Boeing awaits results of high-stakes vote Sep 4, 2008
Last week the union filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board, accusing Boeing of breaking federal law by interrogating workers one-on-one about the bargaining and the vote. Company officials said managers had been asked to relay worker comment and reaction to the offer from the shop floor and denied breaking the law or doing anything differently from past negotiations. (Crain's Chicago Business)
Starbucks Rehires Pro-Union Worker Aug 30, 2008
Forman also said he filed an unfair labor practice complaint against Starbucks with the National Labor Relations Board the day after he was fired. Darrow said the filing of complaint did not influence Starbucks' decision to re-hire Forman and that the company reviewed the situation at Forman's request. (CBS News)
Union membership rises in area Aug 30, 2008
Similarly, Boston's 1,200 taxi drivers and 1,500 security guards in Boston and Cambridge weren't granted collective bargaining rights through the National Labor Relations Board ... With the 50 local freight drivers and dock workers, UPS agreed to recognize them as a union if the majority of workers signed authorization cards, rather than requiring that to be the precursor to an official National Labor Relations Board election. (Boston Globe)
Boeing Communications Strategy May Goad Machinists Into Strike Aug 30, 2008
The union's complaint against Boeing was filed with the National Labor Relations Board. Machinists have followed leaders' voting recommendations in three of the last four negotiations, stopping work over two of them to gain contract improvements. (Bloomberg)
How Obama Could Fix Labor Law Aug 29, 2008
It's been tattered by bad appointments to the National Labor Relations Board and by long delays in resolving the elections that determine union representation and charges of unfair labor practices brought by employees. These delays make it too easy for employers to intimidate and coerce workers, including by dismissing them for organizing. (Slate)
Federal court rules in favor of Las Vegas unions Aug 28, 2008
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the National Labor Relations Board to reconsider its decision to let former hotel-casino owners Paul and Sue Lowden stop collecting union dues from employees after a contract expired. Richard McCracken, the Las Vegas attorney for Culinary Workers Union Local 226 and Bartenders Union Local 165, said there are three vacancies on the five-member NLRB that probably won't be filled until a new president is elected -- so any NLRB decision will take time. (KRNV.com, NV)
Talks, but no resolution Aug 28, 2008
Janet Sichterman, vice president of human resources and communications at Muscatine Foods Corp., which is the parent company for GPC, said that according to the rules of the National Labor Relations Board, all wages and insurance provided by the company ceased when the contract expired. Sichterman said Monday that many employees are calling GPC asking if they can come back to work but the company s hands are tied. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
CongressNow: Labor Union Sets Sights on ‘Card Check’ Measure Aug 26, 2008
The legislation, known as the Employee Free Choice Act, or card check act, requires employers to recognize a union if the National Labor Relations Board finds a majority of employees have signed cards designating the union as their bargaining representative. It also mandates arbitration if contract negotiations stall and imposes penalties on employers that illegally coerce workers not to join unions. (Roll Call)
TRENTONIAN EDITORIAL: Unions' hack role Aug 24, 2008
Secret-ballot unionization elections, supervised by the National Labor Relations Board, have been in existence since the 1930s - in fact, came into existence as a liberal reform. Why toss out "a tried and trusted method for conducting honest elections?" McGovern wondered out loud. (The Trentonian, NJ)
Voting by mail: Aug 22, 2008
And there are set proce dures outlined by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that could serve as a model for states that change to an all-mail ballot election for public elections. As with any voting method, there are positive and negative as pects to voting by mail that should be considered. (NJ.com -- Times)
Minnesota Judge Sustains Coalition for a Democratic Workplace Television Ads Aug 20, 2008
Under current law, workers or their employers may inform the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) that a labor union wishes to represent the workers in a proposed bargaining unit. (8) If the NLRB determines that the proposed unit is appropriate and that "a question of representation exists, it shall direct an election by secret ballot and certify the results thereof."(9) Section 159(c) of the NLRA provides specifically. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Emergency Response Workers With Marine Spill Response Corporation Strike Aug 18, 2008
Allegations of discrimination and abuse inside MSRC were confirmed on June 27 by officials at the National Labor Relations Board office in Seattle who issued a complaint, charging that the company "has been interfering with, restraining and coercing employees" and "discriminating in regard to...terms and conditions of employment.". Among many other abuses, the workers say they are being excluded from an important emergency response training that takes place in Everett this week. (Q13.com, WA)
