A metal processing company and the United Steel Workers (USW) were engaged in protracted negotiations in an attempt to obtain their first contract. During bargaining, the Company stated that it had to retain a specific level of production to be profitable and to improve the employees’ wages and benefits. The Union then pressed management on…

A non-supervisory parts inspector noticed that a fellow employee, a machine operator, had not shown up to work recently. The inspector asked the plant manager about the machine operator, and the plant manager responded that the machine operator “doesn’t work here anymore.” The inspector then used his cell phone to call the operator, who explained…

Several employees at a meat packing plant had begun supporting efforts by the Laborers’ Union to organize employees. One employee joined in on lunchroom talks about the benefits of a union and voiced his support for the Union. About a month later, the Company laid off several employees, including the employee just mentioned. The Company…

A company and its union, The Society of Professional Engineering Employees and Aerospace, had a collective bargaining agreement that incorporated a letter of understanding establishing a joint workforce committee. In December 2013, the Company informed the Union that it was studying the relocation of bargaining unit jobs from Puget Sound to locations across the U.S.…

In 2009, AT&T and the Communication Workers of America union were involved in contentious contract negotiations. In an effort to make the public aware of the dispute, AT&T employees began wearing a controversial T-shirt when visiting customer homes. The shirt said “Inmate” on the front, and the back of the shirt said “Prisoner of AT$T”…

The Board recently overturned 38 years of NLRB precedent regarding an employer’s obligation to produce employee witness statements to unions. The old standard implemented a bright line rule where witness statements were a unique form of information that could be kept confidential, even if the company was required to provide the witness’s name or title…