Robert Combs

Unions called 236 strikes in 2024, according to Bloomberg Law data. That's down from 2023, but we're still riding a bigger wave of worker walkouts than we've seen in almost two decades. See for yourself! news.bloomberglaw.com/bloomberg-law-…

Union contract negotiators got off to a blazing start this year. Q1’s avg. first-year pay raise of 7.3% was the highest since Bloomberg Law started tracking in 1988. But it might just be more zigzagging. Here are the details. news.bloomberglaw.com/bloomberg-law-…

How big was the UAW's win at Volkswagen? The last time an #NLRB election organized more factory workers was 2008, @BLaw data shows. My analysis lists the Top 12 wins for manufacturing #unions since 1988. news.bloomberglaw.com/bloomberg-law-…

Unions have begun striking much earlier in the labor-management relationship. More than 1/3 of strikes in '22 and '23 occurred before a first contract was in place, @BLaw data show. My analysis has the details. news.bloomberglaw.com/bloomberg-law-…

Unions have now organized 10,000 #Starbucks baristas & supervisors in just over 2 years. My analysis of @BLaw data has the details—and shows how you can replicate my research yourself. news.bloomberglaw.com/bloomberg-law-…

Union contracts gave workers an average 1st-yr raise of 6.6% in 2023 (7.3% if you count lump-sum payments). These are the highest since @BLaw began tracking in 1988. My latest article provides the details. news.bloomberglaw.com/bloomberg-law-…

In 2023: 100K US workers joined unions via NLRB elections 530K workers were involved in union-initiated strikes These and other @bloomberglaw data findings show a trend toward a larger, more contentious labor force. news.bloomberglaw.com/bloomberg-law-…

In my quest to gauge the impact of lengthy bargaining delays on the size of pay raises for #union workers, I analyzed the last 10 UAW-Big 3 contracts. Here’s what I found. news.bloomberglaw.com/bloomberg-law-…

Analysis: Eighty-five percent of in-house attorneys reported that they outsource at least some of their work, according to Bloomberg Law survey data. Many in-house legal departments are turning to AI for an extra hand. blawgo.com/oeecMAw

#Unions are leading historically huge numbers of workers to the picket lines in 2023. At least 467K workers idled, up 2x from 2022, 4x from 2021, and 8x from 2020. Avg. strike size in '23: 1,791 workers. See more: news.bloomberglaw.com/bloomberg-law-…

The 36% pay raise demanded by the #UAW is big. Here's a list of 23 recent #union contracts with raises that are even bigger. news.bloomberglaw.com/bloomberg-law-…

I looked at the last 10 #UAW Big 3 contracts, and there's never been a wage increase higher than 3%/yr. The union wants 9% in the new CBA; the Big 3 want 5%. No matter what % they end up with, it'll be a game-changer. news.bloomberglaw.com/bloomberg-law-…

Union-negotiated pay raises reached 7% in Q1 labor contracts. That's a first. That's 8 quarterly increases in a row. Also a first. My latest analysis of @BLaw labor data is here: news.bloomberglaw.com/bloomberg-law-…

Venue-shopping patent plaintiffs were expected to leave Waco & take their lawsuits elsewhere after W.D. Tex. randomized its judge assignments. But a new @BLaw stats report shows that it didn't happen. Learn more here: news.bloomberglaw.com/bloomberg-law-…

New piece out on the SEC's amended Marketing Rule regulating investment adviser use of third-party ratings in their advertising. #investments #Advertising #Marketing news.bloomberglaw.com/bloomberg-law-…

Union contracts are giving workers their biggest average raise in 30+ years. Why? Because a LOT has happened since most of these contracts were last renewed ... and union negotiators were paying attention. My @BLaw analysis is here: news.bloomberglaw.com/bloomberg-law-…

Unions had a huge turnaround in #NLRB elections in 2022. Most union wins since 2005. Organized 2x more workers as 2021. But I found 1 stat that stayed constant, and it suggests a #union boom is just beginning. My @BLaw analysis: news.bloomberglaw.com/bloomberg-law-…

What union membership dropoff? When *I* look at the new @BLS_gov report, I see the biggest boost to #union worker totals in 14 years. What do you see? news.bloomberglaw.com/bloomberg-law-…

Unions called 314 strikes in 2022, up 91% from last year. The last time #strikes topped 300 was in 2005. See the details, plus 2 other charts from @BLaw labor data, that put #union power in perspective. news.bloomberglaw.com/bloomberg-law-…

Law firms have better access to legal tech than ever. So why is the number of lawyers claiming unfamiliarity with tech actually growing, not falling? My @BLaw colleagues @DillardR_DC and Rob Brown look at the survey data.