Hi everyone,

If you missed the January 2026 LRI Client Update, here’s the streamlined takeaways from the deck.

🔹 Petitions and Elections

Petition and election activity remains below 2022–2023 levels.

A brief post-shutdown spike faded quickly, returning to lower baseline volumes.

🔹 Starbucks Update

Strike activity expanded to 200+ locations and multiple distribution centers.

Starbucks reports no material business impact, with 99% of stores open and record Red Cup Day sales.

December saw one of the highest single-day petition totals on record.

No Starbucks RC or RM petitions were filed in January 2026.

🔹 Healthcare: New York Nursing Strike

Roughly 15,000 NYSNA nurses struck three major hospital systems on January 12.

Hospitals reportedly spending $100 million on replacements to keep operations running.

Prior NY nursing strikes suggest shorter-duration outcomes despite aggressive demands, althoughboth sides of the strike expect it to last for weeks.

🔹 NLRB Status

The Board currently has a quorum but faces another potential loss in August 2026.

Expect routine decisions first; major policy shifts remain unlikely in the near term.

🔹 General Counsel and Courts

Prior GC guidance has largely been withdrawn.

Courts continue to scrutinize expanded remedies and bargaining orders, including the Fifth Circuit SpaceX injunction.

🔹 State and Federal Developments

Captive-audience laws remain fragmented across states.

New York and California mini-NLRA laws remain blocked.

The Department of Labor faces an active investigation while preparing a broad deregulatory agenda.

📅 Next Session: NLRB Campaign Update and Experience Share
Wednesday, February 18 | 3:00 – 4:00 PM
🔗 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/232731069

As always, we’ll focus on what the data shows and how it’s playing out on the ground.

Stay sharp,
Phil Wilson & the LRI Team
📞 800-888-9115 | www.LRIONLINE.com