Posted on May 4, 2015 by Ruder Ware Alumni
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On January 14, 2015, a group of labor unions—led by the UAW and UFCW—filed suit against Hardin County, Kentucky, in response to a municipal “right-to-work” ordinance. Through the lawsuit, the unions allege that the National Labor Relations Act preempts [overrides and does not permit] local right-to-work measures. A blog post about so-called right-to-work laws is […]
Posted on May 20, 2014 by Ruder Ware Alumni
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In 2007, the Bush-era Board (in a 3-2 vote) established a property-right based standard through which employee use of company-owned [including non-union companies] email systems for union solicitation may be restricted. Through the Register Guard decision, 351 NLRB No. 70 (December 16, 2007), the Board made clear that impermissible discrimination in violation of the National […]
Posted on May 20, 2014 by Ruder Ware Alumni
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This past month, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) caught the employer community off guard with an unexpected, union-friendly pronouncement, one that provides labor unions free reign to infiltrate non-union workplaces. On April 5, 2013, OSHA publicly announced [through a letter of interpretation/Standard Interpretation to the United Steelworkers Union dated February 21, 2013, […]