As Charges Mount, Caregivers and Supporters Call on Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange to Help Stop Unlawful Intimidation of Workers Aug 14, 2008
On July 31, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a complaint charging that 18 managers and supervisors at Mission Hospital engaged in 35 separate instances of intimidating workers and violating federal labor law. The complaints include surveillance, interrogation, physical intimidation and even threats of arrest against workers engaged in legally protected activities. (PR Newswire)
Aramark and union urged to end fight Aug 13, 2008
In July, the National Labor Relations Board filed an unfair labor practice complaint against Aramark, charging intimidation and firing of employees for union activity. And later that month, the MCCA notified Aramark it would look for another concessions vendor, saying it has been concerned with the quality of the service since 2005. (Boston Globe)
Employee Free Choice Act is anything but free Aug 13, 2008
Since its formation in 1935, the National Labor Relations Board has conducted approximately 500,000 secret-ballot elections. All told, more than 40 million employees have voted in these elections. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Union files against MDU Aug 13, 2008
With the charges filed, both sides will now wait for a decision from the National Labor Relations Board. Until then, both sides continue to see the other as the problem. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Nurses at Providence Medford vote to unionize (38) Aug 13, 2008
Tom Hanenburg, chief executive for Providence Health System in Southern Oregon, said the National Labor Relations Board will first certify the election results, and then the nurses will put together a bargaining team. Collective bargaining can take a few months or as long as a year, he said. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Union employees ratify new deal at Appletons Pennsylvania mill Aug 12, 2008
The United Steelworkers in April threatened to file an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board against Appleton regarding what the union called an illegal implementation of the terms of the company s last, best and final contract offer. The employees at the Pennsylvania mill play a vital role in our company, Walter Schonfeld, president of Appleton s technical papers division, said. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
Union wins $15.5M in MidwestGen strike settlement Aug 9, 2008
The union filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board, alleging the company selectively locked out certain union workers while allowing others whod earlier crossed the picket lines to keep working. The NLRB sided with the company, but a federal Appeals Court overturned that decision in 2005 and sent the case back to the NLRB. The settlement, reached Thursday and mediated by the NLRB, resolves the issues. (Crain's Chicago Business)
Bashas' Family of Stores Defamation Lawsuit Against UFCW Upheld in Arizona Superior Court Aug 6, 2008
The UFCW's smear campaign has included promoting a class action lawsuit; filing charges with the National Labor Relations Board; distributing negative flyers, door hangers and direct mail pieces; crafting, distributing and publicizing inflammatory and false reports; accusing the company of selling expired products, then planting expired products on store shelves; calling in false reports to governmental agencies alleging health code and other operational violations; organizing public... (PR Newswire)
Obituary: Joseph C. Barry Aug 6, 2008
Mr. Barry was retired from the National Labor Relations Board. He was a lifetime member of the Longwood Cricket Club. (Dover Sherborn Tab, MA)
Appleton, Steelworkers reach agreement Aug 6, 2008
The United Steelworkers in April threatened to file an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board against Appleton regarding what the union called an illegal implementation of the terms of the company's "last, best and final" contract offer. The company and the union agreed to an extension of the prior contract after it expired last November, but only had sporadic negotiations after union employees rejected a contract offer in January. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
Joseph Barry; WWII veteran became lawyer, labor arbiter Aug 4, 2008
For the majority of his career, Mr. Barry worked on the National Labor Relations Board. He traveled around New England visiting mills and other workplaces to ensure that employees knew their rights. (Boston Globe)
Lender's workers to vote on union Aug 2, 2008
A National Labor Relations Board official confirmed Lender s Bagels employees vote on a petition seeking a new union as a bargaining unit Sept. 5, based on a tentative schedule accepted by the company and employees last month. NLRB agents will conduct and monitor the secret-ballot election that day. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Stanford Hospital workers request union election Aug 2, 2008
