NLRB Rules that Mail-In Election is Appropriate Because of Local COVID-19 Positivity Rate

On February 5, 2021, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) ruled that the representation election for the proposed bargaining unit employees of Detrex Corporation (the “Employer”) would be conducted via mail-in vote.FN1 The decision was made over the objection of the Employer, who demanded a manual election

Aaron ChaetCampbell Litigation, P.C.February 11, 2021NLRB, Elections, Unions, COVID-19Comment

NLRB Gives Employers More Freedom to Remove Unions at End of Contract

Employers who have evidence that a majority of their workers no longer support their union now have greater leeway to suspend bargaining and withdraw recognition of the union after a collective bargaining agreement (“CBA”) expires, under a recent National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) decision.

Campbell Litigation, P.C.July 11, 2019NLRB, CBA, Collective Bargaining, Unions, Collective Bargaining AgreementComment

Supreme Court Rules Against Unions In Battle Over Public Worker Fees

This week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states may not force public sector workers to contribute to labor unions when such workers choose not to join the unions. The 5-4 decision abolishes the so-called “fair share” fees, i.e., the requirement in over two-dozen states that public sector workers who decline to join a union must nevertheless pay a portion of dues to the union.

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