Under current NLRB rules, a union can organize a bargaining unit of temporary employees, and the user employer’s solely employed regular employees, only if both employers consent. The Board is primed to change this rule.
A recent move by the National Labor Relations Board threatens the right-to-work laws in 25 states, witnesses testified during a hearing conducted by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
In a closely watched case, a federal district court judge in Texas has dismissed one of the two lawsuits filed earlier this year against the NLRB seeking to invalidate the agency's new "ambush" election rule.
Federal agencies have released their spring regulatory agendas, offering significant clues as to where the administration is headed in the months to come.
NLRB Chairman Mark Pearce and General Counsel (GC) Richard Griffin indicated the Board has no plans to deviate from the pro-organized labor tack they have been pursuing for quite some time.
The NLRB's Office of the General Counsel recently issued a memorandum of advice that concluded a franchisee, franchisor, and the franchisor's development agent were not joint employers under the NLRA.
