UAW withdraws objections to NLRB over Volkswagen vote. The United Auto Workers (UAW) in April withdrew its objections filed with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) regarding the February vote at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee. UAW President Bob King said the decision was made in the best interests of Volkswagen employees,...
On April 9, 2014, the Missouri House of Representatives voted 78-68 in favor of a "right-to-work" bill that would ban unions and employers from requiring workers to pay union fees as a condition of employment. That was four votes shy of the 82 votes necessary to send the legislation to the Missouri Senate for a vote. Governor Jay Nixon made it...
UAW withdraws objections to NLRB over Volkswagen vote. The United Auto Workers (UAW) in April withdrew its objections filed with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) regarding the February vote at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee. UAW President Bob King said the decision was made in the best interests of Volkswagen employees,...
Although the Public Employee Labor Relations Act (PELRA) and regulations promulgated under the PELRA do not expressly permit public employers to seek decertification of bargaining units with fewer than 10 employee members, the New Hampshire Supreme Court recently issued a decision that provides those employers with a mechanism to do just that....
UAW withdraws objections to NLRB over Volkswagen vote. The United Auto Workers (UAW) in April withdrew its objections filed with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) regarding the February vote at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee. UAW President Bob King said the decision was made in the best interests of Volkswagen employees,...
UAW withdraws objections to NLRB over Volkswagen vote. The United Auto Workers (UAW) in April withdrew its objections filed with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) regarding the February vote at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee. UAW President Bob King said the decision was made in the best interests of Volkswagen employees,...
UAW withdraws objections to NLRB over Volkswagen vote. The United Auto Workers (UAW) in April withdrew its objections filed with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) regarding the February vote at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee. UAW President Bob King said the decision was made in the best interests of Volkswagen employees,...
After winning a contract bid, a Kentucky employer faced efforts from rival unions to represent its workers. When the United Auto Workers (UAW) won that battle, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) sought an injunction to require the employer to replace its UAW workforce with Teamsters members (who had previously worked for the company the...
In collective bargaining, a "final" proposal is often a term of art used to signal a party's unwillingness to move any further with its proposal. However, negotiators frequently will continue to move toward agreement even after a purportedly final offer. In the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) view, "final" doesn't always mean final....
On January 27, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision clarifying the meaning of "changing clothes" under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). In Sandifer v. United States Steel Corp., the Court adopted a fairly broad definition of what it means to "change clothes." The decision should provide employers with some comfort that provisions...
