Thursday’s decision by the National Labor Relations Board broadening the criteria for joint employer status may not have much impact on staffing … Read more
Adecco’s Google Express Drivers Seek Union Vote
Contract warehouse and shipping workers working for Google Express are petitioning to have the Teamsters Union represent them. The 140 workers are employed … Read more
Court Won’t Give Legal Relief From NLRB’s “Quickie” Election Rule
By Nelson D. Cary and George Stevens Last Thursday, the National Labor Relations Board won its first courtroom victory in connection with its “ambush” or … Read more
Believe It or Not, NLRB Protects Foul Facebook Attack on Supervisor
By Nelson Cary Consider this employee’s Facebook post: Bob is such a NASTY MOTHERF___ER don’t know how to talk to people!!!!!! F__k his mother and his … Read more
Obama Vetoes Resolution Disapproving NLRB “Quickie” Election Rule
By Ilyse Wolens Schuman and Michael J. Lotito As predicted, President Obama has vetoed S.J. Res. 8, a joint resolution of disapproval seeking to prevent … Read more
House Committee Grills NLRB Leaders on “Quickie” Union Election Rule
By Michael J. Lotito This week, National Labor Relations Board Chairman Mark Pearce and General Counsel Richard Griffin, Jr. came under fire from a sharply … Read more
Congress Has Spoken, Mr. President: No “Quickie” Union Elections
By Lori Armstrong Halber In the words of House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline, R-MN, “Today, Congress voted to stop an unelected … Read more
Congress Moving to Block NLRB’s “Quickie” Union Election Rule
By Michael J. Lotito The same day the Senate advanced a joint resolution (S.J. Res. 8) seeking to block implementation of the National Labor Relations … Read more
SHRM, U.S. Chamber Sue to Block NLRB “Quickie” Election Rules
By Eric B. Meyer It’s on now! Yesterday, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced that it had filed a complaint in federal court against the National … Read more
Should Your Ultimate Goal Be a Union-Free Workplace?
By Howard Mavity Last week’s NLRB Purple Communications decision about employee emails combine with the announcement by the National Labor Relations Board … Read more