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Category Archives: unions
Non Union Employers Continue to Get Busted by the NLRB for Seemingly Reasonable Policies
Thanks to my partner and friend Steve Bernstein for much of the content for this post. The bulk of the NLRB Unfair Labor Practice Charges I’m seeing against Employee Handbooks and employer rules are against non-union employers. The Board … Continue reading
Posted in concerted protected activity, discipline and discharge, harassment, hospitality, NLRB, social media, union organizing, unions
Tagged employer policies and handbooks still violating NLRA, NLRB going after non union employers, time to get serious about reviewing employee handbooks
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Workplace Bullying and the NLRB
Workplace and school violence events have contributed to our increasing national conversation about “bullying.” Recently, NPR quoted a Zogby poll in which more than a quarter of American workers reported that they have experienced abusive conduct at work. 64% of … Continue reading
Have you Prepared For Third Party Embarassment Tactics?
The areas of labor, employment, and safety exposure which present very real threats to the distribution industry. There are several reasons for this increased focus on these types of business: ■Distribution is a huge market for plaintiff lawyers who want … Continue reading
Huh? What’s A Worker Center Got To Do With Me?
When Is A Union Not A Union? When It’s A “Worker Center.” By Steven Bernstein (Hospitality Update, No. 4, December 2013) In recent weeks, the fast-food industry has fallen prey to coordinated demonstrations by a number of loosely affiliated groups, … Continue reading
The One OSHA Post Retailers Must Read.
If you are in any aspect of retail and a member of LinkedIn, you really need to read the comments on this post on one of the OSHA and Safety sites, “Have You Checked Your Means of Egress lately? Dollar … Continue reading
Want Another Reason to Focus On Your Employees?
Many of you know, I grew up in the hills of Northwest Georgia where about 85% of the nation’s carpet is manufactured. To put it mildly, it is a non-union area. Thirty miles North lies Chattanooga, which was once a highly … Continue reading
Will OSHA’s New Interpretation Improve Safety?
Non-employees accompanying OSHA on an inspection of a non-union work site? This Post is going to stir up some discussion. Many employers have learned that third parties can use safety issues to bring pressure on employers by harming the company’s … Continue reading
Posted in concerted protected activity, government inspections, OSHA, union organizing, unions
Tagged campaigns against employers using safety, osha allows union organizers to participate in inspections even if they do not represent employees, osha opens door to non employees during inspections, response to new osha interpretation allowing non employees to participate in inspections
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Response to Another NLRB Social Media Question.
As is often the case, we received hordes of fact-specific questions about what policies are being challenged by the NLRB, and what language has been approved regarding professional behavior, use of social media, courtesy and privacy. I am tempted to … Continue reading
Worst Case Scenario – National Claims and a Painful Ergonomic Settlement
This is a sobering Blog. There are legitimate workplace safety concerns involving ergonomic issues in many industries, but how would you like to be on the receiving end of the attacks described below? Let’ discuss the most recent development in … Continue reading
Posted in aging workforce, concerted protected activity, cultural changes, employer policies, government inspections, hospitality, incentive plans, OSHA, retail, social media, union organizing, unions, wellness, workers comp
Tagged accomodating injured workers, Cal-OSHA obtains ergonomic concessions from hotel, concerted protected activity, controlling workers comp costs, discrimination claims, employee attitudes, employee safety, employer policies, ergonomic claims against hospitality employers, fast food restaurants, hotels, OSHA Inspections, social media, union corp[orate campaigns, union organizing, UNITE-HERE
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D.C. Court of Appeals Rules NLRB Recess Appointments Were Unconstitutional
Wow. The Administration will appeal this decision to the U.S. Supreme Court, but if the Court upholds the Appeals Court, hundreds of NLRB decisions, some of them quite controversial, will be thrown out. I hope that we do not now hear a … Continue reading
Posted in concerted protected activity, discipline and discharge, employer policies, government inspections, NLRB, social media, union organizing, unions
Tagged concerted protected activity, court rules recess nlrb appointments are unconstitutional, invalidates NLRB decisions, nlrb and social media, recess appointments, social media, union organizing
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