All Items: Labor Relations

Supreme Court Strikes Down California Rule Mandating Access to Unions

Date:

June 23, 2021

A California regulation requiring agricultural employers to grant unions limited access onto their property to organize farm laborers violates the Constitution, the Supreme Court ruled.
Alabama Amazon Workers Vote Against Unionizing

Date:

April 9, 2021

Employees at Amazon's Bessemer, Alabama, warehouse have overwhelming voted against joining the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, following a highly watched organizing effort.
NLRB Rules Tesla Violated Workers' Rights During Union Campaign

Date:

March 31, 2021

The NLRB ruled that Tesla engaged in unlawful union-busting activity during a 2017 union-organizing campaign at its flagship manufacturing plant.
NLRB Rejects Amazon Challenge to Mail Ballot Union Election

Date:

February 16, 2021

The NLRB has denied Amazon's request to block a regional director's order to conduct a union election using mail-in ballots.
Union Membership Rate Rose in 2020 Despite Coronavirus Pandemic

Date:

February 4, 2021

While the US lost nearly 10 million jobs in 2020, the union membership rate actually increased according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, including for private employers.
NLRB Files Complaint Against Google for Illegally Spying On, Firing Employees

Date:

December 9, 2020

An NLRB complaint claims Google violated the National Labor Relations Act by illegally spying on and terminating some of its employees.
Employers May Restrict Employees' Moonlighting, NLRB Rules

Date:

August 10, 2020

Employers may lawfully maintain a rule or policy against moonlighting under a recent ruling by the NLRB, provided they do not use the rule to prohibit or discipline employees for engaging in protected activity.
NLRB Allows Discipline for Offensive Language Used During Protected Activities

Date:

July 27, 2020

The NLRB has ruled that employers no longer need overlook the use of obscene, racist or abusive language in the workplace by employees who are engaged in activity protected by the National Labor Relations Act.
Employers Have No Duty to Bargain Over Discipline Taken Prior to a Contract, NLRB Rules

Date:

July 14, 2020

An employer does not have a duty to bargain with a union over employee discipline prior to reaching a first collective bargaining agreement, according to a recent NLRB ruling.
Employees Must Affirmatively Request Weingarten Rights, DC Circuit Rules

Date:

July 2, 2020

The DC Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that an employee must affirmatively request union representation to invoke their Weingarten rights under the National Labor Relations Act.

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All Items: Labor Relations

Supreme Court Strikes Down California Rule Mandating Access to Unions

Alabama Amazon Workers Vote Against Unionizing

NLRB Rules Tesla Violated Workers' Rights During Union Campaign

NLRB Rejects Amazon Challenge to Mail Ballot Union Election

Union Membership Rate Rose in 2020 Despite Coronavirus Pandemic

NLRB Files Complaint Against Google for Illegally Spying On, Firing Employees

Employers May Restrict Employees' Moonlighting, NLRB Rules

NLRB Allows Discipline for Offensive Language Used During Protected Activities

Employers Have No Duty to Bargain Over Discipline Taken Prior to a Contract, NLRB Rules

Employees Must Affirmatively Request Weingarten Rights, DC Circuit Rules

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