Every union organizing campaign promises increased wages. Regardless what employee currently make or that they sought out union representation to improve safety conditions at their workplace, every union organizer promises increased wages to offset union initiation fees and monthly dues. It’s. Just. That. Simple. What do unions do when data shows that they are not getting…

“Retaliation Based on the Exercise of Workplace Rights is Unlawful” is a collaborative effort of the National Labor Relations Board, the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. The Fact Sheet reminds employers…

A National Labor Relations Board administrative law judge found that a New York restaurant illegally fired a waiter for filing a minimum wage and overtime lawsuit under the Fair Labor Standards Act even though the employee was the only named plaintiff and did not assert that any other employees had opted to join in the…