Choosing the right consultant for your union campaign can be a tricky proposition. If you have received a petition from the NLRB recently, you have likely been bombarded with calls, emails, texts, and other messages from attorneys, consulting firms, and independent consultants trying to earn your business. How do you choose the right one from…
Union Election Defeat? All is Not Lost – You Can Still Win! You lost a union election. Now the union is demanding you begin the collective bargaining process. You just want to throw up your hands and say, “Enough!” All is not lost! You have a second bite at the apple. There is no other…
“Good faith bargaining” – a concept that can be quite simple and extraordinarily complex all at once. The basics as discussed in Part 1 of this Blog series seem clear. The parties must meet at reasonable times. They must bargain over terms and conditions of employment for the bargaining unit. The parties must execute a…
When a union is certified by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) or voluntarily recognized by an employer creates an obligation under the law for both the union and the employer to bargain in good faith. The only thing a union wins when it wins an NLRB election is the right to sit with the…