Study Group: Labor Relations and Union-Management Negotiation Experts (US)(?)
Council Members in this Study Group: 180
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Leading Experts in this Study Group
Chief Executive Officer
NXTCOM CORP
Joshua Pollack is the Chief Executive Officer at NXT, an investment management company focused in the media, sports, entertainment, publishing, video game internet and digital distribution industries. Mr. Pollack recently lead a feature film slate financing with Universal Studios and GE. He also manages...
President
N.L. Nagle, Inc.
Larry Nagle is the President of N.L. Nagle, a firm providing consulting services in the building materials industry, particularly the floor covering industry. Mr. Nagle has more than 50 years of experience in coordinating retailing activities, managing manufacturing operations, and providing consultancy...
President
Donaldsons Inc
John Donaldson is the President of Donaldsons Volkswagen-Subaru, a $50M new car franchise dealer in Long Island, which he has been operating since 1986. They sell and lease an average of 2300 new and used (80% new, /20% used) vehicles per year as well as parts and service. Mr. Donaldson's family has...
John RussoProfessor
Youngstown State University Inc
John B. Russo, Ed.D, is the Coordinator of the Labor Studies Program at the Warren P. Williamson College of Business Administration at Youngstown State University where he teaches courses on Labor Law and Negotiations, Occupational Safety and Health and Work in America. He is also the Co-Director of...
President & Founder
ERISA Benefits Consulting, Inc.
Mark Johnson, PhD, is the President of ERISA Benefits Consulting in Texas, where he focuses on labor law, labor relations, personnel policy, ERISA and the management, financing, regulation of pension, 401(k), group life & health and retiree medical plans. During his distinguished career, Dr. Johnson...
Professor
Michigan State University
Richard N. Block, PhD, is Professor in the School of Labor and Industrial Relations at Michigan State University. His research centers on issues related to union administration; the relationship between industrial relations law and practice; labor arbitration; government sponsored training programs;...
Principal and Consultant
Davyd Smith
Davyd Smith is an Independent Consultant. He has been involved with projects such as field and sales force automation, legacy billing system integration, revenue assurance, retail marketing partnership and other sales affiliate partnerships, and strategy planning. Mr. Smith has also knowledge about...
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GLG NewsSMAnalyses by this Study Group's Leading Experts(?)
The GM strike at Lansing and the strike warnings at other plants suggest that there is some dissatisfaction about the nationally-negotiated two-tier wage among UAW-represented workers at GM. It is also likely that upcoming union elections in GM local unions are encouraging local leaders...
The unexpected UAW strike against GM is the result of two major factors coming together: (1) the Cerberus purchase of Chrysler; and (2) the Wall Street pressure on the the UAW and GM, Ford, and Chrysler to establish a VEBA for auto company hourly retirees. These two events forced the...
Don't forget this is a multilateral negotiations that includes capital markets. Given the size of the VEBA, all parties may be unwilling to accept the risks.
The media often overstates the wages of autoworkers by using figures that that the OEMs provide. Autoworker wages may even be lower today due to changes in staffing and the OEMs Special Attrition Programs
Implications The UAW (International) negotiations with Ford, Chrysler and General Motors (OEMs) are in the final stages, but already there are signs of significant changes in the collective bargaining agreements that will make US automakers more competitive at the shop floor level. In part, this is...
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