Fighting Big Labor’s Agenda at the NLRB
The National Labor Relations Act calls for a balance between the interests of unions and business and for the NLRB to act as a neutral party in resolving disputes. Unfortunately, dramatic policy shifts threaten both workers and employers and will undermine the NLRB’s ability to act as an impartial agency.
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A group of Amazon workers represented by the Amazon Labor Union filed a lawsuit against union leaders for alleged anti-democratic practices.
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While the Teamsters’ strike ostensibly is about working conditions at the facility, the reality is that the union is angry that “Amazon has refused to recognize and honor the union contract” that a different company agreed to.
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The Employee Rights Act contains numerous elements that would benefit employers and employees alike while also limiting radical changes in labor policy based on the makeup of the National Labor Relations Board.
This report confirms that the NLRB’s longstanding suspicion of mail-ballot elections was fully justified and highlights the need for an urgent return to in-person secret balloting outside of extraordinary circumstances.
While Senator Bernie Sanders is unlikely to ask certain questions during this week’s Senate HELP Committee hearings on labor laws, other members of the committee may step up to ask these vitals questions.
On February 23, a judge in the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan rejected the National Labor Relations Board’s request for a nationwide cease-and-desist order against Starbucks.
Workers United, the same union that has launched campaigns to try and organize at Starbucks, is now trying to organize a Tesla facility in New York.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s union membership report for 2022 showed that union membership as a percentage of the workforce declined to 10.1%, the lowest on record.
Media outlets gushed over a purported surge in unionization in 2022, however, new data further illustrates why that is just not the case.
It remains to be seen if American Steel will result in the same disruption caused by Specialty Healthcare, but if history is any guide the answer is almost certainly yes.