By Nelson Cary and Amanda Kuehner on Posted in Union OrganizingIf you think unions only organize manufacturing plants and construction sites, think again. With the 2020 election year in full swing, unions continue to form among Democratic political campaign staffers. These political staffers are using their party’s pro-union stance as an opportunity to unionize their own campaigns. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I) became the first presidential… Continue Reading
By Allen Kinzer on Posted in Union OrganizingBy a vote of 833 to 776, the VW workers in Chattanooga again rejected the UAW. The vote was held from June 12 through June 14, and 93% of those VW workers eligible to vote did cast a ballot in the NLRB-supervised election. This UAW defeat follows the UAW’s defeat in 2014. In this 2019… Continue Reading
By Allen Kinzer on Posted in Union Organizing,UnionsAs previously covered by this blog, the U.S. Justice Department has thus far indicted two former UAW officials and two former Chrysler officials in an embezzlement scandal involving the joint UAW-Chrysler training center. Now two classes of Chrysler workers have filed civil lawsuits against both the UAW and Chrysler’s parent, FCA US LLC based on… Continue Reading
By Nelson Cary and Lauren Sanders on Posted in NLRB,Union OrganizingIn the final days of Chairman Philip Miscimarra’s (R) term, we have seen a flurry of decisions that reverse the outcome of cases decided during the Obama Board years. Friday, the last day of Chairman Miscimarra’s term, was no different. In the NLRB majority’s sights this time was the union-friendly Specialty Healthcare decision that made… Continue Reading
By Allen Kinzer on Posted in Union OrganizingAfter two days of voting in a secret-ballot NLRB election, production and maintenance workers at the Moraine, Ohio Fuyao glass plant rejected the UAW. The final vote tally was 886 “No” votes to 441 “Yes” votes. This is the third major defeat of the UAW among auto manufacturing and auto supplier companies in as many… Continue Reading
By Allen Kinzer on Posted in Union OrganizingOn October 25, Fuyao Glass America, the UAW and the NLRB reached an election agreement for an NLRB-supervised, secret-ballot election at the Fuyao plant in Moraine, Ohio. Approximately 1,500 Fuyao production and maintenance workers will vote on whether to designate the UAW as their collective bargaining agent. The election is set for Wednesday, November 8… Continue Reading
By Allen Kinzer on Posted in Union OrganizingOn October 16, the UAW filed a petition to represent approximately 1,500 production and maintenance workers at Fuyao’s glass plant in Moraine, Ohio. Fuyao, a Chinese glass company, supplies Ford, GM, Honda and Toyota from the Moraine plant, which was once a GM auto plant. GM closed the auto plant during the 2008 recession, and… Continue Reading
By Allen Kinzer on Posted in Elections,Union OrganizingOn October 23, the UAW filed an NLRB election petition to represent about 165 skilled maintenance workers at VW’s Chattanooga plant. This petition for a union vote comes 20 months after the UAW lost a union election to represent all of the production and maintenance workers at the VW facility. Following the 2014 election loss,… Continue Reading
By Nelson Cary on Posted in Employee Discipline,NLRBIn a positive development for employers, the NLRB held last week that the termination of an employee for lying during an internal investigation into complaints of harassing/discriminatory conduct was lawful. Significantly, the decision occurred in a case that had been vacated as a result of Noel Canning. First, a quick review of the facts. The… Continue Reading
By Nelson Cary on Posted in Union OrganizingUnion elections are supposed to be conducted in an atmosphere free of threats and coercion. This allows employees to make a free and informed choice about whether they want a Union to represent them for purposes of collective bargaining. Given these principles, therefore, even a labor professional might be surprised at a recent decision from the NLRB.… Continue Reading
By Nelson Cary on Posted in Union OrganizingBy Al Kinzer Just before the NLRB hearing about the UAW objections to the VW election was to start, the UAW withdrew its objections to its 712-626 defeat in the February 2014 election. Thus, the UAW ended its legal battle to overturn the election results. The UAW stated that pursing its objections would take months… Continue Reading
By Nelson Cary on Posted in Union OrganizingBy Al Kinzer On March 10, 2014, the NLRB Acting Regional Director issued an order allowing two groups of VW workers opposed to the UAW and an another organization to intervene in a hearing on the UAW’s effort to have its election defeat set aside. After the UAW’s 712-626 defeat at Volkswagen, the UAW filed objections… Continue Reading
By Nelson Cary on Posted in Union OrganizingBy Al Kinzer Seeking to set aside its loss, the UAW filed formal objections to the VW election with the NLRB. The UAW alleges interference with the NLRB election process by third parties. The UAW requests that the NLRB set aside its 712-626 loss in the February 14 election and conduct another secret-ballot election. The UAW has until… Continue Reading
By Nelson Cary on Posted in Union OrganizingBy Al Kinzer By a vote of 712 to 626, the VW workers in Chattanooga rejected UAW representation. The defeat leaves the UAW in a precarious state. The UAW was hoping to use a victory at VW as momentum for its campaigns at Nissan in Canton, Mississippi, and at Mercedes Benz in Vance, Alabama. Instead, the UAW finds… Continue Reading
By Nelson Cary on Posted in Union OrganizingBy Al Kinzer Voting begins at 6:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 12, and the polls close at 8:30 p.m. on Friday, February 14. By 11:00 p.m. on Valentine’s Day, Chattanooga will know whether the UAW has been certified as the exclusive union representing the Volkswagen workers at its Chattanooga plant. VW has done a lot for… Continue Reading
By Nelson Cary on Posted in Union OrganizingBy Al Kinzer Between February 12 and 14, the polls will be open for the workers at Volkswagen’s plant in Chattanooga to decide whether they want to be represented by the UAW in a secret-ballot election. Much is at stake for the UAW, the VW workers, and the Chattanooga community. For the UAW, this is the… Continue Reading
By Nelson Cary on Posted in NLRBBy Nelson D. Cary and Ashley M. Manfull Recently, the NLRB, in a three-member panel of Members Hayes (R), Flynn (R) and Block (D), ruled on various statements the employer made during a union organizing drive about the changes to the employer-employee relationship should employees vote for the union. In Dish Network Corp., 358 N.L.R.B.… Continue Reading
