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The Labor and Employment Relations Association of Northern California (LERANC), formerly called the Industrial Relations Association of Northern California (IRANC), will be holding a luncheon on "Building Consensus, Bridging Difficulties" on March 25, 2014.  The speaker will be Genevieve Shiroma, a Member of the Agricultural Labor Relations Board and also the President of the Board of Directors of the Sacramento Utilities District. Here are the details: Date: Tuesday, March 25, 2014 Time: 11:30 A.M. Registration & Networking; Noon – Lunch & Speaker; 1:00 P.M. Adjourn Location: Firehouse Restaurant, Golden Eagle Room, 1112 Second Street, Old Sacramento, CA 95814 Menu: Choice of 1) Five…

Back in December I wrote about the “Rise of Alt-Labor,” which referred to the increased use of union-sponsored worker centers and public charities.  Savvy unions have utilized “alt-labor” organizations to advance the labor movement in ways that traditional organizing has been unsuccessful.  The use of “alt-labor” organizations is new enough that employers are still struggling to respond.  But will one response be the rise of “alt-management”?

Bureau of Labor Statistics News Release: “Union Members – 2013" The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently released the results of its annual survey on union membership. (Click here to view the release and charts.) Overall union membership in the nation remains at 11.3%, a 98-year low. Not since 1916, when the unionization rate was 11.2%, have fewer employees been members of a union. In 2012, California unions bucked this trend by increasing union membership from 17.1% to 17.2%. In 2012 the number of employees in California represented by a union (so this number would include fair share fee payers) also…