Employers are Allowed to Give Opinions about Unions
By Management Labor Lawyer | | NLRA, Speaking, Union Elections
Section 8(c) Gives Employers a Voice: Section 8(c) of the National Labor Relations Act generally allows employers to express their opinions – even negative opinions – regarding unions (so long as those opinions contain neither a threat nor promise). In Trinity Services Group, Inc. 998 F.3d 978 (D.C. Cir. 2021), the DC Circuit considered whether Section 8(c) protects…
Read More What are Gissel Bargaining Orders?
By Management Labor Lawyer | | Gissel Bargaining Order, Negotiations, NLRB, Union Elections, Union Organizing
When employers commit unfair labor practices that disrupt pre-election conditions to the point where the National Labor Relations Board determines a free and fair election could not be held, an parties are ordered to bypass a secret ballot election and to immediately begin negotiating a first collective bargaining agreement. There are no automatic rules in…
Read More Authorization Cards are Awfully Tricky
By Management Labor Lawyer | | Authorization Cards, Card Check, Union Elections
Authorization cards are small cards signed by employees authorizing the union to act on behalf of the employee even though that employee is not a member of the union. These cards are contracts and cannot be undone. When enough authorization cards are signed (no matter what the employee was told to get his signature on…
Read More Negotiating a Union Contract – Day One
By Management Labor Lawyer | | Negotiations, Union Elections, Union Organizing
You just finished a hard fought union campaign, lost, and now have to bargain with the union for a collective bargaining agreement. The next step in the process is the first day of contract bargaining with the union who now represents your employees. The election featured a lot of mudslinging and uncomfortable situations and you…
Read More Unions use Non-Union Worker Centers to Do Heaving Lifting of Union Organizing
By Management Labor Lawyer | | Union Elections, Union Organizing, Worker Centers
Worker centers may be the biggest thing non-union companies never heard of. They are pro-union advocates who organize rallies and protests, try to engage workers into acting collectively, and seek to get companies to discuss wages, hours, and terms and conditions of employment. If it sounds a lot like unions to you, it should. Unions…
Read More HRACO Labor Relations SIG Preview
By Management Labor Lawyer | | Arbitration Agreements, At-Will DIsclaimers, Backpay, Beck Objectors, Card Check, Persuader, Temporary Workers, Union Elections, Union Organizing
As appearing in the Human Resources of Central Ohio (HRACO) monthly newsletter Are You Coming to the HRACO Labor Relations SIG to Learn About These Important Changes From the National Labor Relations Board? Thank you for such great feedback and enthusiasm for HRACO’s first Special Interest Group dedicated exclusively for traditional labor matters. A…
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