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History of the Labor Movement: The Battle of Blair Mountain

History of the Labor Movement: The Battle of Blair Mountain

by Stephen Koppekin | May 23, 2018 | Business, History of Labor Laws, Labor Laws, Organized Labor, Stephen Koppekin

In all of our country’s history, no single labor strike has engulfed more lives than the Battle of Blair Mountain: the largest labor skirmish ever in the US and one of the bloodiest battles fought on American soil since the Civil War. It began in 1921, as tensions...
How France Plans to Enhance Gender Equality in the Workplace

How France Plans to Enhance Gender Equality in the Workplace

by Stephen Koppekin | Apr 20, 2018 | Employee Engagement, Entrepreneurship, Labor Laws, News and Events, Stephen Koppekin, Workplace Policies

Last month, legislators in France introduced a number of proposals aimed at eliminating gender-based wage inequality and preventing sexual assault in the workplace. The draft bill, entitled “For the Freedom to Choose One’s Professional Future,” presents a series of...
History of the Labor Movement: Farmers and the Grange

History of the Labor Movement: Farmers and the Grange

by Stephen Koppekin | Mar 8, 2018 | History of Labor Laws, Labor Laws, Organized Labor, Stephen Koppekin

Founded by Oliver Kelly in 1867, the Grange began as a fraternal farming organization. Kelly, a Minnesota farmer working in US Bureau of Agriculture, was directed by president Andrew Johnson to survey Southern farmlands devastated by the Civil War. The goal was to...
What is Universal Basic Income?

What is Universal Basic Income?

by Stephen Koppekin | Nov 21, 2017 | Labor Laws, News and Events, Organized Labor, Political Climate, Stephen Koppekin, Workplace Policies

Suppose the government mailed you a no-strings-attached check for $1,200 every month. What would you do with the money? Stow it away in a contingency fund? Invest it? Given the additional spending power, would you be comfortable reducing your hours at work? Maybe...
A Crash Course in Eight Areas of Employer-Employee Relations: Part One

A Crash Course in Eight Areas of Employer-Employee Relations: Part One

by Stephen Koppekin | Nov 7, 2017 | Business, Consulting, Labor Laws, Organized Labor, Stephen Koppekin, Workplace Policies

For countless entrepreneurs, working with employees is one of the major highlights of owning and operating their own business. However, with the advantages of employing workers come serious responsibilities and laws to follow, so employers should do everything in...
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Stephen Koppekin is the founder and CEO of Koppekin Consulting, Inc. An experienced former executive who spent decades overseeing industrial relations and workplace safety for major businesses in the entertainment industry, Stephen started his own independent consulting business shortly after retiring. He uses 43 years of experience in labor and employment, during which time he worked at two major entertainment corporations and in government agency National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), to support a diverse client set.

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