Unions

New and Updated

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  The Unionization Process: Federal

  Updated to include information on a recent court ruling and NLRB rule revisions regarding union elections rules.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  The Unionization Process: California

  Updated to reflect amendments to the Agricultural Labor Relations Act related to union organizing and penalties, effective January 1, 2023.

• Date:

  January 11, 2023

  Type:

  News

  Unions' Right to Strike at Risk Before Supreme Court

  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.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  The Unionization Process: Illinois

  Updated to include the "workers' rights" amendment to the state constitution, adopted at the November 2022 general election, certified December 5, 2022.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Illinois Guarantees Organizing and Collective Bargaining Rights

• Date:

  November 16, 2022

  Type:

  News

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

  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,

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  California Allows Mail-In Voting for Agricultural Labor Union Elections

• Date:

  September 2, 2022

  Type:

  News

  NLRB Reverses Course, Bars Rules Banning Wearing of Union Insignia

  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.

• Type:

  Policies and Procedures

  Political Activity Policy

  Updated to include information about protest activities, political displays and leaves of absence, as well as to enhance the Tips and Warnings sections.

• Date:

  August 29, 2022

  Type:

  News

  Court Orders Starbucks to Rehire Fired Union-Organizing Employees

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