Insurgent candidates showed strength, citing corruption scandals and calling for a tougher bargaining approach. The union president seems headed for a runoff.
Archives for December 4, 2022
A Strike, Averted
Congress stepped in to prevent supply chain havoc, but rail workers’ biggest grievance remains unaddressed.
It’s All That Young Job Seekers Are Asking For: Stability
People entering the work force amid inflation, pandemic uncertainty and layoffs are recalibrating what a dream job looks like.
To Retain Your Best Employees, Invest in Your Best Managers
A record 43% of managers say they’re burned out. Here’s how to help them grow and develop.
Which Connections Really Help You Find a Job?
An analysis of 20 million LinkedIn profiles sheds light on the power of casual relationships.
When Someone Asks Your Opinion, Give It
We often withhold our preferences in an attempt to be more likable — but research shows that this approach can often backfire.
A Union and the EEOC Have Reached a Settlement Over the Agency’s Failure to Negotiate Office Reentry
The deal requires health and safety inspections of all EEOC work sites, reduces the number of days employees must report to their offices to three per pay period, and opens the door to negotiating a remote work policy for employees.
10 years ago they were fast food workers making roughly $8 an hour. ‘Fight for 15’ changed their lives.
A decade ago, Greg Reynoso had a revelation in midtown Manhattan.
When a coworker swings by to chat, you’ve been ‘desk-bombed’ – but some people hate the distraction
So you’re back in the office, for a couple of days a week at least.
Corrections Department pays employee $479,000 to settle lawsuit
The state Corrections Department has agreed to pay $479,000 to settle a whistleblower lawsuit filed by an employee who said she faced retaliation and wrongful termination when she reported misogynistic working conditions at a state-run women’s prison in Springer.
How Do I Gracefully Decline a Work Holiday Party Invitation?
Sometimes employees need to decline a work holiday party invitation due to financial reasons. Without telling your employer all of your personal details, what are some of the best ways to politely say you won’t be able to attend?
How to decipher workplace ‘gaslighting’
You turned in a project weeks ago, but your manager insists they never received it. A coworker takes credit for your work during a meeting. Someone claims you’re being overly sensitive about a “misunderstanding,” or they never uttered those remarks.
The metaverse is heading to the workplace
The metaverse is not a passing fad; In fact, it’s likely coming to a workplace near you — and some pieces of the foundation are there already.
Supreme Court to review workplace dispute over free speech and gay marriage
Supreme Court to hold high-profile oral arguments Monday on free speech, religious rights
Why employees love their workplace
Employees had a lot to say about why they love their job. Here are a few quotes from some of the Top Workplaces contestants:
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