On November 30th the Mixed Martial Arts Athletes Association was formed exclusively to “fight for the rights of MMA fighters and force UFC’s ownership to dramatically alter the company’s decade plus outrageous treatment of its athletes.” Past champion and proponent of unionizing Georges St. Pierre said “This same thing has happened before in every other…

In an effort to have one cohesive labor law that governs the country, the National Labor Relations Act generally preempts labor regulation on the state and local level. There are exceptions, however, including the ability for states to adopt “right to work” laws. Surprisingly (and thankfully) the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals just ruled that…

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals reviewed the two-step analysis of Specialty Healthcare for determining whether employees share a “community of interest.” Under step one, the NLRB Regional Director performs a community of interest analysis to determine if the proposed unit is appropriate. If appropriate, the party opposing the proposed bargaining unit must demonstrate that…

The NLRB has stretched the bounds of the law as thin as possible with its latest ruling aimed at protecting racist comments hurled at replacement workers by strikers. Cooper Tire employee Anthony Runion was picketing during a strike. He shouted admittedly offensive an racist taunts at black replacement workers, referencing fried chicken and watermelons, among…

As everyone knows, the United Food and Commercial Workers Union has been trying to organize Walmart workers for years but has failed to do so. Its latest effort involves a tailored app that workers are encouraged to download onto their personal phones. The app lets Walmart workers ask questions – anonymously, if they choose –…

In contrast to yesterday’s blog post that summarized a decision where the NLRB upheld a micro bargaining unit, today the Board refuses to find that a micro bargaining unit is necessary. The Teamsters union petitioned for an election of only drivers who drive company-owned vehicles and excluding drivers who use their own vehicles. The Regional…