Starbucks Goes to the Fifth Circuit — Twice in One Day And both times it ended badly for the NLRB. On December 2, the Fifth Circuit heard back-to-back oral arguments in two Starbucks challenges to NLRB rulings. The panel was openly skeptical of the Board in both cases. Case one involved former CEO Howard Schultz…

Biden-Era Executive Order Forces Business Owner to Sign Union Contract; Suing Trump to Discontinue Use Contractor Bill Slayden is suing the Trump administration for continuing to enforce Executive Order 14063, a Biden-era mandate requiring contractors on federal construction projects over $35 million to enter project labor agreements (PLAs) with unions. Slayden’s company—providing welding, plumbing, insulation, and sheet-metal services—relies heavily on federal work and has its own…

7 Days of Pro-Employer Labor Law Reforms Proposed by Senate GOP Summary Although passage is uncertain, the bills—taken together—would: * Make union elections harder to win, faster to conduct, and easier to challenge * Increase employer leverage in bargaining and litigation * Tighten financial and privacy regulations on unions * Limit NLRB discretion and constrain Board…

7 Days of Pro-Employer Labor Law Reforms Proposed by Senate GOP – Day 7: Union Member Right to Know Expands financial and rights-related disclosures to union members. Key Changes: * Unions must provide new and existing members with summaries of the LMRDA, religious accommodation rights, and Beck rights (opt-out of non-representational spending). * Unions must get written annual opt-in consent before…

7 Days of Pro-Employer Labor Law Reforms Proposed by Senate GOP Summary Although passage is uncertain, the bills—taken together—would: * Make union elections harder to win, faster to conduct, and easier to challenge * Increase employer leverage in bargaining and litigation * Tighten financial and privacy regulations on unions * Limit NLRB discretion and constrain Board…

7 Days of Pro-Employer Labor Law Reforms Proposed by Senate GOP – Day 7: Union Member Right to Know Expands financial and rights-related disclosures to union members. Key Changes: * Unions must provide new and existing members with summaries of the LMRDA, religious accommodation rights, and Beck rights (opt-out of non-representational spending). * Unions must get written annual opt-in consent before…