By Nelson Cary on Posted in ElectionsAfter the COVID-19 pandemic caused a temporary suspension of both in-person and mail ballot labor union elections, the NLRB permitted elections to resume in early April. On Tuesday, July 6, the General Counsel issued guidance addressing suggested safety protocols for conducting manual elections. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, the General Counsel acknowledged the… Continue Reading
By Nelson Cary and Lauren Sanders on Posted in Elections,RulemakingLabor professionals waiting for the new rule on certain employee free choice issues to go into effect will have to wait a little longer. The NLRB announced on Wednesday that it is delaying the effective date of this rule for 60 days, until July 31, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The NLRB published the… Continue Reading
By Nelson Cary and Lauren Sanders on Posted in Elections,Union OrganizingIt’s back to business for the NLRB, at least when it comes to representation elections. The NLRB announced today that it would not extend its temporary suspension of elections past this Friday, April 3, 2020. The NLRB will resume conducting elections on Monday. The NLRB had temporarily suspended NLRB elections on March 19, 2020 due… Continue Reading
By Nelson Cary and Lauren Sanders on Posted in Negotiations,NLRBWith COVID-19 disrupting business, employers may be questioning whether the virus has an effect on the duty to bargain with labor organizations. On Friday, the NLRB’s General Counsel, Peter B. Robb, attempted to answer these questions, issuing a letter to regional officials clarifying employers’ duty to bargain during emergencies. The General Counsel’s letter summarized nine… Continue Reading
By Nelson Cary on Posted in Union OrganizingHere’s one you may not have heard about yet. Buried in the last 100 pages or so of the 600+ page CARES Act, the Covid-19 bill the Senate passed this morning, I found this nugget: (X) that the recipient will remain neutral in any union organizing effort for the term of the loan. For the… Continue Reading
By Nelson Cary on Posted in Elections,RulemakingToday, the NLRB announced that it will delay its new election rule. This follows on the heels of the NLRB’s decision last week to delay election proceedings generally due to the Covid-19 situation. As readers of this blog know, the NLRB published its final election rule in December last year. The rule’s net effect was… Continue Reading
By Nelson Cary on Posted in NLRB,RulemakingCovid-19 has disrupted the operations of many employers and governmental functions. The NLRB is no different. Here is a summary of where things stand tonight. Regional Offices Many regional offices have been closed for varying periods of time. The NLRB is sending out updates on these events as they occur and has devoted a page… Continue Reading
