Unions

New and Updated

• Date:

  April 9, 2021

  Type:

  News

  Alabama Amazon Workers Vote Against Unionizing

  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.

• Date:

  March 31, 2021

  Type:

  News

  NLRB Rules Tesla Violated Workers' Rights During Union Campaign

  The NLRB ruled that Tesla engaged in unlawful union-busting activity during a 2017 union-organizing campaign at its flagship manufacturing plant.

• Date:

  February 16, 2021

  Type:

  News

  NLRB Rejects Amazon Challenge to Mail Ballot Union Election

  The NLRB has denied Amazon's request to block a regional director's order to conduct a union election using mail-in ballots.

• Date:

  February 4, 2021

  Type:

  News

  Union Membership Rate Rose in 2020 Despite Coronavirus Pandemic

  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.

• Type:

  Employment Law Manual

  Labor Rights and Enforcement: Federal

  Updated to include information on an NLRB decision regarding moonlighting.

• Type:

  Employment Law Manual

  Strikes, Lockouts and Other "Economic Weapons": Federal

  Updated to include information on an NLRB decision regarding discipline for an employee's offensive or abusive speech or conduct.

• Type:

  Supervisor Training

  Union Strikes and Picketing - Supervisor Briefing

  Updated to include information on an NLRB decision regarding discipline for an employee's offensive or abusive speech or conduct.

• Type:

  Supervisor Training

  Disciplining a Union Employee - Supervisor Briefing

  Updated to include information on an NLRB decision regarding discipline for an employee's offensive or abusive speech or conduct.

• Type:

  How To

  How to Determine Whether an Employee's Activity Is Protected Under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)

  Updated to include information on an NLRB decision regarding discipline for an employee's offensive or abusive speech or conduct.

• Type:

  FAQs

  May an employer discipline an employee for offensive or abusive language or actions in the course of engaging in activity that may be protected under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)?