Union Organizing

In a hotly contested case, the NLRB regional director for the region covering most of New England has found that Basketball Players at Dartmouth are the university’s “employees” under the

Continue Reading NLRB Official Finds Dartmouth Basketball Players are “Employees” and Authorizes a Union Vote

The U.S. Supreme Court recently decided in Glacier Northwest, Inc. v. Int’l Bhd. of Teamsters Local Union No. 174, No. 21-1449 (June 1, 2023), that the National Labor Relations Act

Continue Reading U.S. Supreme Court Makes It Easier to Sue Unions for Property Destruction

The National Labor Relations Board ruled on August 29, 2022 that workplace policies restricting or limiting employees’ wearing of union apparel are unlawful unless the employer can demonstrate the existence

Continue Reading Are Employer Uniform and Dress Code Policies Dead?

On April 6, the National Labor Relations Board announced that union representation petitions filed with the agency during the first six months of the fiscal year had increased 57% from
Continue Reading NLRB GC Seeks to Curtail Employers’ Defenses to Union Organizing Amidst Huge Increase in Union Election Petitions

Employers across the country may, in the near future, face a unionized workforce even though their employees are denied the opportunity to vote in a secret ballot election.  Under current
Continue Reading Union without an election? – NLRB’s possible return to Joy Silk Mills

While it may come as a surprise, the NLRB has long held that employees are sometimes entitled to use profane language while engaging in labor activities.  In recent years, the
Continue Reading NLRB may revisit the limits of profane employee speech protected by federal labor law

Federal labor law protects neutral (secondary) employers from becoming entangled in labor disputes between another (primary) employer and unions.  For most of the past decade, however, the NLRB has allowed
Continue Reading Scabby the Rat memo signals possible change to NLRB precedent on secondary activity