On January 29, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) updated its Guidance to reflect developments in science, best practices, and standards regarding exposure and preventative practices in the workplace for COVID-19. OSHA’s new Guidance is likely prompted by President Biden’s Executive Order issued within 48 hours of his innauguration which directed the Labor department…
The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) commands that an employer must bargain in good faith with a union. To this end, the employer must furnish all information relevant to the union’s bargaining obligations. Specifically, employers must provide information that pertains to bargaining unit employees’ terms and conditions of employment. How Much Can a Union Request?…
All Shore Heating & Air Conditioning is UNION FREE!! Twenty months after being served with a National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) petition for representation and Thirteen months after losing the subsequent election, All Shore Heating & Air Conditioning of Marlton, NJ is union-free! The Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers, Local 19 (“Local 19”) disclaimed interest…
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,…
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…
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.…
Can You Fire Someone For A Bad Attitude? The NLRB says “Yes,” but… In a recent case brought against Copper River, a restaurant in Boiling Springs, South Carolina, the Board held that an employer may fire an employee for a negative attitude. The decision upheld an Administrative Law Judge’s ruling in the Unfair Labor Practice Charge brought…