On July 28, 2104, the NLRB unanimously rejected a petitioned-for bargaining unit comprising shoe sales associates in two different departments at Bergdorf Goodman’s Manhattan retail store. See The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. d/b/a Bergdorf Goodman, 361 NLRB No. 11. The Board found that the employees of the petitioned-for unit
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Board Approves Departmental “Micro-Units” at Retail Stores
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By: David L. Streck and Bryan Bienias
In its recent 3-1 decision in Macy’s Inc., 361 NLRB No. 4 (2014), the National Labor Relations Board fueled employer concerns about fragmented micro-units in the retail industry. There, the Board held that a bargaining unit of 41 Macy’s nonsupervisory cosmetics and fragrance (“C+F”) salespersons was an
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Sixth Circuit Upholds Specialty Healthcare, Finding That The NLRB Properly Exercised its Wide Discretion
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By: David L. Streck, Esq.
The scope of a bargaining unit is often a significant factor impacting unions’ success or failure in organizing campaigns. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit gave unions a win last week when it upheld the Board’s controversial decision in Specialty Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center of Mobile (“Specialty…