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Guidance Memo Shows Plan for NLRB Action Favoring Union Recognition

Date:: November 14, 2023

Employers that are confronted with a union demand for recognition should expect a process weighted much more in favor of unions, according to new guidance issued by the NLRB General Counsel clarifying questions about the Cemex standard.

NLRB Means Business, Issues First Cemex Bargaining Order

Date:: September 28, 2023

In the nation's first application of the NLRB's Cemex standard, an administrative law judge ordered an employer to bargain with a union after the union lost a representation election, based on the employer's unlawful labor practices.

NLRB Issues Rulings Reshaping Labor Relations Landscape

Date:: September 21, 2023

The NLRB has issued several rulings recently that change labor relations standards to be more favorable to unions and employees.

New York Becomes Sixth State Banning "Captive Audience" Meetings

Date:: September 15, 2023

A new law makes New York the sixth state to prohibit employers from requiring employees to attend anti-union "captive audience meetings."

NLRB Creates New Standard for Recognizing Unions

Date:: August 28, 2023

The NLRB's Cemex ruling upends the process for requesting union elections in place for more than 50 years and is expected to make it easier for unions to win recognition as employees' bargaining representatives.

Supreme Court Allows Some Lawsuits for Strike Damages

Date:: June 2, 2023

The NLRA does not preempt a company's lawsuit in state court for damages when a union's strike-related activity intentionally destroys the company's property, the Supreme Court has ruled,

Michigan Repeals Right-to-Work Laws

Date:: March 27, 2023

Michigan's has repealed its right-to-work laws, and will permit collective bargaining agreements to require employees to join the union or pay fees to support it.

Unions' Right to Strike at Risk Before Supreme Court

Date:: January 11, 2023

A long-standing rule shielding unions from lawsuits for damages caused when their workers exercise their right to strike could be in jeopardy in a closely watched case.

Illinois Guarantees Labor Rights, While Tennessee Bolsters Its Right-to-Work Status

Date:: November 16, 2022

Voters in Illinois and Tennessee each approved ballot initiatives amending their state constitution regarding labor rights. However, the measures were completely opposite to each other with one affirming the right-to-work and the other the right-to-bargain,

NLRB Reverses Course, Bars Rules Banning Wearing of Union Insignia

Date:: September 2, 2022

In the first reversal of a precedent set during the Trump administration, the NLRB ruled that wearing union insignia is a critical form of protected communication and any attempt to restrict it is presumptively unlawful.

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Guidance Memo Shows Plan for NLRB Action Favoring Union Recognition

NLRB Means Business, Issues First Cemex Bargaining Order

NLRB Issues Rulings Reshaping Labor Relations Landscape

New York Becomes Sixth State Banning "Captive Audience" Meetings

NLRB Creates New Standard for Recognizing Unions

Supreme Court Allows Some Lawsuits for Strike Damages

Michigan Repeals Right-to-Work Laws

Unions' Right to Strike at Risk Before Supreme Court

Illinois Guarantees Labor Rights, While Tennessee Bolsters Its Right-to-Work Status

NLRB Reverses Course, Bars Rules Banning Wearing of Union Insignia

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