NLRB rescinds some election rule provisions, delays implementation of others
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 15, 2023
The National Labor Relations Board has rescinded portions of a 2019 final rule related to union elections and delayed implementation of other provisions. The action complies with a recent decision of the...
Union membership drops to lowest percentage on record, but overall number increases
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 24, 2023
The union membership rate is at its lowest percentage on record, and the percentage of paid workers who were members of a union decreased to 10.1% in 2022 from 10.3% in 2021, according to the US Bureau...
How to turn your community into a union shop
By
John O'Connor
Jan 19, 2023
Cheating workers is the kind of thing that can make the public wonder about this field’s business practices. It’s also the kind of thing that can give workers a compelling reason to seek union protection.
Court sets aside parts of NLRB union election rule
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 18, 2023
The US District Court of Appeals for Washington, DC, in a 2-1 split-decision ruling on Tuesday, rejected parts of a Trump-era National Labor Relations Board rule meant to slow the union election process.
NLRB reaffirms measures meant to prevent coercion of employees during unfair labor practice investigations
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 20, 2022
The National Labor Relations Board issued a decision Friday that reaffirms measures aimed at preventing employers from coercing workers when they interview them in preparation for unfair labor practice...
This could be the start of something bad
By
John O'Connor
Nov 17, 2022
An amendment to a state constitution could help ignite unionization efforts in the Land of Lincoln, and perhaps your state as well.
DC Circuit rules against nurses’ union suit to speed OSHA healthcare rule
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 30, 2022
A bid to force OSHA to quickly and permanently enact a proposed rule to protect healthcare workers against COVID-19 has been defeated.
Psst, did you hear what she’s making?
By
John O'Connor
Jul 21, 2022
The National Labor Relations Act guarantees employees “the right to self-organization, to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing,...
LTC unions urge CDC to revise masking guidance for vaccinated individuals to protect workers
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 21, 2021
Unions representing registered nurses and others who work in long-term care are urging the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to reconsider its May 13 guidance on mask-wearing and social distancing...
Why you should be concerned about this pro-union measure
By
John O'Connor
Mar 11, 2021
The Protecting the Right to Organize Act is not quite dead on arrival.