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It is well settled under the National Labor Relations Act (the “NLRA”) that, after bargaining to a good faith impasse with the union that represents its employees, an employer has the right to unilaterally...

In an effort to strike a balance between the right of employers to control the workplace and the right of employees under the National Labor Relations Act (the “NLRA”) to engage in union organizational activity,...

During the period prior to a representation election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board (the “NLRB”) to determine whether a group of employees desire union representation, the National Labor Relations...

Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) protects the rights of employees to join, form and support unions, as well as to engage in other “concerted activity for the purpose of collective...

In Albertson’s Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board, Nos. 00-2359, 01-1002, 2002 WL 1901861 (6th Cir. June 20, 2002), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit concluded that an employer did not commit an...

 In a recent decision, Multimedia KSDK, Inc. v. NLRB, 2002 WL 31011133 (Sept. 10, 2002), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit overturned a ruling by the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or...

In a recent decision, the National Labor Relations Board (the “NLRB”) limited the obligations of a successor employer to the union which represented its predecessor’s employees. MV Transportation, 337 NLRB...

On June 24, 2002, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the National Labor Relations Board (the “NLRB”) applied an invalid standard in finding that an employer committed an unfair labor practice by bringing an...

In the latest development relating to the rights of employees represented by a union to refrain from union activity, a federal judge has struck down an Executive Order issued by President Bush that required government...

In a 2-to-1 decision of particular significance to employers in broadcast industries, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently ruled that television assignment editors and news producers are not supervisors...