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Report Link Decrease in Union Election Wins May Mean Organizing Pressure on Employers to Increase.
Jackson Lewis LLP - June 06, 2008
For the first time in more than a decade, the rate at which unions won representation elections conducted by the National Labor Relations Board decreased in 2007. The rate of union wins declined to 60.1%, down from 61.4% in 2006, according to a report published by the Bureau of National Affairs on June 2. In 2007, the number of elections won by unions was 902, as compared to 1,018 in 2006.
Report Link Labor Board Ruling Stresses Importance of Ballot Secrecy in Setting Aside an Election.
Jackson Lewis LLP - January 02, 2008
Adopting a strict standard to protect ballot secrecy, the National Labor Relations Board (the "Board") set aside the results of a union election in which two late-arriving employees cast their ballots outside a voting booth in a public room. The Board found that the employees voted in a manner "entirely too open and too subject to observation to insure secrecy of the ballot," and ordered that a new election be held. Setting aside an election the union won (7 to 6, with 1 void ballot), the Board did not require any evidence showing the latecomers were barred from freely casting their votes. Columbine Cable Company, Inc., 351 NLRB No. 65 (Nov. 30, 2007).
Report Link Hospitality Industry: Box Score (Union Elections)
Fisher & Phillips, LLP - December 06, 2007
August and September saw a big spike in union petitions at hospitality employers. Here are 17 we are aware of, all filed in the same two-month period.
Report Link Distribution of Altered Sample Ballot Not Objectionable if Board’s Newly Revised Sample Ballot is Used.
Ford & Harrison LLP - October 26, 2007
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently announced that it will not set aside a representation election based on a party’s distribution of an altered sample ballot, provided the altered ballot is an actual reproduction of the Board’s recently revised sample ballot, which includes newly added disclaimer language. See Ryder Memorial Hospital, 351 NLRB No. 26 (September 28, 2007). In Ryder, the Board announced that it has revised the sample ballot included with a Notice of Election to include a disclaimer stating: “The National Labor Relations Board does not endorse any choice in this election. Any markings that you may see on any sample ballot have not been put there by the National Labor Relations Board.”
Report Link NLRB Dramatically Changes Rules Regarding Union Recognition.
Fisher & Phillips, LLP - October 05, 2007
In a decision that overturns more than 40 years of precedent, the National Labor Relations Board announced yesterday that the "recognition bar," which precludes a decertification election for 12 months after an employer recognizes a union, does not apply when that recognition is voluntary, based on a card check. Dana Corp.; Metaldyne Corp. 351 NLRB No. 28 (2007).
Report Link Legal Alert: NMB Finalizes Internet Voting Procedures.
Ford & Harrison LLP - October 01, 2007
On September 14, 2007, the National Mediation Board (NMB) published its final rules regarding its previously announced intent to introduce Internet Voting in elections overseen by the agency. Effective October 1, 2007, employees in such elections will have the option of voting either by the Telephone Electronic Voting (TEV) system currently in use or via the Internet.
Report Link Instead of Bargaining, Labor Board Orders Rerun Election for Hospital's Unfair Practices.
Jackson Lewis LLP - December 10, 2004
A Florida hospital that committed numerous unfair labor practices during a union campaign was not ordered to bargain with the union to remedy the violations.
Report Link NLRB’s Crown Jewel Tarnished, But Election Results Stand (pdf).
Vedder Price - October 05, 2004
During a break in voting, the union’s observer asked the National Labor Relations Board agent conducting the election why companies don’t like unions. The Board agent said, 'Companies don’t like unions because they cannot fire or hire anyone, and they cannot take benefits from the staff.'
Report Link More Elections, More Union Wins in 2002.
Jackson Lewis LLP - September 22, 2003
For the sixth straight year, union victories in elections conducted by the National Labor Relations Board have increased.

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