Unionization Process
Mandatory meetings in which employers urge employees to reject union representation violate federal labor law, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ruled.
If certified as expected, Alaska's Ballot Initiative 1 also will ban captive audience meetings.
California has joined the ranks of states barring employers from requiring employees to attend meetings intended to communicate the employer's opinions on unions.
Illinois employers soon will be prohibited from requiring employees to attend or participate in meetings intended to communicate an employer's opinions on unions.
The NLRB has announced a final rule restoring prior policies and processes that make it easier for unions to achieve or retain recognition.
New data from the NLRB suggests that employers would prefer an election over an order to bargain with unions.
Employers that are confronted with a union demand for recognition should expect a process weighted much more in favor of unions, according to new guidance issued by the NLRB General Counsel clarifying questions about the Cemex standard.
A new law makes New York the sixth state to prohibit employers from requiring employees to attend anti-union "captive audience meetings."
News: HR guidance on how to prevent unions from forming.