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Labored Relations

Mar 24, 2023

Michigan 1st state in decades to repeal ‘right-to-work’ law

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan, long known as a mainstay of organized labor, on Friday became the first state in decades to repeal a union-restricting law known as “right-to-work” that was passed over a decade ago by a Republican-controlled Legislature. The state’s “right-to-work” law had allowed those in unionized workplaces to opt out of paying union dues […]

Jul 27, 2012

LABORED RELATIONS: New NLRB Web page advises employees there is ‘strength in numbers’

In a continuation of its growing trend of seeking to enforce the rights of all workers, including those in union-free work forces, the National Labor Relations Board added a page to its website last month dedicated to promoting protections of the National Labor Relations A[...]

Dec 13, 2011

LABORED RELATIONS: 2012 could be an uneventful year for the NLRB

Several months after first proposing sweeping changes to streamline the union representation election process in June – the so-called “quickie election” rules – the National Labor Relations Board has approved a more modest, scaled back set of reforms.

Oct 17, 2011

LABORED RELATIONS: Controversy over the NLRB’s ‘Employee Rights’ poster

Effective Jan. 31, covered employers -- which includes most private sector employers -- will be required to post in their workplaces the National Labor Relations Board's "Employee Rights" poster, and industry groups have already filed suit seeking to block this action by t[...]

Jun 15, 2011

LABORED RELATIONS: NLRA and Disciplinary Action for Social Media Abuse

The discharge of employees for making comments through social media such as Twitter, Facebook and Myspace has resulted in dozens of lawsuits under various employment rights statutes in the past couple of years.

Feb 8, 2011

NLRB policy changes as unions decline

In January, as the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the union membership rate among U.S. workers continued to decline in 2010, the new National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") adopted policies designed to facilitate union organizing.

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