The United Healthcare Workers union has requested a union representation election from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for employees at Stanford Hospital and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. The union represents about 1,450 housekeepers, food-service workers, nursing assistants and other employees at the two hospitals who have been represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 715. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Stanford Prohibits Assemblywoman From Entering Hospital Aug 1, 2008
"In the past, I've been invited up for lunch in the CEO's office. Now, I can't get past the double doors? Amazing." Earlier Thursday, UHW filed a request with the National Labor Relations Board for an election to formalize the representation that caregivers have indicated they want. Stanford abruptly withdrew its recognition of the union on Tuesday, claiming a merger of SEIU Local 715 with UHW in 2006 dissolved its responsibility to bargain. (PR Newswire)
Stanford hospitals withdraw union recognition Aug 1, 2008
"Fairness and the law require a National Labor Relations Board election in order to change employee representation.". SEIU officials could not be reached for comment. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
WAL-MART Warns of Democratic Win... Aug 1, 2008
On June 30 the National Labor Relations Board ruled that Wal-Mart illegally fired an employee in Kingman, Ariz ... The UFCW helped employees file a series of complaints about the company's overtime, health-care and other policies with the National Labor Relations Board. (The Drudge Report)
Stanford Accelerates Union-Busting Tactics Jul 31, 2008
Undeterred in their decade-long fight to win quality hospital standards, fair wages and good benefits, caregivers will petition the National Labor Relations Board for a union election. UHW already represents most of the hospitals in the area and has cultivated its reputation of improving patient care and raising worker wages. (PR Newswire)
Teamsters Local 206 Reports Sealy Threatened by Labor Dispute Jul 30, 2008
"When offered a less expensive plan, they insisted on keeping all the savings for themselves. They're actually going backwards in negotiations." Agents of the National Labor Relations Board are investigating numerous charges of unfair labor practices violating Federal Law. State agents are investigating complaints of sexual harassment by managers, who are accused of unwanted physical contact and sexually explicit conversations creating a hostile work environment. (PR Newswire)
Stanford Hospital & Clinics, Lucile Packard withdraw recognition of SEIU union Jul 30, 2008
"Fairness and the law require a National Labor Relations Board election in order to change employee representation.". Those 1,450 employees will continue their employment, but without representation by the now-dissolved SEIU Local 715. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
Slam dunk for Starbucks? Jul 26, 2008
Starbucks had its own labor issues, including charges last year by the National Labor Relations Board that the chain broke federal laws by illegally firing workers who supported a unionization effort. Stop & Shop employee Liliana Cabral, 24, found out recently that the Dunkin' Donuts at the South Bay shopping center in Dorchester where she's worked for the last five years would be closing. (Boston Globe)
New union accuses Bay Area Newspaper Group of retaliatory firings Jul 24, 2008
The newly formed union asked the National Labor Relations Board to review the July 11 layoff of 29 members, including the bargaining unit's elected chair, Sara Steffens. The guild called the firings retaliatory. (East Bay Business Times, CA)
Parity struck Jul 23, 2008
All they do is hit homers -- but while this might be an efficient run-production tactic, it has prompted small-ball activists to file a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board. Scott Podsednik and Omar Moreno are the named claimants. (CBS News)
UAW backed in Foxwoods' dispute (7:41 a.m.) Jul 22, 2008
The United Auto Workers won a union election last November to represent nearly 3,000 dealers. The NLRB action brings the tribe a step closer to having the U.S. Court of Appeals review its case. (New Haven Register, CT)
Digitized data creates storage management and compliance challenges Jul 19, 2008
" Stoval said going green is a big goal for the agency. Besides reducing the paper trail, the GPO is consolidating servers and virtualizing whatever it can, he said. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) may not be big enough for a tsunami of information, "but we have high tide," said Bryan Burnett, deputy CIO of the NLRB. "Our goal is to link every document to a business process ... The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) may not be big enough for a tsunami of information, "but we have... (Search Storage)
Expect Big Labor Power Grabs Next Year Jul 17, 2008
Data obtained from the National Labor Relations Board by Right to Work attorneys show that, in the past six months, union officials successfully used card check to persuade employers in more than 250 American workplaces to bargain exclusively with union agents who did not even win a secret-ballot election of employees. Focused on raising forced-union-dues dollars, union officials have made expanding Big Labor s government-granted special privileges a top priority. (Human Events Online)
