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Relaciones Laborales en México: 4 Desarrollos Clave y 7 Consejos de Cumplimiento Principales a Medida que las Empresas...

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Las empresas en México han enfrentado cambios significativos en los últimos años con respecto a las leyes, regulaciones y prácticas laborales – y esto es particularmente cierto cuando se trata de relaciones laborales y...more

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Labor Relations in Mexico: 4 Key Developments and 7 Top Compliance Tips as Multinational Businesses Adapt to Recent Changes

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Businesses in Mexico have faced significant changes over the last few years regarding employment laws, regulations, and practices – and this is particularly true when it comes to labor relations and collective bargaining....more

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NLRB Rescinds 2020 “Election Protection Rule”

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As anticipated, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) rescinded its April 1, 2020 Election Protection Rule, replacing it with the so-called “Fair Choice-Employee Voice Final Rule” on July 26, 2024....more

Miller Canfield

NLRB Issues New Rules on Union Representation

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On August 1, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board is set to roll out its Fair Choice-Employee Voice Rule, which includes three major changes...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Cemex Decision Cements Increase in Petitions for Union Elections

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In April 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the “Board”) released statistics on union petitions and unfair labor practice charges for its 2024 fiscal year. The NLRB received 1,618 union petitions during the...more

CDF Labor Law LLP

First Court Decision Following Cemex Scraps Election Outcome that Defeated Union and Orders Employer to Bargain With Union

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On May 14, 2024, the United States District Court of Massachusetts granted the National Labor Relations Board’s first petition for injunctive relief under the new framework announced last year in Cemex Construction Materials...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

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

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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

Adams and Reese LLP

[Webinar] 2023 NLRB Year in Review - December 19th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm CST

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Adams and Reese Partner Michael MacHarg will lead a one hour CLE webinar to discuss important updates from the National Labor Relations Board over the past year. Registration is free. The webinar will take place Tuesday,...more

BakerHostetler

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

Benesch

Concerns Over Cemex Bargaining Orders

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On August 25, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) decided Cemex Construction Materials Pacific, LLC, which lowered the threshold for the Board to issue a bargaining order rather than re-run an election when it...more

Laner Muchin, Ltd.

NLRB Eases Union Recognition, Shortens Election Cycles

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Cemex Decision In Cemex Construction Materials Pacific (372 NLRB No. 130), the NLRB ruled that an employer must either recognize a union that seeks to represent its employees or else file its own petition for an election....more

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NLRB Drastically Alters Union Recognition & Election Process in Cemex Decision

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For over fifty years, the general process for determining employee support (or opposition) to collective bargaining remained fairly constant: the union gathers signed authorization cards to evidence a sufficient showing of...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

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

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog

Manufacturers Beware: New, Easier Union Representation Process

The NLRB has reversed decades of precedent and made it far easier for unions to represent employees, including manufacturers, without a secret ballot election.  The NLRB’s new standard (announced in Cemex Construction...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

Cemex Construction NLRB Decision

It’s a cruel summer for employers as the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) issued both new election rules, and a landmark decision that upended decades of precedent and lowered the threshold for the Board to issue...more

Stevens & Lee

Cemex Decision Examined: How the NLRB Dramatically Changed the Unionization Process

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On August 25, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a historic and paradigm shifting decision . In short, the NLRB dramatically changed the process of how a union can be formed in the workplace. Instead of...more

Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C.

NLRB Gives Big Boost to Unionization Efforts

On August 25, 2023, the NLRB issued two critically important and pro-labor decisions that will make it much easier (and quicker) for unions to organize and unionize previously non-union employees. One will make it easier for...more

K&L Gates LLP

NLRB Weakens Secret-Ballot Elections in Union Campaigns, Increasing Unionization Perils

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On 25 August 2023, the Cemex decision by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) upended 52 years of Board law that had previously enshrined the secret-ballot election as the default method for union certification....more

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NLRB’s Cemex Decision Facilitates Union Recognition Even Without Elections

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On August 25, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (the “NLRB”) released its long awaited Cemex Construction Materials Pacific (“Cemex”) decision. See NLRB Case No. 28-CA-230115. The crux of the Cemex case revolved around...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Labor Board Expands an Employer’s Duty to Bargain During Contract Negotiations

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Overruling crucial aspects of precedent, the National Labor Relations Board has expanded an employer’s duty to bargain with employees under the National Labor Relations Act following the expiration of a labor contract and...more

Paul Hastings LLP

NLRB Elevates Union Authorization Cards Over Secret-Ballot Elections to Compel Employers to Recognize Unions

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For more than 50 years, the National Labor Relations Board had held — with Supreme Court approval — that when a union claimed to represent an employer’s workforce, the employer could refuse to recognize the union, leaving the...more

Genova Burns LLC

Risk of Cemex Bargaining Order Raises Stakes for Employers that Commit Serious Unfair Labor Practices During Union Campaigns

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Expressing palpable frustration with an employer that committed many unfair labor practice charges after a union filed an election petition, and acknowledging the lack of serious disincentives to engage in unlawful behavior...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

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