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Insights for the Labor Relations Professional

Unions Win 66% of All Representation Elections Nationwide; Fewer in Ohio

Earlier this year, the NLRB released data on union wins in election petitions filed during FY 2015 (i.e., from October 1, 2014 to...


Tags: Elections

Prior Planning in Acquisitions Key to Avoiding Labor-Related Surprises

Acquiring the assets or hiring the workforce of an employer whose employees are unionized poses an additional layer of complexity...


Tags: Burns successor, acquisition, asset purchase

Who Needs a 50-Year-Old Rule? Employers Must Now Continue Dues Deductions Even After Union Contract Expires

Reversing a rule that has been in place for over 50 years, the NLRB has ruled that a “dues checkoff” provision in a union...


Tags: bargaining

Court Determines that Employer’s “Out of the Ordinary” Communication was Lawful

A federal appellate court recently reigned-in the NLRB’s attempt to limit an employer’s response to union activity.  The case, ...


Electronic Signatures for Union Authorization Cards Get a Green Light

The last several years have seen significant decisions benefiting unions announced around Labor Day. This year was no different....


Tags: ambush election, Elections, authorization cards

It’s All About Control: NLRB Expands Key Joint Employer Rule

By Nelson Cary and George Stevens

The NLRB dealt a blow to employers yesterday, releasing its long-awaited decision in ...


Tags: agency, actual control

Northwestern Football Players Lose Effort to Unionize: NLRB Declines to Exercise Jurisdiction

By Nelson Cary and George Stevens

Earlier today, the long-running saga of whether NCAA Division I football players are employees...


NLRB 2, Employers 0: The Election Rule Wins Again

Another federal court, this one in Washington, D.C., has come down on the side of the NLRB’s new election rule. Deciding a case...


Tags: ambush election, Elections

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