News & Analysis as of September 20, 2024

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The National Labor Relations Board is an independent agency of the United States federal government created in 1935 as part of the National Labor Relations Act. The Board consists of five presidentially-appointed members, who are charged with overseeing union elections and hearing complaints of unfair labor practices under the NLRA. less -

NLRB puts kibosh on American tradition of whiskey for votes

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 4/18/2024

According to U.S. News & World Report, in 1758 George Washington was elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses after he plied voters with beer, whiskey, rum punch, and wine. He did so after a landslide loss three years...more

[Webinar] The Highs and Lows of Unions in Cannabis - January 11th, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET

International Cannabis Bar Association... on 12/13/2023

Please join Akerman's Cannabis and Traditional Labor Law Practices for a webinar titled "The Highs and Lows of Unions in Cannabis. Presented with the International Cannabis Bar Association (INCBA) and Cannabis Lab -...more

NLRB's New Framework for Union Organizing Puts Employers at a Severe Disadvantage

Fox Rothschild LLP on 8/29/2023

The National Labor Relations Board has issued a groundbreaking decision that jettisons 50 years of established law to provide unions a more favorable framework to organize nonunion companies. On the heels of new rules...more

Top Five Labor Law Developments for October 2022

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 11/9/2022

1. The National Labor Relations Board modified its test for determining if COVID-19-related conditions warrant mail ballot union elections, potentially signaling a return to mostly in-person votes. Starbucks Corp., 371 NLRB...more

Union Support Reaches Generational High-Water Mark as Union Election Petitions Surge

Husch Blackwell LLP on 9/20/2022

According to a recent Gallup poll, 71 percent of Americans “approve of labor unions,” up three percentage points from 2021. This represents a generational high-water mark for union support – the last time Gallup measured...more

Beltway Buzz - June, 2018 #2

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/11/2018

Finally, some good news to report from our nation’s capital, as the Washington Capitals won their first ever Stanley Cup last night. Here is your Beltway Buzz....more

Executive Labor Summary - September / October 2015

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 10/29/2015

Back to the Past at VW Chattanooga? - On October 23, the United Auto Workers' Local 42 filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to represent a bargaining unit of skilled trades workers at Volkswagen's...more

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