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Unionism
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California Employment Law Update
Fast-Tracking Union Representation? California, Uber, Lyft and SEIU Unite Behind Driver-Union Bill
By Paul Salvatore, Tony Oncidi, Joshua Fox, Raymond Arroyo
After years of battles within the state over ride-share driver classification issues, California is redrawing the map of gig-economy labor relations – a measure that would, for the first time…
Canadian Labour and Employment Law
Best Practices for Employers Experiencing Labour Union Activity
By Matthew De Lio, Rono Khan, Andrew Shaw
Special thanks to our summer student Brianna Grieff for contributing to this update. With an uncertain economy amidst tariff concerns, Canadians continue to make bolder workforce demands. Although many workers…
HR Law Watch
New Jersey Expands Captive Audience Prohibition to Meetings about Unionization
By Denise M. Keyser, Karli Lubin Talmo
On September 3, 2025, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation prohibiting employers from mandating employee participation in communications about the decision to join or support a labor organization or…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
When your supervisor flips to Team Union…
Rising Star Coffee Roasters is in the middle of a full-blown labor meltdown—protests, police, firings, a closed store. And right in the thick of it? At least one supervisor who…
Canna Law Blog
OLCC Litigation Updates: Unionization, Tax Compliance Rules
As far as I know, the OLCC is a party to two, separate litigations surrounding its administrative rules. The first lawsuit relates to Ballot Measure 119, which is a unionization…
California Public Agency Labor & Employment Blog
IF YOU’RE NOT HAPPY AT STARBUCKS…Avoiding Unlawful Threats, Promises, and Reprisals
By Kelly Tuffo
During a Starbucks “listening session,” in 2022, in response to an employee’s attempt to discuss the benefits of unionization and Starbucks’ alleged unfair labor practices at other stores, former CEO…
California Public Safety Labor Blog
PERB Issues Significant Ruling Protecting the Bargaining Process and the Right to Unionize
By Mastagni Law
On February 21, 2024, the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) issued an important decision in Teamsters Local 542 v. El Centro Regional Medical Center (PERB Decision No. 2890-M), finding that…
Dykema Labor & Employment Law Blog
Federal Labor Law Preempts State’s Attempt to Regulate Union Activity in Cannabis Industry
Takeaways A federal court ruled that Oregon’s labor peace agreement requirement for cannabis businesses is preempted by the NLRA. This decision could prompt legal challenges to similar laws in other…
Labor Relations Law Insider
Unions Call Time Out on College Athletes, but Campus Organizing Plays On
The Dartmouth Men’s Basketball team, represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 560, requested to withdraw its petition to unionize on December 31, 2024. The petition, approved by…
California Employment Law Update
Chamber of Commerce Challenges California Ban on “Captive Audience” Meetings
By Mark Theodore, Tony Oncidi, Sehreen Ladak
As we reported here, California’s Senate Bill (S.B.) 399, took effect on January 1, 2025. This law prohibits employers from requiring employees to attend meetings about the company’s opinions on…