As we previously reported here, the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) upended years of settled law in Tesla, Inc., 370 NLRB No. 131 (2022), when it held that employers cannot restrict employees from displaying union insignia (e.g., buttons, clothing, pins, and stickers) on their clothing at work, absent a showing of “special circumstances”—a nearly impossible standard for employers to meet.
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Fasten Your Seatbelt: NLRB Finds Tesla’s Clothing Policy Unlawful
By Robert T. Dumbacher & James J. La Rocca on
Posted in Traditional Labor
Earlier this week, the National Labor Relations Board (“Board” or “NLRB”) decided that employers cannot restrict employees from displaying union insignia (e.g., buttons, clothing, pins, and stickers) absent a showing of “special circumstances” in Tesla, Inc., 370 NLRB No. 131 (2022). …
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Volkswagen Workers Vote Against UAW Representation; UAW Challenges Result
By Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP on
Posted in Agency Developments, Traditional Labor
Workers at the Volkswagen AG plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee voted against union representation by the United Auto Workers. The highly anticipated 3-day secret-ballot election, supervised by the National Labor Relations Board, resulted in a 712 to 626 loss for the UAW.
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