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      <title>Union Decertification: How Workers Vote Out Representation</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A 30% petition, a narrow filing window, and a majority vote — the legal path off a union contract, mapped against the rules that govern it.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 02:31:29 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>When the labor board rewrites its own rules</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[NLRB rulemaking under Section 6, from the 2014 election rule's 38-to-24-day cut to vacated joint-employer rules, and what the 2026 majority inherits.]]></description>
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      <title>9.9 percent: what the union membership numbers hide</title>
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      <title>Can workers strike over safety? The two statutes that answer</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>How to read a union&apos;s LM-2 financial filing</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Union LM-2 filings explained: who files, the 250,000-dollar threshold, Schedule 15 salaries, and how to read them free on the DOL disclosure site.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>How a union representation election actually works</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The NLRB election process explained: card thresholds, petitions, hearings, secret-ballot voting, certification and what each side may lawfully do.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Malik Johnson</dc:creator>
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      <title>Can public employees be required to pay union fees?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Janus v. AFSCME (2018) barred mandatory agency fees for public workers. How private-sector Beck rights and right-to-work laws differ.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>A full labor board returns in 2026 with a new majority</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Reuters reported on Jan. 5, 2026 that a new Trump-appointed NLRB majority takes office after a 2025 quorum crisis. What it changes for cases.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Malik Johnson</dc:creator>
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      <title>Fifth Circuit judges press the labor board on Cemex orders</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Reuters reported sharp questions for the NLRB's Cemex bargaining-order framework at Fifth Circuit arguments on Dec. 11, 2025. The case is pending.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>A union win is not a contract: why first deals stall</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Certification requires bargaining in good faith, not agreement. Why first contracts lag election wins, and what leverage exists when talks stall.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Starbucks baristas strike on Red Cup Day in 65-store walkout</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[More than 1,000 unionized Starbucks baristas began an open-ended strike at about 65 stores on Red Cup Day, Nov. 13, 2025, per Reuters.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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