Labor and Employment Law Blog

Union Agency Fees & Lobbying

In the 27 right to work states, currently in the country, union nonmembers may not be required to pay fees to private sector unions as a condition to obtain or retain employment. In the rest of the states – union security states – private sector unions and employers may enter into agreements that require nonmembers to […]

March 5, 2019 | 2 min read | Tagged: Agency Fees, Core Functions, Fees, Kent Hospital, Lobby, Lobbying, Political Activities, Right to Work, SCOTUS, Union Contracts, Union Dues, Union Security, United Nurses

Jerry Morales Of Counsel

NLRB: New Law of Unilateral Changes

There is a flurry of articles on the NLRB decisions last week, reversing Obama-era rulings on the subjects of joint employers (Hy-Brand Industrial Contractors) handbook policies (The Boeing Co.) and the ‘micro-unit standard’ in representation cases (PCC Structurals Inc.) Another case decided last week, which has not received as much attention, will have a very […]

December 19, 2017 | 2 min read | Tagged: Obama, Trump, Unilateral Changes, Union Contracts, Unions

Jerry Morales Of Counsel

Forecasted Changes with a Republican NLRB

With the confirmation of William Emanuel by the Senate on September 25, 2017, the NLRB has a Republican majority. Democrat/union lawyer members had been in the majority for many years. Republican Marvin Kaplan had been confirmed by the Senate on August 2, 2017, and the Republican member Phillip Miscimarra was appointed Chairman by the President […]

September 28, 2017 | 2 min read | Tagged: Bargaining, Joint Employers, Micro Units, NLRA, Quickie Elections, Strike, Trump, Union Contracts

Jerry Morales Of Counsel