Topic
Quickie Election Rules
19 published works
Employer Labor Relations
Waiting For Godot, Or, In This Case, The NLRB
By Monica Rodriguez and Jeffrey A. Berman Seyfarth Synopsis: The National Labor Relations Board recently commenced an examination of the continued validity of a number of Obama Board actions. These…
World of Employment
Trump NLRB Shakes Up the Labor World in Striking Down Numerous Obama Board Decisions
By John Dudrey, Ryan Kunkel, Tim O'Connell, Jim Shore
It might appear that in some years, the National Labor Relations Board (the Board) issues a series of decisions just as the year comes to a close, but it is…
Labor & Collective Bargaining
Labor Board Asks: Retain, Modify, or Rescind ‘Quickie Election’ Rules?
By Ian B. Bogaty, Howard M. Bloom, Jonathan J. Spitz, Philip B. Rosen
A Request for Information regarding the “Quickie Election” representation regulations (at 29 CFR parts 101 and 102) will be published on December 13, 2017, the National Labor Relations Board has…
Labor & Collective Bargaining
In Fastest Elections, Union Victory Rate Soars
By Robert J. Guidotti, Howard M. Bloom, Philip B. Rosen
Unions fare better in the quickest elections under the National Labor Relations Board’s April 2015 “quickie” election rules, according to a Bloomberg BNA report. Unions have continued to win elections…
Employer Labor Relations
NLRB Expedited Election Rules Survive Fifth Circuit Appeal
By Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
By: Kyllan B.Kershaw, Esq. Seyfarth Synopsis: The Fifth Circuit upheld the NLRB’s expedited union election rules on Friday, rejecting an appeal from construction-industry employers and small businesses The U.S. Court…
Labor Relations Update
NLRB Issues Union Friendly Decision Regarding Applicability of Quickie Rules: When 94% Just Ain’t Enough
By Michael Lebowich, Steven Porzio
With that the NLRB’s quickie election rules going into effect in April 2015, we are just now starting to see the Board decide cases applying the new rules. In Danbury…
Employer Labor Relations
NLRB Regional Director Finds that Employer Failed to Substantially Comply with New Requirement to Provide “Available” Personal Phone Numbers and Email Addresses for Voters and Directs Second Election
By Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
By: Ashley K. Laken, Esq. After the NLRB’s expedited election rules went into effect last April, the extent to which an employer faced with a union representation petition must search…
Labor & Collective Bargaining
Quickie Elections Just Got Quicker: Electronic Signatures Okayed to Support Union Petitions
By Howard M. Bloom, Philip B. Rosen, Thomas V. Walsh
The General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board has decided to accept electronic signatures in support of a showing of interest, effective immediately. In a September 1, 2015, memorandum…
Labor & Collective Bargaining
Chamber of Commerce’s Challenge to NLRB “Quickie Election Rule” Fails in District Court
By Howard M. Bloom, Philip B. Rosen
The National Labor Relations Board has won a second legal victory in connection with its “quickie” election rule. U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson has rejected arguments raised by…
Employer Labor Relations
Senate Takes Next Step in Fighting Off Controversial “Ambush Election” Rules
By Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
By: Howard M. Wexler, Esq. Hoping that the third time is the charm, the National Labor Relations Board (“Board” or “NLRB”) has once again adopted its expedited election rules (aka…