Posted on June 5, 2015 by Ruder Ware Alumni
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The NLRB “quickie election” rules have been in effect for the past six weeks. As predicted, the implementation of these new rules has resulted in a significant increase in union election petitions. Under these new rules, the procedure to move from the filing of a petition to an actual election amongst employees takes approximately three […]
Posted on May 5, 2015 by Ruder Ware Alumni
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A decision issued last week by the National Labor Relations Board significantly changed the “deferral standard” that was used by the NLRB when considering whether a grievance arbitration award properly addressed the protection of employee rights to communicate about union activities. In the recent decision of Babcock Wilcox Construction Co., Inc. the NLRB decided that […]
Posted on April 28, 2015 by Ruder Ware Alumni
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Today is the day that the new “quickie election” regulations take effect. As of writing this blog, we have not heard of any legal challenge that has successfully stopped the new regulations from being implemented. Under the new regulations, a union representation election petition will be placed on a fast track for processing by the […]
Posted on September 5, 2014 by Ruder Ware Alumni
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A recent decision from the National Labor Relations Board (August 25, 2014) held that an employee using the “Like” feature on a Facebook page to show support for comments by another employee about the conduct of the company payroll system constituted protected speech under the National Labor Relations Act. The Board held that the termination […]
Posted on May 21, 2014 by Ruder Ware Alumni
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An employer would normally think that it could pass a work rule that says an employee does not have access to company property when the employee is off-duty and not working. This makes sense, because there is no reason for the employee to be on company property if they are not there to perform work. […]