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Archive for September, 2014

Labor Relations News Update September 24, 2014

Today’s Labor Updates: Nigeria: Oil Workers Suspend Strike Flexible working – achieving a work life balance in France NLRB Says “Liking” Another Employee’s Facebook Comment is Protected Activity NLRB Says There Is Such Thing as a Free Lunch New Zealand: Oil refinery workers to stage two day strike   Nigeria: Oil Workers Suspend Strike By […]

Labor Relations News Update September 19, 2014

Today’s Labor Updates: Nigeria oil union strike not affecting exports-Shell Summary of NLRB Decisions for Week of September 8 – 12, 2014 Canada: U.S. Company Wants to Discard 75% of Workers Following Strike Recent NLRB decisions condone workplace profanity and insubordination   Nigeria oil union strike not affecting exports-Shell Thu Sep 18, 2014 2:27pm GMT […]

Labor Relations News Update September 15, 2014

Today’s Labor Updates: Poll Shows Growing Support for Right-to-Work Laws … Even Among Democrats Expensive Mistakes: Assessing the Need for Wage and Hour Compliance   Poll Shows Growing Support for Right-to-Work Laws … Even Among Democrats Rob Nikolewski September 08, 2014 / Vice President Biden delivered a fiery speech in support of unions at a Labor Day […]

Labor Relations News Update September 10, 2014

Today’s Labor Updates: Court: NLRB is Acting Like a Union Subsidiary Summary of NLRB Decisions for Week of September 2 – 5, 2014 Daimler Staying Neutral During UAW Drive   Court: NLRB is Acting Like a Union Subsidiary NLRB ‘serving as the litigation arm of the Union’ BY:  Bill McMorris September 9, 2014 4:55 pm […]

Labor Relations News Update September 10, 2014

Today’s Labor Updates: Employers, don’t commit these 5 firing faux pas! Summary of NLRB Decisions for Week of August 25 – 29, 2014   Employers, don’t commit these 5 firing faux pas! Robin E. Shea September 5 2014 Do you think you have that employee termination all buttoned up, and no one will be able […]

Labor Relations News Update September 8, 2014

Today’s Labor Updates: Legal Use of Marijuana Clashes With Job Rules The new union-organizing tool … embarrassment   The new union-organizing tool … embarrassment Howard A. Mavity September 1 2014 Unions and other third parties have never before so heavily used public embarrassment as a means of organizing employees. The key to union organizing is […]

Labor Relations News Update September 5, 2014

Today’s Labor Updates: Nova Scotia workplace investigation myths debunked Board Orders Hospital To Pay Union’s Bargaining Costs    Nova Scotia workplace investigation myths debunked Kenda Murphy September 2 2014 As I have begun my workplace investigation practice in Nova Scotia in the last few months, I have encountered some commonly held misconceptions among the employers I’ve spoken […]

Labor Relations News Update September 4, 2014

Today’s Labor Updates: Button bans – be careful French law on social and solidarity economy: the employees are empowered! China Employee Probation: Don’t Let It Slip Away Select events and news from the world of organized labor   Button bans – be careful Richard M. (Rick) Albert September 2 2014 Employers often implement dress code […]

Labor Relations News Update September 2, 2014

Today’s Labor Updates: NLRB says “liking” a post on Facebook constitutes protected activity Australia: Protest action – employees walking off the job New Limits On Employers During Union Organizing Efforts    NLRB says “liking” a post on Facebook constitutes protected activity Kristen M. Barlow Rand August 29 2014 In an August 22, 2014 decision, the […]

Labor Relations News Update August 29, 2014

Today’s Labor Updates: Are labor unions on the rise? Employers Face High Hurdle To Show Employee Communications Concerning Labor Disputes Unprotected NUPENG Resumes Strike, Accuses Chevron of Dishonuoring Agreement Summary of NLRB Decisions for Week of August 18 – 22, 2014 Are labor unions on the rise? By Pooja Bhatia, Ozy August 21, 2014: 4:46 […]