More Union Strikes in Q4 than in Previous Decade
By Management Labor Lawyer | | NLRB, Strike
The data is in. More union strikes occurred in the fourth quarter of 2021 than at any time in the previous decade. Strikes have increased each quarter since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. I’m not surprised. The labor climate is changing. The combination of the Great Resignation and President Biden’s overwhelmingly pro-union labor agenda, newly…
Read More Expect More Walkouts and Strikes in the Near Future
By Management Labor Lawyer | | NLRB
Strikes take two forms: “economic” and “unfair labor practice.” Economic strikes are work stoppages to protest wages, hours, working conditions, or other mandatory subjects of bargaining. By contrast, unfair labor practice strikes are a work stoppage to protest an unfair labor practice committed by an employer. The right to strike is not limited to employees…
Read More NLRB GC Seeks to Make Unlawful Intermittent Strikes Lawful because They’re Gaining Popularity
By Management Labor Lawyer | | Uncategorized
As covered before, the National Labor Relations Board’s General Counsel, Richard Griffin, believes that intermittent strikes deserve legal protection – and announced he is seeking test cases to bring before the Board. Intermittent strikes fall into murky legal territory. Workers who strike more than once or twice run the risk of being fired for it.…
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