Longshoremen picketed near the Port of New Orleans on Oct. 1, the first day of a strike that affected 45,000 workers at East Coast and Gulf Coast ports. Photo: Jack Brook/AP As Strikes Soar, In-House Counsel Seek Strategies for Handling Labor Chaos
"They're just angry. Their brains are on fire. It's how well you can manage those brains on fire," said Deb Smolensky, senior vice president at the consulting firm NFP.
October 08, 2024 at 08:46 AM
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Labor Law
The number of major work stoppages last year soared to a 23-year high and is showing no signs of slowing down this year, challenging legal departments to keep worker anger from boiling over into a strike or a unionization effort.
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