The National Labor Relations Board began announcing an increase in union organizing activity in early 2022. More detailed analysis showed that those gains were primarily driven by elections at numerous Starbucks stores. Otherwise, the 2022 election statistics only suggested a return to pre-COVID levels. Now, however, statistics from the final three months of calendar year … Read more
National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer A. Abruzzo has an announced her intention to seek new restrictions on electronic monitoring and algorithmic management of employees both remotely and in the workplace. In an October 31, 2022 General Counsel Memorandum, Abruzzo directed NLRB staff to apply the National Labor Relations Act to protect employees to … Read more
For many decades, the National Labor Relations Board permitted employers to discontinue dues checkoff arrangements following the expiration of a collective bargaining agreement. More recently, employers’ right to do so has fluctuated depending on which political party has held the majority of seats on the NLRB. On September 30, 2022, the current Democratic majority ruled … Read more