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Posted on Feb 17, 2023 on Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, Union Issues by Brody and Associates, Robert G. Brody and Luis A. Torres
On Tuesday, Joe Biden delivered the State of the Union Address, touching on topics from social security to infrastructure. Many believe Biden’s State of the Union Address was a soft launch of his re-election campaign. …
Posted on Nov 15, 2022 on Employment, Union Issues, Wage and Hour, Workplace Safety by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
In a surprising setback to the unionizing trend sweeping the country, workers at a Philadelphia-area Home Depot soundly rejected the Home Depot Workers United union by a vote of 165-51. This first ever store-wide union …
Posted on Oct 26, 2022 on Employment, NLRB, Union Issues by Robert G. Brody and Luis A. Torres
For years employers have been allowed to hold mandatory meetings or “captive audience speeches” to discuss their position on unions. These meetings are often in response to unionizing campaigns. Now, captive audience speeches may be …
Posted on Oct 18, 2022 on Employment, NLRB, Union Issues by Robert G. Brody and Mark J. Taglia
Currently, union employees have the right to request a representative be present during investigatory interviews with company management that may lead to discipline. This right is referred to as the Weingarten rule or Weingarten Rights. …
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 …