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.
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Union Activity is Rising at an Aggressive Rate
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
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
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
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
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”
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
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)
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
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
Supreme Court Reinvigorates Property Rights of Employers
Union organizing often collides with an employer’s private property rights. In a decision issued this month, Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid, the United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of the right to protect private property against intrusion by union organizers.
D.C. Circuit Flips NLRB; Employer’s Alleged ‘Baseless’ Statements of Opinion Lawful
“Absent threats or promises, § 8(c) [of the National Labor Relations Act] unambiguously protects ‘any views, argument or opinion’ – even those that the agency finds misguided, flimsy, or daft,” the D.C. Circuit has held. Trinity Services Group, Inc. v. NLRB, No. 20-1014 (D.C. Cir. June 1, 2021)
The Court
Solicitation of Mail Ballots Constitutes Objectionable Conduct
On June 9, 2021, the National Labor Relations Board held that a party’s solicitation of one or more mail ballots constitutes objectionable election conduct that may warrant setting aside an election. Professional Transportation, Inc. and United Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers of America, Local 1077, 370 NLRB No.
Biden Issues Executive Order to Encourage Worker Organizing and Bargaining
President Biden continues to make good on his campaign promise to be the most labor-friendly president ever. On April 26, 2021, he issued an executive order that seeks to increase union organization and strengthen the hand of organized labor. The order, which notes that the federal government in recent
President Biden Creates Labor Organizing Task Force
On Monday, President Biden signed an executive order creating a White House task force to promote labor organizing. The task force will be led by Vice President Kamala Harris and will also include cabinet officials and top White House advisers.
The task force will be responsible for providing recommendations on