With recent mass shootings in the media, the spotlight is once again focusing on violence in the workplace. Now is the time for a change in workplace culture.

Ricardo Torres,
Bob Carroll
Clifford L. Hammond

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Join Permanent Solutions Labor Consultants’ President & CEO, Rick Torres; Senior Labor Attorney with Nemeth Law, Cliff Hammond; and Permanent Solutions Labor Consultants’ Executive Vice President, Bob Carroll, as they discuss the progression of the unions’ attempts to organize fast food workers acrossAmerica with their $15 campaign. This movement aims far beyond the fastfood industry and is part of a much larger plan for big labor. Our panel of experts also reviews the pro-labor NLRB and other government agencies that are paving the way for increased organizing activities.

Ricardo Torres,
Bob Carroll
Clifford L. Hammond

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On this episode of, Ricardo Torres and Bob Carroll are joined by James Reid of Maddin, Hauser, Wartell, Roth & Heller, P.C. to explore the unions’ latest high-profile target: the fast food industry.

Ricardo Torres,
Bob Carroll
James M. Reid, IV

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Federal Government Hands Labor a Steak on a Silver Platter

The current Presidential administration has a longstanding reputation of being pro-union, but over the past year, they have made a strong push to overturn 50 years of labor law and turning the tables against employers by giving labor unions a tremendous advantage during representation campaigns. They have also shown signs that they intend to keep up their “good work” throughout this administration’s remaining months.

Ricardo Torres,
Clifford L. Hammond
Bob Carroll
Kellen T. Myers

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& Remaining Union-Free

What does diversity have to do being union-free? True diversity is about much more than obvious characteristics such as race and gender. Unions know this, and take advantage of what actually motivates employees to drive a wedge between workers and management.

Ricardo Torres,
Reynaldo Velazquez
Bob Carroll

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Fall/Winter 2013

Permanent Solutions Labor Consultants recently handled one of Michigan’s first Quickie Elections. It was an educational experience as, despite how prepared we were for the campaign, the Board (NLRB) still managed to throw several curve balls our way.

Ricardo Torres,
Clifford L. Hammond
Bob Carroll

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Fall/Winter 2013

Managers and supervisors often make critical mistakes before, during,and after union campaigns and union activity that violate the National Labor Relations Act. These mistakes not only lead to costly litigation, but also tend to lead to decreased levels of morale and productivity. Fortunately, these mistakes also serve as lessons that others may learn from.

Doug Grima Senior Consultant – PSLC
Jeffrey T. Harrison
Dale L. Deitchler
Bob Carroll

Read More “Common Mistakes in Union Avoidance”

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has made many changes in recent times and is poised to makemany more in the latter part of 2011. They claim that the changes will make the election process “simpler” and “cleaner”. But behind this mask is a pro-labor mentality dead set on changing the landscape of union organizing efforts in America.

Ricardo Torres – President & CEO
Read More “When Will the Other Shoe Drop in the NLRB?”

U.S. unionization levels rose substantially this year, defying a decade-long trend of decline, according to a report by UCLA’s Institute for Research on Labor and Employment.

Ricardo Torres – President & CEO
Read More “US Union Membership Up Substantially In 2008, Study Shows”

Employees barricaded their bossesin an office to demand new negotiations as a result of 733 layoffs at afactory in Grenoble (Southern France). A manager of a factory, run by U.S. pharmaceutical company 3M, was held hostage for more than 24 hours last week. The boss of Sony France was detained overnight on March 12 byworkers seeking better redundancy packages. The CEO at Gucci was recently trapped in a makeshift prison that consisted of four walls thatworkers built with garbage cans.

Ricardo Torres – President & CEO
Read More “Union’s Tactics Escalate to Violence on the World’s Stage”