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Chairman John Ring: The NLRB in 2019

By Nelson Cary and Lauren Sanders

On June 27, 2019, NLRB Chairman John Ring spoke at the 36th Carl A. Warns, Jr. and Edwin R....


Tags: blocking charge

The NLRB Expands Employer Authority over its Publicly Accessible Spaces

By Nelson Cary and Thomas Loeb

In a win for employers’ private property rights, the NLRB last month gave employers greater...


Tags: Babcock & Wilcox, cafeteria

UAW Defeated at VW for Second Time

By a vote of 833 to 776, the VW workers in Chattanooga again rejected the UAW. The vote was held from June 12 through June 14,...


Tags: Chattanooga

NLRB GC Says Uber Drivers are Independent Contractors

Last month, the NLRB General Counsel issued an advice memorandum concluding that Uber drivers are independent contractors. The GC...


Tags: Independent Contractors

NLRB Sets UAW Vote at VW for June 12-14

The NLRB has approved a stipulated election agreement between Volkswagen and the UAW for a vote to be held from June 12 through...


Tags: Chattanooga

Ohio Federal Lawsuit Challenges Union Members’ Rights to Resign From Union

On April 29th, the latest test of the Janus v. AFSCME, Council 31, 138 S. Ct. 2448 (2018) decision was filed.  Janus made it...


Tags: AFSCME

Three Times a Charm? UAW Files Third Election Petition to Represent VW Chattanooga Workers

On April 9, 2019, the UAW filed a third election petition with the NLRB to represent workers at Volkswagen’s manufacturing...


A Bad Week for Unions: The NLRB and NLRB GC Focus on Union “Membership” and the Money

The NLRA permits employers and unions to agree to “union security” clauses in a collective bargaining agreement. This clause...


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