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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 -

As Unions Worm their Way into Apple, Inc., NLRB Alleges a ULP

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 10/10/2022

Last month, the National Labor Relations Board issued a complaint alleging that Apple, Inc. committed an unfair labor practice by prohibiting union flyers in the breakroom while permitting non-union solicitations and...more

What Manufacturing and Other Employers Can Expect From Biden National Labor Relations Board

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 9/30/2022

Through its decisions, the five-member National Labor Relations Board interprets the National Labor Relations Act. These decisions set rules that regulate unionized and non-unionized workplaces, including the relationship...more

Top Legal Issues Facing the Manufacturing Sector in 2022

Foley & Lardner LLP on 7/7/2022

As the global economy faces the third year of the pandemic, manufacturers are no longer focused on figuring out when things will return to “normal.” Instead, they are applying lessons learned from the past few years to become...more

A New Wave of Unionization is Driving Change; Make Sure Your Organization Doesn’t Get Run Over

Foley & Lardner LLP on 5/25/2022

The national conversation around union organization – increasingly lively of late – has focused on “new” players, whether grassroots unions, college-educated employees in the service industry, or professionals in the...more

Manufacturing Snapshot: Resurrection of Long-Extinct Doctrine Brings Threat of De Facto “Card-Check”

Fisher Phillips on 4/14/2022

The Biden administration is deploying a number of initiatives in its ongoing efforts “to be the most pro-union administration in American history” – but the current effort to resurrect the decades-old Joy Silk doctrine, which...more

Union Organizing in the Manufacturing Industry

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 11/4/2021

Despite the low union membership rate in the private sector nationally and consistent unionization rates in the manufacturing industry in recent years, the external labor-organizing environment remains aggressive....more

Changing Labor Board Membership Will Require Manufacturers To Review Employment Policies

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 2/22/2021

The Biden administration has made some early moves that strongly suggest it intends significant changes from the five-member National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that manufacturers should watch closely. Currently, the...more

Labor Board Showing Valentine’s Love to . . . A Labor Union?

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 2/14/2020

I think by now regular readers of this column know I embrace my inner geek. I read decisions when they are issued in areas where I am trying to identify trends, anticipate future events, and give clients and friends some...more

A Tale of Two Trends

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 8/10/2018

James Madison groupies rejoice! All others can share my confusion. Called the “Father of the Constitution,” scholars credit Mr. Madison for his significant role in the fundamental design of the United States Constitution,...more

N.L.R.B. “Joint” Disarray – Why That Matters to Manufacturers

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 3/16/2018

Winston Churchill allegedly once said, “lovers of sausage and public policy should not watch either be made.” Recent events at the National Labor Relations Board call that apt quote to mind. ...more

2018 Employment Law Predictions for Manufacturers

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 1/24/2018

As has been our tradition, January is the time to predict the big developments in the coming year that will impact manufacturers. In January 2017, notwithstanding my “Lawyer’s Shrug,” I predicted Congress was unlikely to...more

The Trump N.L.R.B. Gift Giving Season

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 12/22/2017

Acting just days before the term of Chairman Phillip Miscimarra ended on December 16, the National Labor Relations Board issued four decisions overturning landmark cases that expanded employee and labor union protections. In...more

Manufacturing Law Predictions for 2017: Labor and Employment

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 1/23/2017

As has been our tradition, January is the time to predict the big developments in the coming year which will impact on manufacturers. Notwithstanding my “Lawyer’s Shrug,” here is my take on 2017....more

The 2017 “Manufacturers’ Lawyer’s Shrug”

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 12/20/2016

I am a really big fan of the NPR radio show, “Car Talk,” where two Boston auto mechanics took callers’ questions and tried to answer them. Since the November 8 election, I have freely adapted one of their signature phrases –...more

General Counsel’s New Standard on Intermittent Strikes, Another Untenable Position for Manufacturers

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 10/10/2016

On October 3, 2016, the National Labor Relations Board’s (Board) Office of the General Counsel (General Counsel) issued a memorandum seeking to broaden a union’s right to engage in intermittent strikes, which it defines as...more

Recent NLRB Decision Gives Manufacturers Another Reason to Update Policies

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 3/15/2016

As I have commented in this space multiple times, under the Obama Administration, government agencies (particularly the U.S. Department of Labor, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the National Labor Relations...more

Never too Late for Some 2016 Employment Predictions!

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 1/22/2016

While we are still saying “Happy New Year” (I checked and was told that January 21 was still “not too late” to wish good tidings for 2016), and as we get ready for the Great East Coast Blizzard of 2016, I thought it would be...more

In Fresenius, the NLRB Admits It Was Wrong . . . Sort Of!

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/1/2015

On June 24, 2015, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a new decision involving allegations that an employer had unlawfully discharged an employee who had scrawled sexually-oriented obscenities and threatening...more

Three Key Labor and Employment Issues Facing Automotive Suppliers in 2015

Foley & Lardner LLP on 2/17/2015

While employees are an integral part of the manufacturing process, employment related issues will continue to face automotive suppliers in 2015 including: With many of its recent decisions and actions, the NLRB has...more

NLRB Election Rule Under Fire

Sherman & Howard L.L.C. on 1/15/2015

On January 5, 2015, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace (CDW), the National Association of Manufacturers, the National Retail Federation, and the Society for Human Resource Management...more

Five 2015 Labor and Employment Predictions for Manufacturers

Robinson & Cole LLP on 1/6/2015

The second half of 2014 was a whirlwind of activity on the labor and employment front, and I expect that trend to continue in 2015 with manufacturers having to navigate the rapids created by these developments....more

The Gift-Giving Season? Three “Game-Changing” Employment Developments Impacting Manufacturers

Robinson & Cole LLP on 12/16/2014

The approaching holidays may have put Congress, the National Labor Relations Board and the United States Supreme Court in the “gift-giving” mood. In the last week, three significant developments occurred which may radically...more

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