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Posted on Sep 30, 2022 on Employment, Union Issues by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
Last month, baseball’s MLB Players’ Association (the “MLBPA”) announced it planned to unionize all minor leaguers who played on teams affiliated with the MLB. To this end, the MLBPA distributed union authorization cards to over 3,500 …
Posted on Sep 27, 2022 on Employment, NLRB, Union Issues by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
After losing its appeal earlier this month, Starbucks announced it would reinstate seven employees who were fired in February allegedly because they led efforts to unionize their Memphis store. Starbucks said these employees were terminated …
Posted on Sep 16, 2022 on Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, News, Union Issues by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
The hotly debated and highly contentious AB 257, The Fast Food Workers Act, which creates a Fast Food Sector Council in California, was signed into law this past Monday, Labor Day. The bill was strongly …
Posted on Sep 6, 2022 on Employment, Union Issues by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
There has been a lot written this year about Starbucks and the unprecedented rate of unionizing taking place at its restaurants – over 230 stores so far this year. But that activity does not tell …
Posted on Jun 17, 2022 on Labor Management Issues, Legal Updates, Union Issues by Brody and Associates, Luis A. Torres and Robert G. Brody
The Biden Administration’s unbridled support of Labor continues. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo, the NLRB’s chief prosecutor, released an advice memorandum on May 25, 2022, arguing that the Board has improperly …
Posted on Apr 29, 2022 on Union Issues by Robert G. Brody
Workers at an Amazon warehouse in Staten Island voted earlier this month to unionize. The 2,654-to-2,131 vote signals a huge blow to the gig economy and a huge surprise as the union was an independent …
Posted on Mar 31, 2022 on Legal Updates, Union Issues by Robert G. Brody, Mark J. Taglia and Bruce E. Buchanan
Workers at an REI store in Manhattan voted earlier this month to unionize. The 88-to-14 trouncing creates the first union at the giant outdoor equipment and apparel retailer and marks a major win for the …
Posted on Mar 31, 2022 on Legal Updates, Union Issues by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
Last week a second Mesa, Arizona, Starbucks unionized and the 150th Starbucks union petition was filed. With the Mesa win, the union organizing Starbucks, Workers United, added its eighth store to the list of unionized …
Posted on Mar 29, 2022 on Uncategorized, Union Issues by Brody and Associates
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Posted on Nov 17, 2021 on Legal Updates, Union Issues by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
November 7, 2021 The current version of the $1.9 trillion Build Back Better (the “BBB”) spending package being proposed by the White House and Washington Democrats has many landmines for employers including first ever monetary …