Kriegel, Chief Strategy Officer at Culture…

Can you keep your best people from walking out the door? Shy of barricading the door, probably not. But you can create a workplace where your best people want to stay. The key: Start focusing more on retaining the top performers and less on controlling low performers. That’s the gist of research from Neel Doshi and…

Chances are, some of your employees are still on the fence about HSAs. Open enrollment is the perfect time to influence adoption — and a WEX analysis of 7.5 million accounts shows that modest HSA employer contributions can drive measurable participation gains. Most HR teams already know employer funding boosts HSA participation – the real…

California labor unions back Proposition 50; Harvard University officials challenge a union rally; and workers at Boeing prepare to vote on the company’s fifth contract proposal.

The Harvard Graduate Students Union (HGSU) and Harvard University are six months into negotiations over their third collective bargaining agreement. Like many other grad unions engaged in contract bargaining, HGSU is facing stiff opposition — the University has issued rejection after rejection after rejection of the Union’s proposals. At the same time, anxiety over the possible overturning of Columbia — the 2016 National…

COVID may feel like a thing of the past, but its legal fallout continues. A Pennsylvania school worker’s religious accommodation claim from the pandemic years just failed in court — a reminder that these disputes are still playing out. Religious Accommodation Claim Centers on COVID Quarantine Gregory Bingham worked for the Philadelphia School District as…