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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...


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,...


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...


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...


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...


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...


Nondiscriminatory Signage Ban Deflates Scabby the Rat

By Nelson Cary and Lauren Sanders

The Seventh Circuit recently ruled that a municipality’s nondiscriminatory ban of all private...


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