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The Labor Law Insider: How Unions Are Navigating Trump 2.0, Part II

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Host Tom Godar welcomes Husch Blackwell colleague Adam Doerr back to the show for the second and final part of a conversation exploring how organized labor has approached the early days of Trump 2.0. In this episode, Tom and...more

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The Labor Law Insider - How Unions Are Navigating Trump 2.0, Part I

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Host Tom Godar welcomes Husch Blackwell colleague Adam Doerr to the show for a two-part episode to discuss how organized labor has approached the early days of Trump 2.0. Among other actions, the administration dismissed the...more

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The Labor Law Insider - Elections Have Consequences: Labor Law Changes Anticipated Under Trump Administration, Part I

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Husch Blackwell attorneys Mary-Ann Czak and Rufino Gaytán join Labor Law Insider host Tom Godar in a post-election analysis of anticipated policy changes in connection with the incoming Trump administration. The National...more

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NLRB Issues Two Decisions Limiting Management's Ability to Contest Unionization

During union representation campaigns, it is common for employers to advise employees of the downsides posed by union recognition. The current National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has criticized these tactics, alleging that...more

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Teamsters Test the Bounds of the NLRB’s Cemex Decision, Seeking to Unionize Amazon Workers Without an Election

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On October 23, 2024, Teamsters Amazon National Negotiating Committee (“Teamsters”) filed an unfair labor practice charge (“ULP”) with the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) alleging that, within the past six months,...more

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Winds of Change at NLRB: Employer Guide for Upcoming Trump Administration

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Employers can expect a definite shift in the National Labor Relations Board under the new Trump Administration. Following President Joe Biden’s 2020 election, labor and employment law practitioners saw sweeping legal...more

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Not Your Grandparents’ Unions: NLRB Sees Large Rise in Organizing Petitions

The National Labor Relations Board and unions have been busy. The NLRB received 3,286 union election petitions during FY 2024, up 27% since FY 2023 (when the NLRB received 2,593 petitions) and more than double the number of...more

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Get Ready for NLRB Rule Making It Harder to Decertify Unions: 5 Key Steps for Employers

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A new labor regulation is set to take effect on September 30 that could make it harder for workers to undo union representation. In a long-anticipated move, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ditched agency rules...more

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The NLRB Returns to Its Pre-2020 Policies and Procedures in Its “New” Blocking Charge and Voluntary Recognition Rules

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) recently revived its “blocking charge” policy, voluntary recognition process and construction industry bargaining relationship policy by returning to its pre-April 2020...more

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Is It Really About Employee Voices? The National Labor Relations Board Continues its Union-Friendly Trend

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The National Labor Relations Board (the Board) is the federal agency tasked with administering the National Labor Relations Act (the NLRA). Chief among its responsibilities is governing the union recognition process in the...more

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NLRB Issues “Fair Choice-Employee Voice” Final Rule

On July 26, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) issued a final rule (the “2024 Rule”), codified at 29 C.F.R. 103.20–22, rescinding an earlier rule the Board issued in April 2020 (the “2020 Rule”) that...more

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National Labor Relations Board Reverses 2020 Union Election Results

Many federal agencies appear caught in a tennis match whereby interpretations of their statutory authority depend on the party in power at any given time. This has resulted in a number of situations where federal regulations...more

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New Rule Gives NLRB Ability to Block Union Elections

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On July 26, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued the finalized Fair Choice – Employee Voice Final Rule (New Rule). The most impactful change of the New Rule is the NLRB’s ability to block a union election...more

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NLRB Rescinds 2020 “Election Protection Rule”

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As anticipated, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) rescinded its April 1, 2020 Election Protection Rule, replacing it with the so-called “Fair Choice-Employee Voice Final Rule” on July 26, 2024....more

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Labor Board Returns to Pre-Trump Board Union Election Procedures

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has issued its “Fair Choice-Employee Voice” Final Rule, rescinding portions of its April 2020 union representation procedures on blocking charges, the voluntary recognition bar, and...more

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NLRB Finalizes New ‘Blocking Charge,’ Voluntary Recognition Rules

On July 26, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) completed their unraveling of the commonsense representation case election rules previously implemented by the Board in 2020. ...more

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NLRB Issues New Rules on Union Representation

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On August 1, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board is set to roll out its Fair Choice-Employee Voice Rule, which includes three major changes...more

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Cemex Decision Cements Increase in Petitions for Union Elections

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In April 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the “Board”) released statistics on union petitions and unfair labor practice charges for its 2024 fiscal year. The NLRB received 1,618 union petitions during the...more

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Supreme Court Ruling in Starbucks v. McKinney: Implications for Employees and Unions

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On June 13, 2024, the Supreme Court held that the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) is subject to the same standard as any other litigant when it seeks a preliminary injunction in unfair labor practice cases. This...more

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Red Rock and a Hard Place: NLRB Issues First Post-Cemex Bargaining Order

On June 17, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) issued its first mandatory bargaining order to an employer after its momentous decision in Cemex Construction Materials Pacific, LLC last year. The NLRB...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

By the Numbers – A Look at Union Activity in 2024 Thus Far

2024 continues to be a busy year for the National Labor Relations Board, unions, and management. Nearly six months into the year, we have sufficient data to analyze the impact NLRB decisions such as Cemex Construction...more

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NLRB puts kibosh on American tradition of whiskey for votes

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

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Labor Board Sees Major Uptick in Activity During First Half of Fiscal Year: 3 Takeaways for Employers

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The new union representation process installed by the National Labor Relations Board unsurprisingly led to an astronomical increase in election petitions filed in the first half of FY 2024. The Labor Board also saw a...more

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NLRB Reports That Significant Increase in Union Election Petition Activity Will Likely Continue

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced that union election petitions have increased by 35% in the first half of Fiscal Year 2024 (October 1-March 31) and Unfair Labor Practice Charges (ULPs) are up 7% during the...more

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Union Election Petitions in 2024: The Story So Far; Employer Petitions Skyrocket, but Don’t Detract from Union Petition Rates

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The Fallout from the NLRB’s Cemex Decision - As we previously addressed, the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) August 25, 2023, decision in Cemex Construction Materials Pacific, LLC overturned long-established...more

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