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Unionism
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ContractsProf Blog
Amazon Workers Seeking to Organize in Coventry, UK
Richard Partington, reporting in The Guardian brings us news that 3000 workers at Amazon's warehouse in Coventry held a vote in early July on forming a union. If successful, it will be…
Quirky Questions
Can my employees really unionize without an election?
Following a landmark NLRB ruling last year, the answer is yes. For the last several decades, the process for union recognition of an employer’s workforce was largely unchanged. In 1974,…
Employment Law Watch
Unionization activity continues to surge in the U.S.
By James A. Holt, Brianna Schmid
Recent years have shown a continued increase in unionization and organization activities within the American workforce, as measured by union representation petition filings with the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB).…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Beltway Buzz, October 18, 2024
NLRB: Union Election Petitions Increase. According to data released this week by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), union election petition filings increased 27 percent—from 2,593 to 3,286—between fiscal year…
Labor & Collective Bargaining
Union Election Petitions Up 27%; Labor Board Activity Highest in a Decade
By Jonathan J. Spitz, Richard F. Vitarelli
Related links: Union Petitions Filed with NLRB Double Since FY 2021, Up 27% Since FY 2023 Labor Board Issues New Election Rules and Makes It Easier for Workers to Unionize…
Achkar Law Blog
Employer Responsibilities During a Unionization Campaign
A union’s right to represent its members and an employee’s right to decide whether or not to join a bargaining unit are protected under the Ontario Labour Relations Act (the…
Labor & Employment Law Blog
Mandatory Captive Audience Meetings Are Banned in California in 2025
By Nina Montazeri, Keahn Morris, John Bolesta, James Hays
On September 30, 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law SB 399. Starting January 1, employers are officially banned from holding captive audience meetings—mandatory employer-sponsored meetings that discuss religious or…
Labor Relations Update
Unionization in Higher Education on the Rise – and Proskauer is Actively in the Thick of It
By Paul Salvatore, Elizabeth Dailey, L.D. Jones
A recent report from the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions underscores the dramatic increase in unionization across higher education—particularly in the…
HR Law Watch
Supreme Court Heightens Relief Standard For NLRB To Obtain 10(j) Injunctions
By Michele Solari, Meredith S. Dante
A unanimous decision from the United States Supreme Court, issued on June 13, 2024, settles the split among the circuit courts concerning the factors to be considered by a court…
Davis+Gilbert PERKS
Supreme Court Raises Standard for NLRA Injunctions in Key Starbucks Decision
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a relaxed 2-factor standard for obtaining a preliminary injunction against a company alleged to be engaging in an unfair labor practice under the National…