Newspaper Union Files Unfair Labor Practice Charge Jul 16, 2008
The Northern California Media Workers Guild said in a filing with the National Labor Relations Board that managers chose employees to lay off based on their union activity. Marshall Anstandig, general counsel for the partnership that owns the papers, called the charge "ridiculous.". (ABC News -- Wire)
Rio dealers vote down union representation Jul 14, 2008
Union officials say after the vote count, overseen by officials from the National Labor Relations Board, that they're not discouraged and would continue the efforts at local casinos. The union is an affiliate of the New York-based Transport Workers Union of America. (KRNV.com, NV)
Studios make final offer Jul 13, 2008
If confirmed by the National Labor Relations Board, the declaration would allow them to impose certain clauses of their offer on the guild, Samnick said. But most proposed changes between the old contract and the new offer favor the guild, said Scott Witlin, an entertainment lawyer who has represented television networks in the past. (MSNBC -- News)
Editor's Mailbag (July 1) Jul 8, 2008
Data from the National Labor Relations Board show that only 2. 7 percent of union organizing campaigns feature an illegal firing of an employee; 97. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Strikers on the Catwalk Jul 5, 2008
Anisa Productions, which produces the series, released a statement saying that writers should work through the National Labor Relations Board to unionize; union members call that a stall tactic, since it would mean allowing the series to complete its season after which the writers, they fear, could be let go. In the year since reality writers in Hollywood have been fighting to become unionized, they've consistently come up against resistance from management. (Time.com)
NLRB upholds Foxwoods' dealers union certification Jul 4, 2008
THE REGION Dealers at the Foxwoods Resort Casino called on management to begin contract negotiations after the National Labor Relations Board certified their union. The NLRB, in a 2-0 decision issued June 30, affirmed a March ruling by administrative law Judge Raymond Green certifying the results of the union representation election at Foxwoods. (Boston Globe)
Carlin was right about workers' plight Jul 4, 2008
The act would actually fix a broken National Labor Relations Board system meant to protect workers seeking union representation, and right the wrongs that corporate-friendly appointments to the NLRB since Reagan have created. The union election process has been perverted. (Anchorage Daily News)
6 St. Louis labor attorneys make top 100 list Jul 3, 2008
-based Labor Relations Institute Inc. provides communications materials and consulting services for use in opposing unions in National Labor Relations Board election campaigns. matthewallen@bizjournals. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
Union files complaint against Christos Building Services Jul 2, 2008
New York-based Local 32BJ filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board on Tuesday, saying that Christos avoided bargaining obligations with the 21 employees due to their union affiliation ... If the National Labor Relations Board finds that Christos is in the wrong, the cleaning company would have the option to settle and the union workers could get their jobs back. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Supreme Court Favors Business, Again Jun 21, 2008
The justices said a 1976 case prevents states and the National Labor Relations Board from regulating activity that should be controlled by economic forces. According to the court, California's labor law contained provisions that "regulate within a zone protected and reserved for market freedom.". (Forbes -- Business)
John Armstrong Jun 17, 2008
The National Labor Relations Board scheduled a union vote after more than half of newsroom employees petitioned for it in May. Union officials spent $500,000 on the organizing effort, the Chronicle reported. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
East Bay newsroom workers voting on union Jun 15, 2008
The National Labor Relations Board scheduled a union vote after more than half of newsroom employees petitioned for it in May. Voting was to continue Friday until 7 p.m.. (San Jose Business Journal)
Union workers say AGCO unfair on sick leave policy Jun 14, 2008
"We could live with that," said Lansaw, who last month filed a grievance with the National Labor Relations Board. "Our attendance policy was a tough policy but a fair policy.". (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Caregivers Protest Foley & Lardner's Union Busting & Intimidation Jun 13, 2008
"At a time when millions of Californians have inadequate, if any, healthcare coverage, and when healthcare professionals and community leaders struggle to find long term solutions to this major problem," said Perez, "it is tremendously disappointing that the Sisters of St. Joseph, once reliable allies to California's progressive communities, are wasting valuable resources to fight their own employees." St. Joseph Health System, which has in the past been found liable for numerous Unfair Labor... (PR Newswire)
