Unionization Process

New and Updated

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  50-State Charts

  'Right to Work' States

  Updated to reflect forthcoming change regarding Michigan's 'right to work' status.

• Date:

  March 27, 2023

  Type:

  News

  Michigan Repeals Right-to-Work Laws

  Michigan's has repealed its right-to-work laws, and will permit collective bargaining agreements to require employees to join the union or pay fees to support it.

• 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.

• 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:

  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.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Connecticut Protects Employees in Regard to Captive Audience Meetings