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Unionism
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Ohio Employer Law Blog
Union yes? Employees, be careful what you wish for.
On Jan. 7, Great Lakes Coffee Roasting in Detroit temporarily closed following a Covid outbreak that sidelined nine employees. It never reopened, and now it's closed permanently. What happened? A…
Dashboard Insights
A New Wave of Unionization is Driving Change; Make Sure Your Organization Doesn’t Get Run Over
By Katelynn M. Williams, Mark J. Neuberger
The national conversation around union organization – increasingly lively of late – has focused on “new” players, whether grassroots unions, college-educated employees in the service industry, or professionals in the…
Hiring To Firing Law Blog
Is Labor Activity Increasing? What’s on the Horizon for Employers?
Q. There have been lots of recent headlines about workers unionizing, but is labor activity actually increasing — and what's on the horizon for employers? A. Although union membership declined…
The Bargaining Table
Stacking the Deck: NLRB General Counsel Seeks Union-Friendly Labor Law Reform in Card Check Recognition Procedure
By Christian White, Carlos Torrejon
In what can only be viewed as tilting the odds in favor of organized labor, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo recently filed a brief with the…
Angela Reddock-Wright Blog
May Day 2022: Starbucks & McDonald’s Take On NLRB Retaliation Cases, Highlighting Significance of “May Day”
In December 2021, employees at a Starbucks location in Buffalo, New York established the corporation’s first unionized workplace – but it hasn’t stopped there. Since the unionization efforts began, Starbucks…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
WIRTW #623: the “blocked” edition
I've probably written more about labor organizing over the past six months than in the prior six years (or longer) combined. It's a testament to the cultural significance of Starbucks,…
California Employment Law
It’s Time To Think About Union Activity
By Nancy Yaffe
In the past when my non-union clients asked about the NLRB or union activity issues I told them there are bigger issues to worry about. I have often said that…
Workforce Bulletin
<em>Video:</em> NLRB Updates, Quick EEO-1 Deadline – <em>Employment Law This Week</em>
As featured in #WorkforceWednesday: This week, we update you on two major developments from the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) and this year’s abridged timeline to submit EEO-1…
Management Memo
NLRB General Counsel Urges Labor Board to Expand Prohibition on “Captive Audience” Meetings and Employers’ Right to Present Their Views on Unionization
By Steven M. Swirsky, Daniel J. Green
On April 7, 2022, Jennifer Abruzzo, General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”), issued Memorandum GC 22-04, titled “The Right to Refrain from Captive Audience and…
Hall Benefits Law Blog
AZ Workers Vote in 3rd American Unionized Starbucks Store
By Anne Hall
Workers at the Mesa, AZ Starbucks, located at Powers and Baseline Roads, overwhelmingly voted to unionize, choosing Workers United, which is affiliated with the Service Employees International Union, as its…