Labor Relations / Unions

Walsh confirmed as Biden’s Secretary of Labor

03/25/2021

Marty Walsh has been confirmed to become the nation’s 29th Secretary of Labor, bringing a staunchly pro-worker perspective to a Department of Labor that faces big issues in coming months.

NLRB supports right to discuss unions, wear logos

03/18/2021

The National Labor Relations Board ruled that a BMW manufacturing plant violated employees’ labor-law rights by banning employees’ conversations about the union during work time while allowing conversations about other nonwork subjects.

#1 reason you can’t fire worker for going #2 on office floor

03/18/2021

You’d think it would be easy to fire a worker who defecates on the workplace floor and tells his manager he left a “present” for him. The problem: The employee is a member of a labor union.

House passes PRO Act, labor’s favorite legislation

03/11/2021

The House of Representatives on March 9 passed the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, a bill that would override state right-to-work laws and make it easier for unions to organize.

EEOC, NLRB general counsels sacked in unprecedented moves

03/09/2021

President Biden has defied tradition, firing the general counsels of both the EEOC and the National Labor Relations Board.

PRO Act could trigger massive union changes

02/25/2021

Legislation introduced in February will usher in sweeping labor-management changes if it passes.

As jobs declined, union participation rose in 2020

02/19/2021

Although the country saw historic job losses due to the pandemic in 2020, it also saw a jump in the percentage of U.S. workers who are members of a union to 10.8%, up from 10.3% in 2019.

Change is coming to NLRB: New leadership, rescinded memos

02/16/2021

Between appointing a new lead attorney and acting to reverse several recent labor-relations memoranda, the Biden administration is moving swiftly to undo Trump-era actions that affected the labor landscape.

Amazon fights back hard against union organizing

02/11/2021

A high-profile effort to unionize Amazon employees in Alabama has triggered a high-alert response from the online retail colossus.

Full speed ahead for Biden’s pro-worker plans

01/14/2021

Expect a sharp contrast with the employer-friendly policies of the Trump administration. Here is what we know so far about how the Biden administration will address hot-button employment law issues.