NLRB paves way for workers to unionize without formal elections

The U.S. National Labor Relations Board has ruled that businesses that commit labor law violations must bargain with unions if a majority of employees support unionizing, reviving a policy abandoned over 50 years ago.

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8/25/2023

NLRB Says Companies That Union-Bust Must Recognize Busted Union

The National Labor Relations Board has announced new guidelines stating that companies will be forced to recognize unions if they engage in illegal union-busting activities while pursuing an election.

8/25/2023

Thanks to NLRB's Cemex Decision, 'Union-Busting Just Got a Lot Harder'

The National Labor Relations Board has announced a new policy that makes it more difficult for companies to bust unions, ordering recognition and bargaining without an election if the employer engages in violations or refuses to voluntarily recognize the union.

9/2/2023

US labor movement celebrates new regulation to counter union-busting

The National Labor Relations Board has made a significant decision that will make it easier for unions to organize at companies that break the law, as these companies will now be required to immediately bargain with the union instead of just rerunning the election.

9/4/2023

Up First briefing: A Labor Day look at union fights, wins and close calls

Despite a recent Gallup poll showing that two-thirds of Americans approve of unions, only 10% of American workers belong to a union, and the overall state of organized labor remains bleak due to labor laws favoring employers and a Supreme Court ruling that weakened unions' power, while Hollywood writers and actors are currently on strike along with hotel workers in Los Angeles.

9/5/2023

Here's why the US labor movement is so popular but union membership is dwindling.

The rate of union membership in the US has been steadily declining for decades, even as strike activity has increased, due to factors such as labor laws that make it difficult for employees to form unions, the influence of corporations in suppressing unions, and a shift in the composition of the workforce away from traditional union strongholds.

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Posted 8/25/2023, 7:00:00 PM

NLRB paves way for workers to unionize without formal elections

reuters.com

Relevant topic timeline:

8/25/2023

NLRB Says Companies That Union-Bust Must Recognize Busted Union

8/25/2023

Thanks to NLRB's Cemex Decision, 'Union-Busting Just Got a Lot Harder'

9/2/2023

US labor movement celebrates new regulation to counter union-busting

9/4/2023

Up First briefing: A Labor Day look at union fights, wins and close calls

9/5/2023

Here's why the US labor movement is so popular but union membership is dwindling.