Labor Law
Supreme Court’s Decision on Arbitration of Statutory Discrimination Claims Under Collective Bargaining Agreement Will Have Little Real World Effect
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I had the honor of being asked to comment on the Supreme Court’s decision in 14 Penn Plaza LLC v. Pyett, for the Jurist.
I started with these thoughts:
In the academic world, [...]
The Employee Free Choice Act: The Debate Heats Up
Just What Is The Employee Free Choice Act, and Why Are So Many People Excited About It?
President Obama supports the Employee Free Choice Act (”EFCA”). Home Depot co-founder Bernard Marcus called it, “A hostile takeover of American business,” and “the betrayal of a bedrock principle of U.S. democracy,” in a Sept. 22, 2008, article [...]
Will This National Election Jeopardize Workplace Elections?
It would be ironic if this Presidential election — hailed by so many around the world (myself included) as a shining example of the strength and success of American democracy — resulted in a drastic reduction in long-established democratic electoral rights in the workplace. But such a result is highly likely.
President-elect Obama and [...]
As Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Debate Heats Up, NLRB Reiterates It’s Illegal to Bar Employee Discussion of Compensation
In recently discussing the Ledbetter Supreme Court case on the time limits for filing compensation discrimination charges, and Congressional efforts to alter its result, I mentioned, in passing, the NLRB (National Labor Relations Board) position on rules against discussing compensation.
Many people are opposed to pay discrimination and may be motivated to share such information in order to ferret out and remedy possible discrimination. They may, however, be concerned that doing so would violate the employer’s confidentiality rules.
It is thus significant that the NLRB recently issued a decision reaffirming its position on rules prohibiting or chilling employee discussion of compensation and benefits.
Anti-Union Website Credited in Nurses’ Union Decertification Vote at Hospital
This story from today’s St. Louis Post-Dispatch would be just a local story, in my view, except for the role played by an anti-union website claiming to have been created by “an independent group of nurses – not supported or affiliated with any member of the management.”
I shouldn’t be surprised by this angle, and I’m [...]
A Short Course in Labor History
I ran across a good summary of over a century of labor union history, with comparisons between the US and European countries.
Talk about the big picture! Dramatic contrasts between U.S. and Europe, and long-term perspective that completely ignores the infamous PATCO strike as a downward turning point for labor in the U.S.
The author [...]
Hush, Money . . . NOT: It May Be Illegal To Prevent Your Workers From Discussing Their Salaries
NLRB laws have made it illegal for companies to prevent even non-union employees from discussing their salaries. Recent NLRB decisions continue to support such conduct.
Lawsuit Takes On Aggressive Union Organizing Tactics
Incognito
Originally uploaded by brutal.
Q. What does the photo of the license plate have to do with the title of this post?
A. The aggressive labor union organizing tactic at issue was writing down employee license plate numbers in plant parking lots, using them to get employee [...]
Lessons From NYC Transit Strike: Who’s Right, Who’s Wrong?
Brooklyn Bridge footpath – Transit Strike
Originally uploaded by MacRonin47.
Many viewed the New York City transit strike just before Christmas as an illegal powerplay by a bunch of selfish “thugs” with unrealistic economic expectations. I’d have expected most of the vast numbers of New Yorkers [...]
HR/Employment Blogosphere Update for October 31, 2005
I know, I just went over a month without doing one of these, and now here are two back-to-back. What’s up? Let’s just say I’m trying to get back in the habit. As usual, I’m listing my provocative headlines first to encourage you to click through.
Striving for Balance in the Role of [...]
