NLRA, Union Organizers, Labor Reform

D.C. Circuit Clarifies Employer Communication Rights During Union Campaigns

Littler on 4/2/2024

On March 1, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit clarified the rules that apply when employers distribute information and observe employees during union campaigns. The court found that a New York-based...more

What Every College and University Should Know About the National Labor Relations Act and its Impact on Campus Life

Akerman LLP on 3/19/2024

Colleges and universities continue to experience increased union organizing activity, strikes, and other protests from its workers, outpacing similar activities by workers in other industries. Although these activities were...more

Federal Government Continues Initiatives to Limit Employer Opposition to Union Organizing

Epstein Becker & Green on 11/7/2023

The United Stated Department of Labor Office of Labor-Management Standards (“OLMS”) recently signaled an alarming willingness to use its broad subpoena powers under Section 601 of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure...more

“Outlook Not So Good” – An Employer’s Guide to the NLRB’s 2023 Agenda

Polsinelli on 12/28/2022

“Should Employers have any hope for impartiality and good decisions from the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) in 2023?” Posed to the old Magic 8 Ball, the answer is “Don’t count on it.”...more

General Counsel Abruzzo Looks to Overturn Board Precedent Again: This Time, Seeking to Broaden Union Access to Public Spaces

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update on 5/31/2022

In an Advice Memorandum released on May 25, 2022, NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo laid out a blueprint for changes she’d like made to Board precedent concerning union representatives’ access to employer property. At...more

Union Representation Petitions Are Up 57 Percent, but That’s Not All!

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 5/16/2022

Americans view labor unions more favorably than they have in decades, and the recent shift in support seems to be yielding results. The private sector unionization rate was just 6.1 percent in 2021, and Union membership in...more

Are Captive-Audience Meetings and Secret-Ballot Elections About to Vanish?

Stinson LLP on 5/6/2022

Uncertainty looms as NLRB General Counsel seeks to upend a combined 127 years of settled labor law to help unions organize workplaces Labor law has long been somewhat prone to uncertainty and inconsistency. - Each new...more

Union Representation Petitions Increase by Astonishing 57% in the First Half of FY 2022

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update on 4/8/2022

On April 6, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) issued a press release recognizing the shockingly large surge in new union organizing. Specifically, during the first half of Fiscal Year 2022...more

Can't it be about Cannabis? Connecticut Seeds the Path to Unionization

Littler on 9/21/2021

Connecticut recently legalized recreational marijuana use by adults. The new law creates complex employment protections for recreational marijuana users. The same legislation also includes provisions that strongly encourage...more

House Committee Attempts to Secure “PRO Act” Changes to Labor Law Through Reconciliation Process of Next Federal Budget

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update on 9/10/2021

As we have discussed in previous posts, the Protect the Right to Organize Act (“PRO Act”), which would drastically and fundamentally change the nature and scope of the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) and...more

U.S. House Poised to Add Civil Penalties to National Labor Relations Act

Littler on 9/9/2021

With supporters of the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act unable to advance the legislation under the regular rules of the Senate, they are now attempting to move pieces of the legislation by way of special rules...more

[Podcast] NLRB Decisions on the Chopping Block: Expected Changes from the Board that May Affect Employers

BakerHostetler on 3/30/2021

Jeremy Hart an attorney in BakerHostetler’s Labor and Employment Group, discuss the top five NLRB decisions on the chopping block that are expected with the Biden Administration and potential consequences of the National...more

PRO Act Would Upend U.S. Labor Laws for Non-Union and Unionized Employers Alike

Littler on 2/10/2021

On February 4, 2021, House and Senate Democrats introduced the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. Introduction was expected, as President Biden pledged to be “the strongest labor president you have ever had” during...more

Non-Union Employers Beware: The NLRB Pendulum is Pushed Pro-Union

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 2/10/2021

Employers that want to maintain non-union status must be aware of the significant and rapid shift of the NLRB toward pro-union positions. Everyone expected the NLRB pendulum to swing pro-union, but few observers expected the...more

Minority Unions – A Major Concern for Employers in 2021 and Beyond?

Littler on 1/12/2021

Recent media reports have covered the relatively new phenomenon of minority labor unions. These are not traditional unions in the sense of formal organizing, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) certification, and exclusive...more

Non-Union Employers Take Note: The COVID-19 Crisis is Likely to Cause a Spike in Union Organizing Activity

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 5/18/2020

Seyfarth Synopsis: The COVID-19 crisis is creating fertile ground for union organizing efforts, and labor unions are aiming to capitalize on this. Non-union employers should be attuned to this reality, and to the extent they...more

NLRB Wraps up Blockbuster Year with a Bang

Stinson LLP on 1/10/2020

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a whirlwind series of rulings to cap off 2019. The NLRB typically issues many decisions near the end of a Board member's term, so this flurry comes as no surprise...more

New Year Cheer from the NLRB

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 1/7/2020

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) delivered two New Year’s gifts to employers regarding deferral to arbitration and restrictions on union buttons....more

Two New NLRB Decisions Allow Employers to Limit Use of Its Email System and Preserve Confidentiality of Workplace Investigations

Troutman Pepper on 1/7/2020

Q: What is the current rule on whether an employee can use our company’s email system to distribute union material? Also, are we permitted to require employees to keep workplace investigations confidential without running...more

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