NLRB Broadens Potential Remedies for Unfair Labor Practices

?Employers that violate federal labor law must compensate workers to make up for the direct consequences of unfair labor practices, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled on Dec. 13. This ruling... Read more »

NLRB Voices Concerns About Electronic Surveillance and Automated Management Practices

?The National Labor Relation Board’s General Counsel, Jennifer Abruzzo, recently issued a memorandum for employers that sets out to restrict the “omnipresent surveillance” of employees in the advent of work at home... Read more »

Proposed Rule Makes It Easier for Unions to Carry On

?The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) released a proposed rule on Nov. 3 that would make it harder for unionized employees to vote out a union that they don’t support. “The big... Read more »

Bargaining Begins with Trader Joe’s Union

Bargaining committee members from two Trader Joe’s stores that have voted to unionize are starting bargaining talks with the company. But a Trader Joe’s store in Brooklyn, N.Y., recently voted against unionizing.... Read more »

Proposal Would Restrict Electronic Monitoring Nationwide

?A proposal by National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo to prevent union busting via employers who monitor employees electronically would apply to all companies, not just unionized ones. Already, a... Read more »

NLRB Challenges Amazon CEO’s Comments on Unionization

?Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s interview statements on unionization at the company violated labor law, according to a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) complaint filed Oct. 26. Amazon has denied any wrongdoing. We’ve... Read more »

High Court Will Consider Whether FLRA Can Decide Dispute Between Ohio National Guard and Union

?The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review whether the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) can decide a dispute between the Ohio National Guard and a union representing the Ohio National Guard’s... Read more »

Amazon Union Vote Near Albany, N.Y., Fails

?Amazon recently defeated a union vote—this time near Albany, N.Y.—following a successful union drive at an Amazon warehouse in Staten Island, N.Y., earlier this year. It was the second union vote Amazon... Read more »

Amazon Union Vote Near Albany, NY, Fails

?Amazon recently defeated a union vote—this time near Albany, N.Y.—following a successful union drive at an Amazon warehouse in Staten Island, N.Y., earlier this year. It was the second union vote Amazon... Read more »

Second Apple Store Votes to Unionize

On Oct. 14, an Apple store in Oklahoma City became the second store at the company to vote to unionize. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) must certify the vote before contract... Read more »
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