Tag: politics

Unions, Politics, and Money: Campaign 2008

By Federal Employment Law Insider May 9, 2008 HR Hero Line

Updated: May 9, 2008

In a democracy, social issues regularly become political issues, and solutions (including compromises) are worked out through public elections. Since employers and unions are frequently on opposite sides of key issues, both attempt to involve the public and spend extensively to support their respective positions or solutions. Both the short- and long-term ramifications of this […]

Workplace Lessons from the Campaign Trail

By Delaware Employment Law Letter Mar 28, 2008 HR Hero Line

Updated: Mar 28, 2008

by Margaret DiBianca Politics isn’t a career for the thin-skinned. “Getting the goods” on one’s opponent often seems like a strategic tactic. Candidates who engage in that “strategy” look for harmful information, and then, when the time is right, maybe at a rally or mid-debate, the goods are slung like mud in the general direction […]