The UAW successfully negotiated into collective bargaining agreements with Ford, GM, and FCA (Fiat Chrysler) a Legal Services Plan that commences today. According to a press release: “I am pleased to announce that UAW members will be able to participate in this benefit starting next Wednesday, and I would like to commend vice presidents Jimmy…

Union membership in Ohio was up in 2016 despite unionization rates falling to new record lows nationally. In Ohio, 12.4 percent (roughly 617,000) of workers are in unions. Nationally, the union membership rate was 10.7 percent in 2016, down from 11.1 percent in 2015, and down from 20.1% in 1983 (the first year for which…

A union hospital had a collective bargaining agreement that gave preference to bargaining unit members for hiring or transferring into positions covered by the CBA. Stated differently, union-represented employees at that hospital received preference over non-union employees for open positions at that facility. To level the playing field, the employer instituted a policy giving non-union…

Tesoro agreed to pay more than $8.08 million to 769 employees at its Carson, CA and Anacortes, WA facilities who engaged in a strike during the winter of 2015. This amounts to over an average of more than $10,500 per worker. According to the NLRB’s press release, in March 2015, Tesoro awarded bonuses for the…

“Retaliation Based on the Exercise of Workplace Rights is Unlawful” is a collaborative effort of the National Labor Relations Board, the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. The Fact Sheet reminds employers…

In 2016 the National Labor Relations Board maintained its generally pro-union, anti-employer stance in ways that affect both unionized and non-unionized employers. The Board currently has two openings, which, once President Trump fills, will result in a pro-business NLRB. However, due to the Board’s rules, employers might not see immediate improvement. After all it wasn’t…