When the Covid-19 pandemic finally started to wane, we ventured into a world that was slowly returning to some semblance of “normal.” But as we returned to our favorite restaurants, retail shops, and ...

At the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, our company shifted to a four-day compressed workweek arrangement, supposedly to help contain the spread of the virus. The company consulted us regarding the ...

Not a subscriber? Apply online today. The earliest labor management systems (LMS) were focused on infusing clockwork precision into the production process. Organizations used the software to maximize ...

Section 1. Determinations. (a) The agencies and agency subdivisions set forth in section 2 of this order are hereby determined to have as a primary function intelligence, counterintelligence, ...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Longstanding structural problems and management gaps at Oregon’s Bureau of Labor and Industries have left many Oregon workers waiting years for help with wage and workplace ...

Our department manager forces people to do overtime (OT) work at an average of two hours every day. He justifies this one-year-old policy due to lack of workers. Is there a cure? — Glass Sparrow. OT ...

The most sought-after labor-relations adviser in the U.S. today is Joe Scanlon, 56, onetime prizefighter, open-hearth tender, steel company cost accountant, union local president and now a lecturer in ...

Nurses and healthcare workers in California and Hawaii are in the middle of the second week of the open-ended strike that began on January 26. The walkout by 31,000 Kaiser Permanente caregivers has ...

This is part two of a 3-part series on labor management in HVAC. Read part one or part three. In my last column, I outlined the justification behind focusing on labor management and why strategies ...

A pattern of ill-advised management decisions reflecting “strategic neglect” and an ongoing lack of resources have fueled the backlog of thousands of worker complaints made to Oregon’s top labor ...