An Ohio food processing company cannot ask its employees to revoke cards they signed authorizing a union to represent them. That Company federal labor law by circulating a flyer and briefing employees on how they could revoke or withdraw authorizations they had already signed for United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 75, a divided…

A union recently filed a petition seeking to represent a unit of truck drivers who drove company-owned vehicles at Golden State’s Sun Valley, California facility. The employer, Golden State, argued that some company-owned vehicle drivers should not be included in the bargaining unit because they do not share a community of interest with the other…

The website www.unionizeme.org launched a few months ago with the stated goal of “ending poverty for employees at large companies through unionization.” The website, which generally targets fast food and retail workers, is another creative way for unions to push the envelope of alternative organizing tactics. The website provides workers with a way to register…

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…

There is so much focus on what employers cannot do during a union organizing drive that what an employer can do is frequently forgotten. The things an employer cannot say and do, while significant, pale in comparison to what an employer is permitted to do during a union organizing campaign. Employers can state a fact or make an…

I have helped clients through many surprise OSHA investigations, Form I-9 audits, and other workplace investigations. Nothing gets the same type of reaction from an employer as “there is a union trying to organize your employees.” While some employers threaten to close the place down if a union gets in (you can’t) and others swear that everyone will make minimum…