Workplace Prof Blog has an update here on the three NLRB nominations that were voted out of Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (“HELP”) Committee.  The NLRB issued a press release.  Editorial commentary courtesy of the Washington Times here.

That is the opinion of the President of the National Right to Work Committee.  His catch line is “ObamaCare is a Trojan Horse for more forced unionization.”  His opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal can be found here.

The WSJ Blog has a post today here on a ruling by the D.C. Circuit last Friday refusing to enforce a decision by the NLRB on the ground that the two-member Board did not constitute a “quorum” and therefore lacked … Continue reading →

In Media General Operations, Inc. v. NLRB, the Fourth Circuit found that an employee’s profane remark about his employer caused him to forfeit the protection of the National Labor Relations Act’s prohibition against retaliation for engaging in a protected activity.  … Continue reading →

The Greenbrier Resort has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.  As noted in a post today at the VLW Blog here, the primary reason for the bankruptcy filing was the refusal of the nine unions representing the vast majority of the … Continue reading →

The Employee (No) Free Choice Act of 2009 was introduced yesterday in the House and Senate.  We posted on the EFCA yesterday here — The Death of Secret Ballot Elections in the Workplace.  More after the break.

According to the OpenCongress blog (here), the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) is expected to be introduced in the House and Senate today.  Unfortunately, there is nothing “free” about the EFCA, which would put an end to secret ballot elections … Continue reading →

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued an unpublished decision today granting enforcement to the NLRB of its decision that an employer committed four unfair labor practices in connection with a union organizing campaign.  The case is … Continue reading →