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Contentious Negotiations Ahead for Detroit 3 and UAW

Within the next two weeks, the GM, Ford, and Fiat-Chrysler will begin the serious negotiations for new collective bargaining...


Tags: Benefits

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

Requesting Police Enforcement of Trespass Law is a “Petition” to the Government

The First Amendment to the United States Constitution protects the right of the people “to petition the Government for a redress...


Tags: Courts

Court Disagrees with NLRB Ruling on Dress of Customer-Facing Employees

More than four years ago, the NLRB gave priority to an employee’s right to wear clothing with messages critical of their employer...


Tags: Employee Discipline

Surely a Tugboat Captain is a Supervisor Under the NLRA, Right? Not Necessarily!

A tugboat captain is responsible for the safe operation of the vessel, its crew, and its cargo. The captain has deckhands...


Tags: bargaining unit

Termination for Dishonesty During Internal Investigation Lawful, Says NLRB

In a positive development for employers, the NLRB held last week that the termination of an employee for lying during an internal...


Tags: Employee Discipline

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