As we move along in our labor law courses, we might like to keep an eye on a recent development inside the “Beltway”. Early this summer the NLRB invited interested parties to file amicus birefs on a case involving the issue of whether the Board should continue to follow the “recogniation bar” doctrine. Under this doctrine an employer’s voluntary recognition of the Union bars a decertification petition for a reasonable period of time. For more information click here .
