Today, in Hispanics United of Buffalo, Inc., 359 NLRB No. 37 (2012), the NLRB released its first decision to examine protected, concerted activity involving Facebook. Given the ubiquity of this social networking site, the Board’s decision should generate a great deal of interest. By a 3-1 vote, the Board held
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With Dues-Checkoff Ruling, The NLRB Gives Unions a Gift that Keeps on Giving
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Posted in Collective Bargaining, NLRB
‘Tis the season for cards and gifts, and apparently, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) is filled with the holiday spirit. In a decision issued last week but only released today, the NLRB gave labor unions a gift that will keep on giving when it overturned a fifty-year-old precedent…
D.C. Circuit Upholds Board’s Order Requiring Company To Share Information On Customers And Pricing With Union
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On December 4, 2012, in KLB Indust. Inc. v. NLRB, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a National Labor Relations Board ruling that an employer violated the National Labor Relations Act by failing to provide information to the union concerning the employer’s customers and pricing after telling the union…
In A “Startling” And “Troubling” Decision, The Board Requires An Employer To Continue Providing Annual Wage Increases Beyond Contract Expiration
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By Kenneth R. Dolin.
In a decision that Board Member Hayes found “startling” and “troubling,” the Board required an employer to continue providing wage increases post-contract expiration. Specifically, the Board in Finley Hospital, 359 NLRB No. 9 (September 24, 2012), recently found that an employer had a statutory duty to maintain the…
The Second Obama NLRB
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By Arthur Telegen.
Well I know there has not been an election yet. But talking about a Romney Board is a little boring. Just read Brian Hayes’ dissenting opinions. That’s what the Romney Board will do, when Romney gets around to having a Republican Board, which will not happen for a long time even…