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Supreme Court Rejects More Lenient Test for NLRB Injunctions

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On June 13, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States made it harder for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to win injunctive relief against employers accused of unfair labor practices. The Court held in Starbucks...more

Butler Snow LLP

The United Auto Workers’ (UAW) Unprecedented First Victory First Step in Realizing Its $40 Million Dollar Plan to Organize...

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The United Auto Workers (UAW) made history by winning its first unionization vote at a Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The final tally was 2,628 to 985, a stunning 73% of eligible employees voted in favor of...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

Burr & Forman

The Burr Broadcast: Dartmouth Men's Basketball Team Unionization Efforts Explained

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In this episode of The Burr Broadcast, Bryance Metheny, leader of the firm's Labor & Employment practice group, discusses the process that private employers would follow if a union attempts to organize its workforce. He uses...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

A Revamped Union Organization Process

Unions won 95 percent of the elections involving groups of 500 or more workers that occurred in the first half of 2023. Overall, unions won 662 elections during that same period – covering over 58,000 workers, the greatest...more

Cozen O'Connor

Employment Law Now VII-139 - An Interview With an Employee-Side Attorney on L&E Issues

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Michael Schmidt is joined by Hope Pordy, Esq., a Partner with the law firm of Spivak Lipton in New York, who represents employees and unions in a wide range of labor and employment matters. Hope provides insight on the...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Union Organizing is on the Rise: What Florida Employers Need to Know

In recent years, there has been a surge in new union organizing efforts and tactics to unionize and organize employers around the country. From Amazon workers in Jacksonville to Starbucks employees in 280 stores and counting,...more

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NLRB Reaffirms "Special Circumstances" Test for Union Insignia Cases

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Executive Summary: On August 29, 2022, in a 3-2 decision, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) reaffirmed that when an employer interferes in any way with its employees’ right to display union insignia, the...more

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The NLRB Reawakened: Part One—New Obstacles to Settlement of Unfair Labor Practices

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On September 15, 2021, National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo issued Memorandum GC 21-07 (“Full Remedies in Settlement Agreements”), which urges the Regions to seek remedies in the settlement of...more

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update

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

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

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog

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

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

Stinson LLP

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

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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

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

High-Profile Employers Face Intense Union Organizing

Union efforts to organize workers are on the rise. Most notably, several high-profile employers are at the forefront of recent union campaigns, including Amazon, Starbucks and now Apple. Employees at Amazon’s Staten Island,...more

BakerHostetler

[Ongoing Program] Master Class 2022 Wrap-Up - May 3rd, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET

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Please join us for BakerHostetler’s The ‘New’ Normal: The State of Labor Relations and Employment Law Master Class. Our 9th Annual Master Class will be virtual again this year, as it was last year, due to the continuation of...more

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Labor Under Biden

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Before the 2020 election, then-US Presidential candidate Joe Biden vowed to be the “strongest labor president you have ever had.” Now having been in office for almost a year, how has President Biden changed the country’s...more

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[Ongoing Program] Opening Plenary Session – The ‘New’ Normal: The State of Labor Relations and Employment Law - February 1st, 2:00...

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Please join us for BakerHostetler’s The ‘New’ Normal: The State of Labor Relations and Employment Law Master Class. Our 9th Annual Master Class will be virtual again this year, as it was last year, due to the continuation of...more

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[Webinar] Labor Under Biden Series - November 18th, 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm CST

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Before the 2020 election, then US Presidential candidate Joe Biden vowed to be the “strongest labor president you have ever had.” Now having been in office for almost a year, we will take a look at how President Biden has...more

Littler

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

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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

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[Virtual Event] Labor and Employment AR/HR Summit - August 10th - 12th, 9:00 am - 2:30 pm CDT

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Employers, especially HR professionals, have been on a roller coaster ride over the past 18 months. COVID-19 has not only changed the way we work but has underscored the need to take proactive steps to protect the longevity...more

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Union organizing on steroids

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Against the backdrop of a new administration, an evolving workforce, and a changing economy brought about by the pandemic, the landscape for union organizing has radically changed in 2021.  While the nation’s attention is...more

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Get ready: Union organizing on steroids

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Against the backdrop of a new administration, an evolving workforce, and a changing economy brought about by the pandemic, the landscape for union organizing has radically changed in 2021.  While the nation’s attention is...more

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

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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

Fisher Phillips

Labor Gets Wishlist Bill Passed In House

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The U.S. House of Representatives just passed a bill that would tilt the scales of labor law unequivocally in favor of organized labor. The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act would bring about a radical shift in labor...more

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NLRB Wraps up Blockbuster Year with a Bang

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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

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Employment Law This Week®: Recalibrating Federal Agencies, Marijuana Legalization, the Changing Nature of Work - Monthly Rundown

This Employment Law This Week® Monthly Rundown discusses the most important developments for employers heading into January 2020. The episode includes: 1. The Recalibration of Federal Agencies The year 2019 was the year of...more

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