30 Search Results for "NLRB"

Minutes into his presidency, Biden ousts union-buster Peter Robb

Just 23 minutes after being inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States, President Biden asked Peter Robb to resign from his position as General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”). When Robb refused, Biden fired him. Robb, a high-profile union buster, was considered by many to be the most dangerous General Counsel to oversee the NLRB in decades. Removing him was a critical first step toward leveling the playing field for America’s workers. Read more...

“UNION YES!” at the Strand Hotel – HTC Wins with 92% of the Vote

On July 28, the employees of the Strand Hotel voted 45-4 to authorize the Hotel Trades Council to be their collective bargaining representative. The election was conducted by the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”).

Carl Paladino doesn’t respect his workers or their union

A Village Voice article containing facts and findings set out in an NLRB decision will be of particular interest to union members. The decision ordered millionaire business man Carl Paladino to reinstate a union steward he had fired, a woman who worked as a cleaner in one of his many buildings.

Labor Board issues important ruling on franchising

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled that McDonald’s can be held jointly liable for the wage and labor violations of its franchise operators. Franchising, a wide-spread business model in the fast food industry, and a rapidly growing business model in the hospitality industry, is a tool companies like McDonald’s can use to side-step the legal liability associated with violating U.S. labor law and to stymie employees’ attempts to unionize.

Boathouse employees are signing up to join our union

The courageous, hard-working employees at the Boathouse restaurant want to be members of our Union. A large majority of the employees have signed union authorization cards and a petition has been filed with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for a vote by the workers to join the Hotel Trades Council. An election and subsequent certification of the Union could occur in the near future.

On the Ballot: The Survival of the American Labor Movement

October 27, 2020 10:59 AM

Many Americans understand that a vote for the President is, in effect, a vote on the future of the U.S. Supreme Court, whose rulings will affect our civil liberties and rights for years to come. But Supreme Court Justices are not the only presidential appointees that have significant power over the lives of the American people. A group of lesser known presidential appointees that are effectively “on the ballot” each election are those to the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”). These appointees are responsible for protecting the rights of American workers to organize, join a union, and collectively bargain over their wages, benefits, and working conditions.

As working people cast their ballots this election, they will be voting on the very survival of the American labor movement.

Senate Republicans Defeated in Filibuster Deal

On Tuesday, July 16th democrats avoided crisis when a deal was struck to confirm President Obama’s executive branch nominees in exchange for leaving the existing filibuster rules in place.

70% of Boathouse workers sign up

After signing up a majority of the workers, the union has filed all necessary petitions with the United States Government to demand union recognition from Boathouse management. The union, along with its supporters, is now free to take any actions necessary to force management to reinstate the employees who were illegally terminated, and to negotiate a contract with the union.

Arizona violates U.S. Constitution to attack unions

The National Labor Relations Board filed a federal lawsuit against the State of Arizona on May 6 and announced it expected to file a similar suit against the State of South Dakota within the next several weeks, to challenge recent changes to the two states' constitutions designed to prevent workers from organizing unions, and blatantly violative of the United States Constitution.

Key City Council group meets with Boathouse workers

Five of the Boathouse employees fired for union activity appeared at a meeting of the city council's Black, Latino and Asian Caucus on Monday, March 14.