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Why fast food should still be concerned about the Jimmy John’s union election

February 20, 2011

Fast Food operators still at risk of union organizing Here is a look at a how labor oriented web site is reporting on how what they term a “union busting” law firm is reporting on the potential of the continued growth of labor union organizing in the fast food restaurant industry.   The fact that unions are [...]

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Don’t believe the social media hype! You can still get fired for saying dumb sh*t on Facebook!

February 9, 2011

There is no Facebook Free Speech Back in November, I published a cautionary tale about Facebook and free speech in the workplace.  Back then I said that you could still be fired for saying dumb shit on Facebook, and that is still true today. Here is part of what I posted back then in response on to [...]

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NLRB “Facebook” free speech case settled

February 7, 2011

American Medical Response of Connecticut, Inc. case ends in settlement The NLRB has released the following press release announcing the settlement.   Thanks to my friend Seth Borden over at Labor Relations Today for letting me know about this right away!  Click the link for Seth’s blog. He has some great analysis of this case, and [...]

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A sharp decline in union membership

January 21, 2011

Unions lose more than 600,000 members Despite all their efforts to promote their cause, and to sell their value proposition of building a strong middle class economy, union membership has reached its lowest level in my lifetime   According to an AP news report, the Bureau of Labor Statistics is reporting one of the worst declines [...]

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What protected concerted activity looks like

January 18, 2011

Image via Wikipedia Protected Concerted Activity at Starbucks Under the National Labor Relations Act, employees are granted the right to engage in collective action aimed at improving the terms and conditions of employment in their workplace.  employers are prohibited from taking disciplinary action against employees for doing so, or otherwise taking any type of retaliatory [...]

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Breaking: National Labor Relations Board seeks to overturn state laws

January 14, 2011

Image via Wikipedia NLRB advises Attorneys General in four states that secret-ballot amendments are preempted by federal labor law The National Labor Relations Board today advised the Attorneys General of Arizona, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Utah that recently-approved state constitutional amendments governing the method by which employees choose union representation conflict with federal labor [...]

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Union agrees not to restrain or coerce employees

January 13, 2011

Image via Wikipedia  SEIU Demonstrators Also Cannot Block Employee and Student Access to Campus  In a rare event for the current Board, the NLRB has reached a settlement with the Servide Employees International Union requiring that they stop impeding employment practice at Sodexo dining faciltiies on a college campus. From PR Newswire: The Service Employees [...]

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Jimmy John’s Union election results annulled

January 11, 2011

Union to ask for another election Time for yet another update of the on-going story of unionization attempts at the Jimmy John’s restauranrs in Minneapolis.    The New York Times is reporting that the National labor Relations Board has set aside the outcome of the first election as part of a settlement of the charges that [...]

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Jimmy John’s union vote may be set aside by NLRB

January 5, 2011

Image via Wikipedia I have been writing from time to time about the on-going union organizing campaign involving Jimmy John’s restaurant locations in Minnesota.  You may remember that in November, there was a certification election held to decide whether 200 employees in ten stores wanted to be represented by a union.  The union lost by [...]

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New NLRB posting requirement for employers proposed

December 27, 2010

Image via Wikipedia NLRB continues aggressively changing the rules The last thing people think about during the holiday season is labor relations.  Well, most people – I am sort of a labor relations geek, but even I am surprised at the volume of news that continues to pour of the National Labor Relations Board offices [...]

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