British Columbia’s Card-Check Certification Makes It Easier to Join a Union
The government of British Columbia signed a law that gave workers in the Canadian province an easier path to...
Tag: Labor Relations
Colorado Bill Would Give Some Union Protections to Public Employees
Public-sector workers in Colorado would get limited union rights under a bill recently introduced in the state Legislature. Read...
Michigan House Passes Bills to Repeal State’s Right-to-Work Law
On March 8, the Michigan House of Representatives passed two bills that would repeal Michigan’s current right-to-work law. Read...
Proposal Would Make It More Difficult to Permanently Replace Economic Strikers
The office of the general counsel for the National Labor Relations Board has recommended adding significant restrictions to when...
NLRB Rescinds Voter List Portion of Final Rule
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently rescinded a portion of a 2019 final rule that had given employers...
Strikes Over France’s Proposed Retirement Reforms Continue
Strikes have continued over the proposal by French President Emmanuel Macron’s government to put its pension system on firmer...
Senators Debate Pro-Union Legislation
A Senate committee hearing to discuss a labor reform bill showed disagreement between Republican and Democratic senators over the...
Strikes Were Up Sharply in 2022
Strikes happened much more frequently last year than in 2021, according to the Cornell University School of Industrial and...
Labor-Friendly PRO Act Reintroduced in Congress
The Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, a union-friendly piece of proposed legislation, was reintroduced...
NLRB Notes Rising Complaints about Safety and Inequity
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), which enforces employees’ workplace rights, is seeing a trend of workers advocating for...
Google issues desk-share edict as Disney staff demand return to office U-turn
Google demands staff share desks… In a bid to improve its “real estate efficiency” – in other words, to...
Employee Resource Groups: A Critical Resource for Unionized Workforces
This article explores the benefits, potential legal pitfalls and considerations specifically for employee resource groups (ERGs) in unionized workforces....
OSHA Plans to Allow Union Walkthroughs of Nonunion Worksites
A forthcoming proposed rule from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) would allow a union representative to accompany...