Labor Relations / Unions

Job losses, safety concerns spark union interest

05/21/2020

The spike in activism is being fueled by social media and features walkouts and sick-outs at several companies.

NLRB: Union elections resume

04/21/2020

National Labor Relations Board regional offices have begun processing and conducting union representation elections following a brief hiatus in late March and early April.

NLRB suspends union elections

03/24/2020

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The National Labor Relations Board on March 19 temporarily suspended all representation elections, including mail ballot elections, at least until April 3.

New NLRB rule clarifies ‘joint employer’ status

02/27/2020

The National Labor Relations Board has issued a final rule ending years of confusion about what constitutes a joint employer in the context of the National Labor Relations Act.

DOL funding would fall 11% under Trump’s 2021 budget

02/13/2020

The Trump administration wants to cut Department of Labor funding by 11% in Fiscal Year 2021, according to its annual budget proposal issued Feb. 10. The FY 2021 discretionary budget request for the DOL is $11.1 billion.

House backs pro-union PRO Act

02/11/2020

The House of Representatives on Feb. 6 approved legislation its backers say would protect workers’ right to unionize.

DOL celebrates Women’s Bureau 100th anniversary, created in 1920

02/04/2020

The U.S. Department of Labor is commemorating the centennial anniversary of the Women’s Bureau—one of the department’s longest-serving agencies—with a year-long celebration that marks its establishment in 1920.

NLRB extends timetable for scheduling union elections

01/02/2020

Most union elections will take place no sooner than 20 business days after being authorized, according to a new rule issued by the National Labor Relations Board. That’s significantly longer than the election schedules that have been possible since a 2014 NLRB decision dramatically compressed the election timeline.

‘Reply All’ email response may be protected by NLRA

12/20/2019

The National Labor Relations Act allows employees to discuss working conditions among themselves. That includes responding to a critical email about working conditions by hitting “Reply All” to offer support or thanks to the original sender.

NLRB gives back email control to employers

12/19/2019

The National Labor Relations Board on Dec. 17 reestablished the right of employers to restrict employee use of company-owned email for purposes unrelated to work, striking a blow against labor unions.