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The Activist Workplace

There is no shortage of activists affecting your business—on social issues, the environment, consumer rights, and at work.  Non-union and union employees (and even shareholder activists) are using social and traditional media to challenge policies and decisions they consider unfair or unethical.  When additional prodding is needed to effect a desired change in business practices, employees are using 1960s-style tactics including quickie strikes, picketing,  boycotts, and other protests—both on, in and around employers’ physical property, and online.  Is this a passing fad or a permanent change in how employees deal with their employers?  What strategies are employers adopting to generate positive employee activism?  What may or should employers do when confronted with a “mass resistance” campaign?