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Labor board chief to push union organizing rules

Fri, 01/27/2012 - 2:11pm

The chairman of the National Labor Relations Board plans to push for new rules that would give unions a boost in organizing members, despite an outcry from Republicans and business groups who say the board is going too far.

Employee Rights Notice Posting

Tue, 01/17/2012 - 8:21am

As of April 30, 2012, most private sector employers will be required to post a notice advising employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act

Rights in the Workplace

Sun, 01/15/2012 - 4:03pm

Why employers like the agreements should be obvious: they pre-empt court challenges on workplace disputes and make it harder for employees to join forces to demand better treatment. As for why employees sign, they have no choice: their jobs require it.

Workers Have Right to Class-Action Lawsuits Against Bosses: NLRB

Thu, 01/12/2012 - 11:45am

Last week, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled that it is illegal for employers to require their workers to sign mandatory arbitration agreements that prevent them from joining together to file class-action employment-related lawsuits. According to Alex Colvin of Cornell University School for Industrial and Labor Relations, 25 percent of nonunion employees are currently forced to sign mandatory arbitration agreements as a condition of employment that prevents them from filing class-action lawsuits.

Member Tip: Weingarten Rights

Mon, 01/09/2012 - 4:10pm


Your rights to union representation are known as “Weingarten rights,” after a 1975 U.S. Supreme Court ruling.

It's just a poster.

Mon, 01/09/2012 - 8:14am

NLRB finds musicians at three symphony orchestras are employees, not independent contractors

Thu, 12/29/2011 - 12:19pm

The National Labor Relations Board has found that musicians playing for symphony orchestras in Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Texas are employees, not independent contractors, and therefore are eligible to vote on whether they want union representation.

Business group challenges NLRB over union poster rule

Mon, 12/19/2011 - 2:21pm

GOP lawmakers also continue to investigate the labor board.

N.L.R.B. Rules Would Streamline Unionizing

Wed, 06/22/2011 - 10:12am

In a move that pleased labor unions, the National Labor Relations Board proposed new rules on Tuesday to speed up unionization elections.

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