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Union Organizing and the NLRB
Lessons We Learned In Winning A Union Election Under the NLRB’s New Rules
On April 14, the National Labor Relations Board changed its rules for processing union elections. The new rules stack the deck against employers by decreasing the time between the filing of a petition and the election, which means that an employer now has less time to educate its employees about the potential impacts of unionization.
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NLRB Invites Briefs Regarding The Inclusion Of Temporary Employees In Bargaining Units
On July 6, 2015, the National Labor Relations Board invited interested parties and amici to submit briefs in Miller & Anderson, Inc., 05-RC-079249, in connection with the Board’s reexamination of whether temporary employees provided to a company by staffing agencies may be included in the same bargaining unit as the company’s direct employees.
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You’re Invited: Interactive Webinar to Answer Your Questions About the NLRB’s “Quickie Election” Rules
As we continue our discussion of the NLRB’s “quickie election” rules that went into effect on April 14, please join Hunton & Williams LLP for a complimentary interactive webinar.
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NLRB Social Media Rules Continue to Surprise as Board Reinstates Employee After Calling Boss “Nasty Mother F*****”
Under the National Labor Relations Act, employers usually may not discipline employees for engaging in certain collective or concerted activity, including comments regarding terms and conditions of employment, unless the employee’s behavior is so outrageous that it loses the protection of the Act. But how far can employees push the boundary before their conduct will be found indefensible?
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Ambush Election Update; 40 Percent Reduction In Campaign Time, Almost 100 Percent More Petitions
As expected, the implementation of the NLRB’s ambush election rules has spurred unions to initiate organizing campaigns across the country.
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Countdown to an Ambush
If your company did NOT attend our recent webinar concerning the new Ambush Union Election rules, then please READ ON:…
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New NLRB Deferral Standard Signals Changes For Employers
Often times, the same set of underlying facts will give rise to both a contractual dispute between an employer and a union and an unfair labor practice charge. In these instances, an arbitrator usually decides the contract dispute, while it is the National Labor Relations Board’s responsibility to determine the merit of the alleged unfair labor practice.
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Dodging Organized Labor’s One-Two Punch: How to Avoid a Knockout in April
Please join Hunton & Williams LLP for a complimentary webinar on Thursday, March 12, 2015
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NLRB Issues Final Rule on Expedited Representation Case Procedures
The National Labor Relations Board announced its Final Rule governing union representation case procedures, claiming that such Rule aims to “remove unnecessary barriers to the fair and expeditious resolution of representation questions.”…
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