We have often reported about how an employer’s failure to adequately respond to an information request made by a union can lead to unfair labor practice charges and litigation. Sometimes a union makes an information request for strategic reasons, not for any representational reason. Sometimes, an employer’s response can lead to further complications. The same … Continue Reading
As we have noted previously, the make-up of the Board currently stands at four out of five total members, divided evenly between two warring factions making it pretty much impossible to change the law which requires a majority. It also means the precedent the new General Counsel has highlighted will not be reviewed until a … Continue Reading
The Board’s fiscal year ended on September 30 with a whimper instead of a bang. We saw a few decisions in the usual year end flurry but most of the major Board initiatives were advanced in the last two years, and so this probably is a calm before the Presidential election. Yet change still is occurring. … Continue Reading
