The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers filed an NLRB election petition to represent 87 tool and die maintenance technicians at Nissan’s Smyrna, Tennessee auto plant. At the Smyrna facility, Nissan employs approximately 4,300 production and maintenance workers. The
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Supreme Court of Ohio Further Clarifies Exception Under the Marketable Title Act in Erickson v. Morrison
On March 16, 2021, the Supreme Court of Ohio expanded upon its prior decision in Blackstone v. Moore, 2018-Ohio-4959, holding that a reference in a deed that described a previously severed mineral interest, but without identifying the name of the…
More NLRB Changes Coming: Biden Appoints New Pro-Labor General Counsel
If even a day can make a significant difference, a month can make much more. On February 17, 2021, President Biden nominated Jennifer Abruzzo to serve as the next General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
The…
Employer Uniform Policies Back in the Limelight at the NLRB
Many employers have policies that require employees to wear uniforms. What if an employee of such an employer, however, wants to instead wear a t-shirt expressing support for a labor union? The NLRB has long regulated an employer’s ability to…
Rapid Reversals: Acting NLRB General Counsel Issues Flurry of Rescissions Days after Unprecedented Ousting of Predecessor
Acting General Counsel Peter Sung Ohr has wasted no time in reversing course at the NLRB’s General Counsel office. Yesterday, less than two weeks after President Biden’s unprecedented removal of the NLRB’s GC, AGC Ohr issued a memorandum (GC…
Divided NLRB Panel Offers Expansive Protections for Wildcat Strikes
Ohio EPA Division of Air Pollution Control hosts Program Advisory Group Meeting
On January 20, 2021, the Ohio EPA’s Division of Air Pollution Control (DAPC) hosted a “Program Advisory Group” (PAG) meeting via Microsoft Teams to inform interested stakeholders of recent and upcoming DAPC activities. The topics discussed during the PAG meeting…
General Counsel Controversy Erupts, and New NLRB Chairman Appointed
What a difference a day can make. On the first day of the Biden administration, the President gave the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board until 5 p.m. to resign or be fired. GC Peter Robb (R) declined…
D.C Circuit Court of Appeals Vacates Affordable Clean Energy Rule
On January 19, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the D. C. Circuit issued an Order vacating U.S. EPA’s 2019 Affordable Clean Energy Rule (ACE Rule). The 2019 ACE Rule replaced the 2015 Clean Power Plan as a…
Part 5: Will the Federal Government Take Over the UAW?
Last week, the UAW and the U.S. Justice Department reached an agreement to end the criminal investigation into the UAW. Twelve former UAW officials have been convicted of embezzling UAW-Chrysler training funds and UAW dues money and are serving time…