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Have Union Strikes Gone By the Wayside? Barnes & Thornburg LLP – David Pryzbylski USA November 28 2017 Bloomberg BNA published an article on Nov. 27 examining the ever declining amount of union-sponsored strikes in America. According to the report, “The number of strikes held in 1990 was 793, and that dropped to 102 in […]
Oct 24, 2017 / by Jason Albright. Court Throws Out Challenge to ‘Successor’ Finding in Trash-Collection Case. What are the makings of a “perfectly clear successor” in the sanitation services sector? The question matters under NLRB case law because a “perfectly clear successor” must bargain with its employees’ union before changing terms and conditions of […]
Employees Entitled To Pay During Short Breaks Per Precedential Third Circuit Decision. Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP – Nicholas V. Fox USA October 16 2017 In a recent and precedential decision by the Third Circuit, employers are obligated to pay their employees for breaks of 20 minutes or less under the Fair Labor Standards […]
Canada October 12 2017. “Gender Identity” and “Gender Expression” Added to Canada’s Human Rights Law. Littler Mendelson PC – Sarah Crossley and Rika Sawatsky New Legislation Enacted On June 19, 2017, the federal government added “gender identity or expression” as a prohibited ground of discrimination under the Canadian Human Rights Act. While the Act does […]
Keeping Up With the NLRB: Agency Releases Updated Outline of Law and Procedure in Representation Cases. 18 September 2017 | National Labor Relations Board, Unions and Union Membership | David Pryzbylski The web of rules imposed by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on union elections always is rapidly evolving. From the “quickie election rules” […]
Summary of NLRB Decisions for Week of September 5 – 8, 2017. The Summary of NLRB Decisions is provided for informational purposes only and is not intended to substitute for the opinions of the NLRB. Inquiries should be directed to the Office of the Executive Secretary at 202‑273‑1940. Summarized Board Decisions ConAgra Foods, Inc. (09-CA-062889, […]
Taking and Making Hurricane-Related Donations: Options, Considerations, and Other Ways for Employers and Employees to Help Now. Ogletree Deakins – Aimee E. Dreiss , Timothy G. Verrall and Eric D. Penkert . USA September 5 2017 Before Hurricane Harvey unleashed its devastation on Texas and Louisiana, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Brock Long said, “People […]
European Court Limits Employers’ Right to Monitor Workers’ Email. By SEWELL CHAN SEPT. 5, 2017. The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France. The court’s Grand Chamber ruled that employers must inform workers in advance as to the extent and nature of their monitoring. Credit Christian Lutz/Associated Press Europe’s human rights court ruled on […]
Column: The retreat from union organizing. Gary Chaison Published 10:48 p.m. ET Aug. 31, 2017. In mid-August, when Richard Trumka, the head of the AFL-CIO, the main union federation, resigned from the White House’s Manufacturing Council to protest President Trump’s apparently bigoted comments, many observers thought the union movement would be jeopardizing its legitimacy. But […]
Union sounds ominous safety warning at Newfoundland’s only oil refinery. By R.P. Stastny Aug. 31, 2017, 5:06 p.m. The union representing the employees of North Atlantic Refining Limited (NARL) says that the owners and the provincial government are ignoring safety concerns at Newfoundland’s Come by Chance oil refinery. The union compared the situation to the […]