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Labor Day brings new labor effort aimed at Jimmy John’s restaurant chain

Image by Debs (ò‿ó)♪ via Flickr Unions remain interested in organizing the restaurant business Franchisees of the restaurant chain Jimmy John’s are facing a new organizing effort from the Jimmy John’s Workers Union, which is supported by the IWW, the same group that has been working to organize Starbucks in Minneapolis, Michigan, New York, and [...] Related posts:
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Aperitifs and digestifs: After the dessert bar

Image via Wikipedia HR Florida Roundup Part Deux This is going to be mostly random, because it is labor day weekend and I am working madly on a project, rather than picnicking or walking on the beach. Speakers and Presentations China Gorman was the keynote speaker for day two. China is a friend of mine, [...] Related posts:
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Lessons from the dessert bar at HR Florida

Image via Wikipedia You are primed for a great success This was the fortune that I got from a dark chocolate covered fortune cookie during the blogger dinner that we shared on Monday night at HR Florida.   All my friends from the blogging team agreed that we would work our fortune into one of our [...] Related posts:
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A pictorial monument to a great team

Share and Enjoy: Related posts:I heard about this great HR job today on Twitter Image via Wikipedia Human Resources Specialist Wanted This is a... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin. Related posts:
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Upcoming events for Human Race Horses | Where I will be

Image via Wikipedia 2010 Speaking engagements for Michael VanDervort A lot of people read this blog through their readers, and may not click through to the page where I list my speaking engagements.   Here is where I will be speaking for the rest of the year. HR Florida State Conference -  August 30 in Orlando, [...] Related posts:
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Laurie Ruettimann, Raymond Chandler, and……….

Image by Getty Images via @daylife Goodbye Punk Rock HR Tomorrow will be Laurie Ruettimann’s last post on Punk Rock HR. Hey Laurie, I just wanted to say thanks for sharing so much of yourself with all of us, and for breaking ground in a bunch of different ways in our profession, and for being [...] Related posts:
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How do you find the time to do social media?

 Social media monitoring in 10 minutes a day An often asked question aboiut social media and using it to monitor your brand is “How do I find the time?”   Short answer:  I use a lot of tools to help me aggregate the information I collect, and make it manageable for analysis.   There are many sources [...] Related posts:
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Help Wanted: Crowdsourcing some questions for my HR Florida Panel

I need your help with moderating a panel next week Next week, I am going to be moderating a panel of really smart people at the HR Florida State Conference.     We are going to be talking about why it is becoming increasingly critical for human resources professionals to have at least a general understanding of [...] Related posts:
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On the surface , collective bargaining appears to be a process that works something like this. A union acting as the collective bargaining agent for a group of employees puts forth a set of proposals to the employer seeking generous improvements in wages, benefits, and working conditions. The employer provides the union with their own [...] Related posts:
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Sunday Shout to Summer Anthems: The one song you need to listen to this year (NSFW)

Cover of Crazy Songs of Summer Every year seems to have one song that becomes the anthem for that summer, a reflection of life as we know it in that moment.   This song resonates with me as the anthem song for Summer 2010.  Hell, maybe for all of 2010, and maybe even all of 2009!   [...] Related posts:
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