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News Note: Unionization Rate Unchanged from 2008 to 2009
March 2010
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that the national rate of union membership among wage and salary workers for 2009 was . . . more

News Note: Schwarzenegger Vetoes Pro-Union Bill
November 2009
Governor Schwarzenegger has vetoed a bill that would have permitted agricultural workers to select a labor union without having an election. The bill, S.B. 789, would have permitted a union to be cert . . . more

Free Speech: Mall Can't Ban Union from Urging Customers to Boycott Its Tenants, State High Court Rules
March 2008
In a setback for employers embroiled in union organizing or union disputes, the California Supreme Court has ruled that a shopping mall can't bar unions and others from urging customers to boycott mall tenants. We'll discuss the case and its impact. . . . more

News Notes: Oakland Cab Drivers Win the Right to Organize
March 2008
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that drivers for Friendly Cab Co. in Oakland are employees and not independent contractors. As a result, the drivers are covered by National Labor Relations Act provisions that give employees--but not independent contractors--the right to join a union. . . . more

Unions: NLRB Limits 'Salt' Intake; Plus, Tighter Restrictions on Card Checks
December 2007
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), which enforces federal labor law, has handed down two important new decisions that could help curb aggressive union organizing tactics . . . more

Temporary Employees: NLRB Does U-Turn on Whether Temps Can Join Bargaining Unit with Permanent Employees
February 2005
The federal National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ruled that a temporary employee doesn't have the right to join a union that represents the permanent employees of the temp's current employer unle . . . more

Disciplinary Meetings: NLRB Revokes Nonunion Employees' Right to Representation During Investigatory Interviews; Practical Impact
August 2004
In 1975, the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of National Labor Relations Review Board (NLRB) v. Weingarten gave workers the right to bring a union representative to an investigatory interview conducted by the employer. Following that decision, the NLRB . . . more

News Notes: NLRB Ruling Makes It Harder To Withdraw Union Recognition
June 2001
In an important ruling for unionized employers, the National Labor Relations Board has overturned 50 years of precedent and changed the rules for employers who wish to withdraw recognition of . . . more

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