NLRB Shuts Down Mandatory Meetings on Union Views - But for How Long?
Can employers force workers to sit through a meeting where its (critical) views of unionization are presented to dissuade them from joining a
NLRB decides captive audience meetings are unlawful in potential boost for unions
Unions said captive audience meetings were partially responsible for losses at the Amazon location in Bessemer and the Mercedes plant.
Captive audience meetings are unlawful, NLRB says
The meetings, a common strategy for employers during union drives, “have a reasonable tendency to interfere with and coerce employees” in the exercise of their rights, the Board decided.
NLRB bans anti-union captive-audience meetings
The National Labor Relations Board announced a new ban on mandatory captive-audience meetings aimed at discouraging employees from unionizing.
Biden admin bans employers from discussing unionization with 'captive audience' employees
The Biden administration's National Labor Relations Board issued an opinion on Wednesday that bars businesses from expressing their views on unionization to a "captive audience" of employees.
Employers can't require workers to attend 'captive audience' anti-union meetings
The National Labor Relations Board ruled yesterday that "captive audience" meetings are illegal. Employers may not require workers to attend presentations that explain to them the company's position on whether they should not join or form unions.
Trader Joe’s took unlawful steps to stop employees from supporting unionization, NLRB rules
Preventing workers at a store in Hadley, Massachusetts, from wearing union insignia violated the National Labor Relations Act ...
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NLRB Finds Employers May Violate Federal Labor Law by Making Statements about Union’s Impact on Employee-Employer Relations
On November 8, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) released its decision in Siren Retail Corp., ...
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Nursing home chain denies NLRB charges of coercing foreign staff into staying
A provider is accused of coercing immigrant workers into staying with the company under the threat of legal action and ...
US court may not address nursing home's claims over NLRB's structure
A U.S. appeals court panel on Tuesday seemed likely to punt on a nursing home operator's claim that National Labor Relations ...
Democrats make last stand for unions ahead of Trump administration
The National Labor Relations Board on Wednesday ruled to ban employers nationwide from forcing workers to attend anti-union ...
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NLRB throws stay-or-pay provisions into federal non-compete ban drama
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) general counsel has openly stated that she intends to prosecute employers who use ...
Mass. Trader Joe’s used ‘coercive threats’ against union members, NLRB finds
The store illegally told workers to take off union pins and denied them the same retirement benefits as non-union members.
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NLRB in Starbucks case lowers bar for proving anti-union threats
The NLRB's Friday ruling overruled a 1985 decision, opens new tab that said most employer statements about the effects of ...
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Democrats Are Letting a Vital Chance to Protect Workers Slip Away
The Senate has yet to reconfirm the chair of the National Labor Relations Board—a crucial bulwark against the oncoming Trump ...