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Can my employees really unionize without an election?

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Following a landmark NLRB ruling last year, the answer is yes. For the last several decades, the process for union recognition of an employer’s workforce was largely unchanged....more

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The Labor Law Insider - Whistleblower Breaks Details of NLRB Mail Ballot Election Abuse – Part II

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In Part II of this exclusive Labor Law Insider podcast, former National Labor Relations Board Assistant Regional Director Rebecca Dormon continues to share her story of becoming a whistleblower against the federal agency she...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

What Two Recent UAW Votes Say About Union Organizing Efforts in the Southeast

In two high-profile union elections this year, the United Auto Workers went one for two. In April, workers at a Tennessee Volkswagen plant voted to unionize, while Mercedes-Benz employees in Alabama rejected the union’s...more

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Update on Union Organizing Activity — Mercedes Benz Staves off Alabama Union Organizing Campaign

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The United Auto Workers (UAW) has lost an election at two Mercedes Benz plants in Vance, Alabama. The May 2024 loss reflected that workers turned down the union by a significant margin (56% to 44%)....more

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UAW Wins Big at VW; Now What?

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The United Auto Workers won a potentially momentum-shifting organizing victory last week. In a secret ballot election conducted by the NLRB at a Chattanooga, Tennessee Volkswagen plant, nearly 75% of the putative bargaining...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

NLRB puts kibosh on American tradition of whiskey for votes

According to U.S. News & World Report, in 1758 George Washington was elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses after he plied voters with beer, whiskey, rum punch, and wine. He did so after a landslide loss three years...more

Fisher Phillips

Labor Board Sees Major Uptick in Activity During First Half of Fiscal Year: 3 Takeaways for Employers

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The new union representation process installed by the National Labor Relations Board unsurprisingly led to an astronomical increase in election petitions filed in the first half of FY 2024. The Labor Board also saw a...more

Stevens & Lee

NLRB Reports That Significant Increase in Union Election Petition Activity Will Likely Continue

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced that union election petitions have increased by 35% in the first half of Fiscal Year 2024 (October 1-March 31) and Unfair Labor Practice Charges (ULPs) are up 7% during the...more

Maynard Nexsen

Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast | Episode 11: Understanding Unions with Patrick Wilson, Maynard Nexsen Attorney...

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In this two part series, Maynard Nexsen labor & employment attorney Pat Wilson joins hosts Tina and Christy to discuss what employers should understand about unions and how they can address them. Pat dives into the influence...more

Fisher Phillips

Interactive Union Organizing Activity Map Reveals 4 Key Trends

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While you may think labor unions only impact large corporations or specific industries, FP’s new Union Organizing Activity Map actually shows that smaller businesses are more likely to confront an organizing drive. The map...more

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Union Election Petitions in 2024: The Story So Far; Employer Petitions Skyrocket, but Don’t Detract from Union Petition Rates

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The Fallout from the NLRB’s Cemex Decision - As we previously addressed, the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) August 25, 2023, decision in Cemex Construction Materials Pacific, LLC overturned long-established...more

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The Labor Law Insider - What Just Happened, and What’s Next? 2023 Labor Law Retrospective

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Labor Law Insider veterans Adam Doerr and Rufino Gaytán join host Tom Godar to discuss the impact of the National Labor Relations Board’s 2023 decisions. How does the Cemex decision, encouraging union representation without...more

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[Webinar] The Highs and Lows of Unions in Cannabis - January 11th, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET

Please join Akerman's Cannabis and Traditional Labor Law Practices for a webinar titled "The Highs and Lows of Unions in Cannabis. Presented with the International Cannabis Bar Association (INCBA) and Cannabis Lab -...more

Baker Donelson

[Webinar] What Recent NLRB Developments and Increased Union Organizing Mean for Your Business - December 21st, 10:00 am - 11:00 am...

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In the latter half of 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has issued some of its most significant decisions in decades, and they affect both unionized and non-union long term care facilities. The result is that...more

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The Labor Law Insider: Forget the Election: Union Representation Without the Messy Election is the Next Labor Law Reality, Part II

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Husch Blackwell partners Tom O’Day and Tyler Paetkau join Labor Law Insider host Tom Godar in Part II of this discussion of the impact of new Cemex decision by the NLRB. Suddenly, minor violations of the National Labor...more

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Practical Impacts of the ‘Cemex’ Decision

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The National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) landmark decision in the Cemex Construction Materials Pacific, LLC case, issued on August 25, signifies an attempt by its current leadership to turn around long-declining union...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Changing Landscape of Labor Relations in Retail Industry

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The retail industry has experienced an uptick in union organizing over the last few years, and decisions from the National Labor Relations Board are expected to ease unionization. Labor law is evolving, and employers must...more

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New GC Memo Providing Guidance on Cemex Decision

As recently discussed, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued a major decision this summer in Cemex Construction Materials Pacific, LLC, 372 NLRB No. 130 (2023). The decision gave labor unions the upper hand in...more

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We Know What the NLRB Did Last Summer: 7 Recent Labor Board Moves That Could Haunt You This Fall and Beyond

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As fall creeps up on us — and you trade your beach days and barbeques for hayrides and horror flicks — don’t forget about all the activity from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) this past summer that could cause...more

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Post-Labor Day Wrap Up: What NLRB’s 2023 Decisions Mean for Employers

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In the weeks surrounding Labor Day 2023, the National Labor Relations Board overturned precedent with decisions and rules significantly impacting both union and non-union employers. The result is labor laws encouraging both...more

Smith Gambrell Russell

August Brings a Flurry of Activity from the National Labor Relations Board

As August ends, the National Labor Relations Board (“Board”) has issued two significant decisions as well as a direct final rule about representation cases. On August 25, 2023, the Board, in Cemex Construction Materials...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

NLRB Streamlines Union Election Procedures

The National Labor Relations Board has continued its reversal of Trump-era decisions. The NLRB issued a final rule expediting union election procedures, making it more difficult for employers to react and respond to...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

NLRB Signals Preference for Union Recognition Without Secret Ballot Elections

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) signaled last week its preference that employers voluntarily recognize unions based on “card check” rather than a secret ballot election. In Cemex Construction Materials Pacific, LLC,...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

NLRB Resurrects ‘Quickie Election’ Rules

On Aug. 25, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) published a Final Rule that will reduce the time between the filing of a union election petition and the date the election occurs....more

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HEADS, I WIN – TAILS, YOU LOSE: The NLRB's Decision in Cemex and Its Recently (Re)issued Election Rules Pave the Way for Unions to...

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Executive Summary: For nearly 90 years, whether employees desired union representation was determined through a secret ballot election administered by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board). Though the National...more

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