With its December 6 decision in Dana Corp., 356 NLRB No 49, (pdf) the Obama Board has given its approval to broader use of agreements between employers and unions designed to encourage the organization of an employer’s non-represented workforce. The decision represents a step forward in the Obama Board’s agenda for changing existing interpretations and applications of U.S. labor law in ways that labor organizations hope will ensure its continuing relevance and vitality in the twenty-first century. For some, the decision suggests that the Board may be privileging the institutional interests of labor unions over the individual or even collective interests of the employees whom federal labor law was designed to protect.  Continue reading this entry at Littler’s Labor Relations Counsel.

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