Two of the four members of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) have indicated they are willing to rethink a key element of the Board’s more-than-40-year-old precedent regarding employers’ off-duty employee access rules under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).
Labor & Collective Bargaining
The Labor & Collective Bargaining blog published by Jackson Lewis P.C. focuses on issues related to union organizing, labor relations, and collective bargaining dynamics in the workplace. It covers developments in labor board activities, union election trends, and legislative changes affecting employer-employee communications during union campaigns. The blog also addresses legal challenges to labor regulations such as joint-employer rules and provides insights on union membership statistics across various industries. Employers are advised on strategies for managing employee relations, compliance with labor laws, and responding to union organizing efforts. The content is aimed at helping employers navigate the evolving landscape of labor law and collective bargaining.
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Union’s Goal: 100,000 New Members by 2024
UNITE HERE hopes to increase its membership by one-third, to 400,000 members, by 2024, according to Bloomberg Law.
UNITE HERE represents employees in the hotel, gaming, food service, airport, textile, manufacturing, distribution, laundry, transport, and other industries. With approximately 300,000…
NLRB Issues Proposed Rules To Modify Portions Of Its Election Procedures
The National Labor Relations Board has issued a proposed rule to modify three aspects of its election procedures. According to the board’s announcement, the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), which will be published in the Federal Register on Monday and…
U.S. House of Representatives Passes $49 Billion Bill to Revive Underfunded Pension Plans
In an effort to save pension plans from insolvency, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act of 2019 (H.R. 397).
The Act would allow the federal government to make grants and loans to multiemployer…
NLRB Reminds Employers: ‘Fighting’ During Union Organizing May Be Protected Activity
The National Labor Relations Board has reminded employers that they must tolerate a certain degree of heated discourse during a union organizing campaign before discipline or termination may be warranted.
On June 27, 2019, the Board, in Pacific Green Trucking,…
Labor Board: Employee Conduct in Response to Employer’s Unlawful Actions Not Grounds for Discharge
An employer violated the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) when it discharged an employee who refused to participate in a performance evaluation scheduled for discriminatory reasons, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ruled, reversing the decision of an Administrative…
NLRB Allows Email Submission of Public Comments to Proposed Joint-Employer Rulemaking
The National Labor Relations Board has announced that, in light of the partial government shutdown, the public may submit comments on the proposed joint-employer rulemaking by email to Regulations@nlrb.gov. Comments also may be submitted by mail, electronically through the NLRB’s…
Labor Board General Counsel Clarifies Lawfulness of Certain Work Rules
The National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) General Counsel (GC) has issued an Advice Memorandum on whether an unfair labor practice charge alleging four employer rules violated the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) has merit. The July 31, 2018 Memorandum, released…
Ride-Hail Drivers Are Independent Contractors, Not Employees, NLRB GC Concludes
UberX and UberBLACK drivers are independent contractors, not employees, of Uber, the General Counsel (GC) of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has determined in a recently released Advice Memorandum.
The drivers therefore are not employees within the meaning of…
Representation-Case Procedures, Students as Employees, Access to Private Property on NLRB Rulemaking Agenda
Among the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) rulemaking priorities under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) are its representation-case procedures, “blocking charge” and voluntary recognition standards, student status as employees, and access to employer private property.
The priorities are included…