Category: Union Activity

It has been a big last few weeks in labor law circles.  First, Amazon got unionized in New York by a little-known independent union that didn’t even exist 18 months ago.  President Biden expressed support for the unionizing of Amazon workers saying “Amazon, here we come” in a recent speech.   The President, of course, has been and continues to be a strong supporter of unions. But, as reported in the New York Times, “organized labor has...

In an April 7, 2022 Memorandum to Regional Directors, NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo announced that she will be asking the NLRB to outlaw so-called "captive audience" meetings.  Captive audience meetings refer to meetings between employers and employees during an employee's paid work time where the employee is required to listen to the employer (or its representative) explain the company's position on unions.  Such meetings have long been...

As we have previously reported,  in March 2016, the United States Department of Labor modified its 54 year old “Persuader Rule,” which applies to communication with employees regarding union activity. The proposed revisions significantly  restrict employer rights to be advised on how and what information can be disseminated to employees by providing burdensome reporting requirements on both the employer and the advisors -including...

On March 23, 2016, the Department of Labor revealed its long-time coming final rule that requires certain disclosures now be made for outside labor relations consultants who assist employers during union organizing activity or collective bargaining, and which are no longer protected under the "advice" exemption under the disclosure obligations.  The reporting requirements under Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act will now include any third...