It started out like any other fall day, at Decco, Inc., New England’s premiere provider of high purity pipe fitting, construction, and service work to bio-pharmaceutical, technology, and manufacturing industries. Then “it” came! “What is this?” “An NLRB petition?” Decco’s leadership knew this meant trouble. They didn’t know anything about captive audience rules or a…
Union-Free! MC Custom Sheet Metal Celebrates Union-free! Fifteen months after being served with a National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) petition for representation, MC Custom Sheet Metal of West Berlin, NJ is union-free! The Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers, Local 19 (“Local 19”) disclaimed interest and abandoned the bargaining unit on July 16, 2019.…
NLRA Helps Another Family Business Become Union-Free After a three-month battle at the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”), Paramount Truck Body is union-free! The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (“UFCW”) withdrew all Unfair Labor Practice Charges against Paramount on February 8, 2019. The Chicago Region of the NLRB found the charges lacked merit,…
New Labor Board Goes Nuclear Nuclear? Exaggeration? No! In one week, the NLRB brought fairness to parts of the nation’s labor policy. The week of December 11, 2017 was historic. The NLRB and its new Republican-majority released four landmark decisions, and began rolling back one of the most unfair rules in the history of the…
Gorsuch – Why Every Business Owner Should Support Him. Every American business owner run, do not walk, to the phone/computer and call or email your senator. Make it clear to them they must confirm Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court of the United States. Despite the media buzz, Judge Gorsuch is eminently qualified to sit on…
THE UNIONS ARE COMING! THE UNIONS ARE COMING! Thanks to the Ambush Election Rule, you only have 3 weeks to defend yourself. If one is by land and two is by sea, how many lanterns signaled a liberty take-over by a union? Now more than ever, employers across the country need a ‘Paul Revere’ to warn…
NLRB to end challenge to ‘notice posting’ rule The NLRB’s Notice Posting Rule, which required businesses to post notifications reminding workers’ about their right to unionize, has met its end. The National Labor Relations Board has chosen to end the fight and will not challenge the two Circuit Court decisions invalidating the rule. It was widely speculated that the Board…
Agency Fees May Not Be Required The Supreme Court heard arguments on a case out of Illinois – Harris v. Quinn – this past week about whether or not workers can be forced to pay fees to a union whether or not they belong to the union. A case that, in the words of Justice Elena Kagan,…
Re-Issuing the “quickie” election is payback to big labor by liberal administration The NLRB has renewed its push to speed up the union election process, and employers should take note. The press release announcing the proposed rule can be found here. A federal court blocked the Board’s earlier attempt in 2012 because the Board lacked…
Union Violence: Myth holdover from the Days of Jimmy Hoffa? Unfortunately the answer to the question is… No! Ronald K. Hooks, Director NLRB Region 19 in Seattle, recently filed charges against the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (“ILWU”) Local 4. Director Hooks accused the union of a laundry list of dangerous and violent behavior engaged in by union members.…