Michigan Bell Mustn’t Name Union Snitch

Michigan Bell Telephone Company lawfully denied a union’s request to tell the union the name the worker who tipped off the company about a possible workplace protest and provide the union with a list of people who the informant contacted. But, the telephone company should have provided the union with a summary of what the…
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No Policy, No Problem: Union Employee Disciplined for Use of Phone Despite No Policy Prohibiting Same

Cargill has a “no cell phone” policy in its employee guide. The policy provides that all employees must be attentive and alert to their jobs, and are not allowed to read books, magazines, newspapers, or other materials while on the clock.  From 2014 to 2016, the grievant was cited multiple times for his cell phone…
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NLRB Reverses Long-Standing Solicitation of Grievances Law

As many of my loyal blog readers know, I am labor counsel to the Ohio Grocers Association. Although this case deals with a grocery store, the law applies to all companies in all industries. Albertson’s grocery store violated labor law by soliciting grievances from a store cashier during a union organizing drive even though the…
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