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Articles Discussing Labor Union Organizing.

NLRB General Counsel Seeks to Limit Secret Ballot Elections in Favor of Union Recognition Based on Card Count

April 19, 2022 | Ford Harrison Filed Under: Union Organizing

Executive Summary: On April 11, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo (“Abruzzo”) filed a brief in Cemex Construction Materials Pacific, petitioning the Board to reinstate the Joy Silk doctrine, a Board standard that was rejected more than 50 years ago.

Employers Take Note! Labor’s Resurgence Could be Real this Time

April 19, 2022 | Franczek P.C. Filed Under: Union Organizing

Despite the always shifting pendulum of labor law, unionization rates in the private sector have decreased and remained low since the 1970’s. However, a recent surge of unionization efforts, coupled with unique economic conditions and key initiatives at the National […]

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NLRB General Counsel Urges Board to Find Captive Audience Speeches are Unlawful

April 19, 2022 | Franczek P.C. Filed Under: Union Organizing

For decades, employers have been permitted to hold mandatory meetings or “captive audience speeches” in response to union organizing campaigns to present the company’s position on unionization. On April 7, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel Jennifer […]

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Following the Doctor’s Orders: NLRB Decision Prescribes Union Election for Physicians

April 12, 2022 | Littler Filed Under: Union Organizing

Littler

In Piedmont Health Services, Inc. and Piedmont Health Services Medical Providers United, Case No. 10-RC-286648, Region 10 of the National Labor Relations Board (Region) issued a Decision and Direction of Election (DDE) in which it held that physicians are not supervisors under the National Labor Relations Act (the Act) simply

Employers Should Take Note of Recent Union Organizing Activities

April 11, 2022 | Jones Walker Filed Under: Union Organizing

In the first quarter of 2022, unions filed over 550 election petitions in the United States, compared with only 290 in the first quarter of 2021. It is the largest first-quarter number filed in the past seven years. While part of the increase can be attributed to the SEIU (Service Employee International Union), which has filed dozens of petitions at Starbucks facilities throughout the United States, many believe that pandemic-induced labor market issues and the rise of worker autonomy have created an opportunity for organized labor.

Labor Attempts to Further Restrict Employers During Rising Union Campaigns

April 10, 2022 | CDF Labor Law LLP Filed Under: Union Organizing

Earlier this week, National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) General Counsel, Jennifer Abruzzo released a memo urging Biden’s pro-union Board to declare that employers can no longer hold “captive audience” meetings. “Captive audience” meetings, which are currently permitted, occur when employers hold mandatory meetings, during working hours, to present facts, opinions, and reasons to vote against forming a union during an election campaign.

Union Activity is Rising at an Aggressive Rate

April 7, 2022 | CDF Labor Law LLP Filed Under: Union Organizing

Yesterday, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) put out a press release showing that there has been significant growth in the number of representation petitions being filed for union elections with the Board.

Inhumane Amazon Culture 

March 29, 2022 | Working Solutions NYC Filed Under: Union Organizing

Amazon is notorious for treating their warehouse and transportation employees poorly, but recent allegations have accused Amazon of treating their white collared positions appallingly as well. An anonymous source claims that he took a job with Amazon because of the enticing salary of 300,000 dollars a year, believing that

Mandatory Unionization at Large Federally-Funded Construction Projects

March 9, 2022 | Nexsen Pruet Filed Under: Union Organizing

Jackson Lewis

The federal infrastructure law devotes billions of dollars to construction sites and other projects. When the law was initially proposed, there was skepticism and concern that the huge federal investment would come with consequences such as mandatory unionization. See our prior article here. 

Putting USMCA to the Test, GM Workers in Mexico Vote to Join New Union

February 14, 2022 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: Union Organizing

Jackson Lewis

Workers at a General Motors Co. (GM) plant in Mexico have voted in favor of union representation. The vote was made possible by Mexico’s new labor law, which was enacted as a result of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

NLRB’s Invitation to File Briefs and Activist General Counsel Signal the Good Old Days May Be Now for Organized Labor

January 26, 2022 | Ogletree Deakins Filed Under: Union Organizing

On January 20, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that union membership in the United States had dropped to a historic all-time low. The decline in membership is prompting unions to consider strategies to replenish their depleted ranks with new dues-paying members.

Upcoming Labor Changes—“Micro Units”

December 9, 2021 | Nexsen Pruet Filed Under: Union Organizing

Nearly a year after his inauguration, President Biden has completed the shift of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) to a pro-union majority. See our prior article here. The reconstituted NLRB will devote significant time reviewing and changing important labor law precedents and rules during the coming year. These changes will likely make it increasingly challenging for employees and employers to remain union-free.

Union Organizing in the Manufacturing Industry

November 4, 2021 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: Union Organizing

Jackson Lewis

Despite the low union membership rate in the private sector nationally and consistent unionization rates in the manufacturing industry in recent years, the external labor-organizing environment remains aggressive.

The Unlikely Marriage of Unions and Tech Employees (Podcast)

August 18, 2021 | Jackson Lewis Filed Under: Union Organizing

Jackson Lewis

Unions are successfully targeting workers in the technology industry, even as employees transition to a more remote workplace during the pandemic. 

Employer Entitled to Hearing Over Challenge to Signature on Mail Ballot

July 2, 2021 | Littler Filed Under: Union Organizing

Littler

On June 25, 2021, the National Labor Relations Board (Board) decided in College Bound Dorchester, Inc. and Service Employees International Union Local 888, Case No. 01-RC-261667 (2021), that an employer’s challenge to a ballot signature raised substantial and material issues as to whether the ballot was cast by an

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