Sports Agent Guilty of Feeding MLB Information During Negotiations Under the National Labor Relations Act, a union serves as the exclusive representative for all employees in a bargaining unit regarding employment conditions, including pay and hours. This means that both employees and employers cannot negotiate employment terms without the union’s involvement. In professional sports, this…

NLRB’s First Ruling After having Quorum: RDs Can Rule on RC Cases NLRB Regional Directors now have the authority to certify union election results and make rulings in representation cases even when the Board lacks a quorum., according to the newly reactivated board’s first published decision. Regional Directors may exercise delegated authority when the Board…

Unions Beg The US Supreme Court to Silence the Fifth Circuit, but They Should Be Careful What They Wish For On October 31, 2025, the OPEIU asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Fifth Circuit ruling that allows employers to block NLRB proceedings simply because Board members and ALJs have potentially unconstitutional removal protections—even without showing any actual harm. This approach conflicts with decisions…

The 8th Circuit vacated an NLRB ruling that Home Depot committed an unfair labor practice when it told a Minnesota employee to remove “BLM” letters from her uniform. The court held that the Board failed to properly consider the employer’s “special circumstances” defense under its dress-code policy, and sent the case back for reevaluation. Key Facts * The retailer had a…

Union Bargaining Wins Resulted in Employee Losses A review of 147 economic studies found that aggressive bargaining can produce short-term gains for workers, but the long-term effects often include job losses, reduced productivity, lower investment, and business closures. * NAW Report (Aug. 2025): Strong union pressure—especially strikes—correlates with higher layoffs. From 2015–2024, 60% of major manufacturing and transportation layoffs occurred at unionized companies. In transportation…

A federal appeals court upheld most of the NLRB’s ruling that three California hospitals violated federal labor law by unilaterally changing pay and benefits for unionized workers during the COVID-19 pandemic without bargaining with their union. The panel rejected the hospitals’ claim that the pandemic created an emergency excusing bargaining, noting there was no evidence of an imminent staffing crisis that…