In a landmark decision, the National Labor Relations Board has significantly altered the landscape of employer free speech rights by restricting the use of mandatory “captive audience” meetings. 373 NLRB No. 136 (Nov. 13,...more
By almost every measure, union membership rates continued its steady decline in 2019, according to the latest statistics on unionization rates in the United States from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The overall union...more
Overturning a controversial 2014 ruling by the Obama-era National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the NLRB has restored an employer’s right to control employee nonwork use of its information technology and email systems — with...more
NLRB General Counsel Peter Robb’s reported comments on a January 11, 2018, conference call about his proposed changes to how the NLRB operates has stoked resistance from NLRB career staff and others. Robb reportedly plans to...more
Despite the National Labor Relations Board’s “quickie election” rule, the percentage of unionized workers in the private sector remained essentially stable 2017, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S....more
National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Peter Robb continues to outline his plans for change at the NLRB. First came his sweeping five-page Memorandum directing NLRB Regional Offices to submit to his Division of...more