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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.

Court Orders Starbucks to Rehire Fired Union-Organizing Employees

Date:: August 29, 2022

A federal district court has ordered a Starbucks store to rehire seven employees who it had fired during a union organizing campaign.

Connecticut Bans "Captive Audience" Meetings

Date:: May 24, 2022

Employers in Connecticut cannot compel employees to attend mandatory meetings held to dissuade employees from joining a union, effective July 1.

Amazon Wins Union Election at Second NYC Warehouse

Date:: May 3, 2022

Amazon fought off a unionizing drive by the Amazon Labor Union at a second New York City warehouse, winning by a vote of 618 to 380.

NLRB Considers Limiting Employer Speech Options as Union Elections Surge

Date:: April 12, 2022

Mandatory meetings during a unionizing campaign, in which employers explain why they think employees should not join a union, should be declared unlawful, according to the NLRB General Council.

NY Warehouse Workers First to Win Union Drive at Amazon, Other Elections Pending

Date:: April 4, 2022

An independent grass-roots union has become the first to successfully unionize an Amazon workplace in the US, winning by more than 500 votes.

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.

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

NLRB Reverses Course, Bars Rules Banning Wearing of Union Insignia

Court Orders Starbucks to Rehire Fired Union-Organizing Employees

Connecticut Bans "Captive Audience" Meetings

Amazon Wins Union Election at Second NYC Warehouse

NLRB Considers Limiting Employer Speech Options as Union Elections Surge

NY Warehouse Workers First to Win Union Drive at Amazon, Other Elections Pending

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

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