St. Joseph Health System Caregivers Demand Foley & Lardner Stop Intimidation, and Waste of Valuable Patient Care Resources Jun 12, 2008
St. Joseph Health System, which has in the past been found liable for numerous Unfair Labor Practice violations by the National Labor Relations Board is currently under investigation for harassing and surveilling employees engaged in protected activity and continues to retaliate in other ways against workers engaged in the organizing drive. As dedicated caregivers, committed to our jobs and to our patients we are requesting that the St Joseph Health System agree to a free and fair union election... (PR Newswire)
D.C. Circuit Gives Blue Man Group Two Thumbs Down Jun 11, 2008
After the National Labor Relations Board certified the election, the stagehands tried to bargain for a new contract, but Blue Man's management refused to negotiate, claiming the union unit was illegitimate because it left out a handful of musical technicians. The NLRB sided with the union and ordered the group to play ball. (Law.com)
Op-Ed: Support nurses, not the CNA Jun 8, 2008
His associates' efforts have proven to be little more than an encumbrance for FRHG with numerous allegations of deficiencies to the National Labor Relations Board but producing little to justify those allegations. Most were cleared with little notice. (Appeal Democrat, CA)
Boardman feedlot fight exposes weakness in labor laws Jun 4, 2008
Neither Oregon nor the National Labor Relations Board covers farm workers Wednesday, June 04, 2008AMY HSUAN The Oregonian Staff. BOARDMAN -- Five years ago, the United Farm Workers of America moved in next door to Beef Northwest's Boardman feedlot. (OregonLive, OR -- Business)
Feds uphold dealer unionization vote at Atlantic City casino Jun 4, 2008
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. The National Labor Relations Board has upheld the unionization vote by dealers at Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, turning aside objections from the company that expressions of support by elected officials during the organizing drive tainted the vote. The ruling was issued Friday and publicized by the United Auto Workers on Tuesday. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
UAW files unfair labor practice against Caterpillar May 31, 2008
"The charge is still in the investigation stage by the National Labor Relations Board, he added."This is not a smoking issue for the union. It's a contract issue, an issue of the employer refusing to bargain in good faith. (Harrisburg Daily Register, IL)
County Lines for May 29, 2008 May 29, 2008
A federal judge has denied a request by the National Labor Relations Board to reinstate eight workers fired from the Santa Barbara News-Press, according to a ruling made public Wednesday. The board claimed the workers were wrongfully terminated for union activity and other reasons. (Santa Maria Times)
Nurses attempt to unionize at Tenet hospital in California May 25, 2008
Nurses at Placentia-Linda Hospital in Orange County filed for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board to join the United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals. Placentia-Linda nurses, which previously attempted to form a union in 2003, said hospital management won't address issues such as unsafe staffing levels and assigning patients without considering the level of care they need. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
Great Falls ambulance workers to unionize May 25, 2008
Employees of Great Falls Emergency Services and Montana Community Ambulance voted last week, under National Labor Relations Board supervision. The employees voted 19-14 for affiliation with the National Emergency Medical Services Association. (Missoulian, MT)
Saint Agnes nurses vote to stay out of union May 24, 2008
The National Labor Relations Board, which oversaw this week's election, will not certify the election results for at least a week. In the meantime, the union and Saint Agnes can file objections, which must be investigated and could further delay certification. (Fresno Bee)
Vote on nurses union looms May 21, 2008
"We respect nurses' rights to determine for themselves on Wednesday and Thursday whether they want union representation in a secret ballot election governed by the National Labor Relations Board," she said ... The election will be overseen by the National Labor Relations Board. (Fresno Bee)
Op-Ed: Nurses object to FRHG chairman's tactics allegations May 18, 2008
But it is the National Labor Relations Board that is prosecuting FRHG on the charges. Mr. Kennedy alleges CNA filed the charges to prevent RNs from having a democratically held decertification election. (Appeal Democrat, CA)
Postville plant has record of violations, reprimands May 17, 2008
The admission came during a labor dispute before the National Labor Relations Board between employees, the United Food and Commercial Workers union and Agriprocessors. According to board documents, 20 employees cast ballots in an election a year prior --- 15 voted in favor of unionizing and five opposed. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Kravis case now in federal court May 17, 2008
Last fall, the National Labor Relations Board upheld Green's decision. The Kravis appealed to the U.S. District Court of Appeals. (The Palm Beach Post)
