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National Labor Relations Board
Collective bargaining
Nonprofit Causa of Oregon shuts down amid labor conflict
The immigrant rights group Causa recognized a union two years ago, but never reached agreement on a first contract.
National
Lawmakers look to boost NLRB funding
With labor activity on the rise this year, 40 U.S. senators say the National Labor Relations Board needs more funding to keep up.
Comment
Biden’s new NLRB shows what real enforcement looks like
Under Jennifer Abruzzo, the “new sheriff in town," Amazon, Starbucks and others have learned that powerful companies are not above the law.
National
Amazon ordered to notify workers of union rights
It’s one of the most far-reaching settlements to date after Amazon was found guilty of trampling workers’ rights to unionize.
Union Organizing
NLRB finds Amazon broke the law, orders new election at warehouse in Alabama
Amazon’s “flagrant disregard” for labor law was so egregious that a new election must be held at its distribution center in Bessemer.
Workers Rights
The return of Joy Silk
The NLRB is about to get tough on unionbusting. Its general counsel announced a policy that could stop employers from crushing union drives.
Workers Rights
Case dismissed: Scabby the rat beats the rap
Scabby is 12' tall and has red eyes, fangs, and claws. It may be scary looking, but the beloved inflatable is not an outlaw, the NLRB says.
National
U.S. Senate confirms three union attorneys to NLRB
The Senate confirmation votes, mostly along party lines, will give the NLRB a worker-friendly majority once again.
Workers Rights
Precision Castparts must recognize Machinists Union
Precision—a key Boeing supplier—has lost its marathon effort to avoid recognizing the choice of a group of welders to unionize.
Union Organizing
Wave of unionization sweeps through Washington newspapers
Five Washington newspapers have unionized recently, the latest in a nationwide surge among print and online journalists under way since 2015.
Workers Rights
Government report says NLRB is understaffed
According to a March 29 report, the drop has been dramatic. Since 2010 the NLRB has lost 452 employees, or 26%.
Workers Rights
NLRB drops Trump rule that would have blocked graduate student unions
Trump NLRB appointees had declared that student teaching assistants aren't employees under the National Labor Relations Act.
National
A fix for America’s broken labor law
Congress may soon consider the most game-changing pro-union legislation in 80 years. The PRO Act would restore workers’ right to unionize.
National
New NLRB acting attorney backs off lawsuit against Scabby the Rat
The previous general counsel, a management-side labor lawyer appointed by Trump, tried to muzzle Scabby the Rat as soon as he took office.
Workers Rights
Secret audio shows Columbia Sportswear plot to fire unionist
In the recordings, managers list the names of union supporters they want to fire and talk about how to build a case that will stand up to NLRB scrutiny.
Workers Rights
Trump NLRB sues Oregon to preserve employers right to hold mandatory anti-union meetings
On July 14 a federal court will hear the government's challenge to the state law, which was passed in 2009.
Union Organizing
Citing coronavirus, Trump-appointed NLRB suspends all union elections
Even mail ballots are out, because NLRB agents count them in front of observers; verifying them while maintaining six feet of distance could be a challenge.
Workers Rights
CNN pays $76 million to settle union-busting complaint
It’s the biggest settlement in the 84-year history of the National Labor Relations Board.
Union Organizing
Veterans Nursing Home workers join United Steelworkers
A group of 213 workers at a Lebanon, Oregon, nursing home for veterans won a union May 20.
Workers Rights
Trump appointee wants to ban Scabby the Rat
Standing 25 feet tall, with scary red eyes and yellow fangs, Scabby the Rat is a union hero and an eye-catching sign of a labor dispute.
