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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is suffering - an by extension, employers and unions - under the political wrangling between the President and the Democratically controlled Senate.

The General Counsel of the NLRB is refusing to bargain with a newly consolidated bargaining unit to seek judicial review of the decision that created the unit.

The National Labor Relations Board has certified the Teamsters as exclusive bargaining representative for Fed Ex home delivery drivers at two facilities in Wilmington, MA.

The NLRB issued a routine judgment against ABS Heating & Cooling in Linden Michigan in a recent case, but the company may have missed their opportunity to use a novel affirmative defense: paranormal infestation.

The NLRB ordered a new certification election and overturned a June 2006 election in which union supporters intimidated and threatened other employees.

For many Americans, creating a union at work means an opportunity to guarantee income and benefits.

The hopes of Whole Foods Market Team members in Madison, WI to secure a labor contract suffered the definitive blow November 2002 as the company, citing two petitions from team workers, refused to recognize the UFCW Local 1444; denying a NLRB reelection.

In an issue taking center stage in labor negotiations between Hollywood studios and writers, NBC Universal has lost a complaint against the Writers Guild of America over 'webisodes'.

Negotiations require skills that can wear out, confuse and distract the other side.

Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino failed to convince an Administrative Law Judge that the Union had violated "laboratory conditions" of a certification election.

Just because Starbucks has some complaints pending against it, it doesn't really mean they've violated the law.

It's a poem about some things that have struck a chord in my body, which the best representation of who I am.

A brief explaination of the Freedom of Information Act and what is allowed under it.

Despite the heated Presidential primaries, Senators Clinton and Obama (along with a host of others) introduced the Civil Rights Act of 2008, demonstrating that there can be things done while on the campaign trail and not all change is positive.

FedEx, already under siege from labor groups, was dealt another blow by the House on Friday when an amendment passed removing the company from governance under the Railway Labor Act

The key to being a manager that remains legally safe in the workplace is in knowing the laws that govern the workplace, methods for prevention of violations, and the processes following a violation that has occurred.

The settlement requires that the union reimburse employees of Safeway their forced union dues seizures, with interest.

A recent study found that in 1% of calls made by home plate umpires between 2004 and 2006 were affected by race.

Starbucks will be defending itself against charges by the IWW that the company is interfering with its workers right to organize and bargain collectively.

An essay on issues found throughout the history of American Labor including craft industrialism, Sherman Act jurisprudence, modern liberalism,the National Civic Federation, industrial democracy, and more.

The Writers Guild of America struck a deal with CBS over increased payments for Webisodes -- web only video content -- but it may be too little too late to avert a repeat of the industries devastating 1988 work stoppage.

Everyone has wondered at some point or another, "is my employer breaking the law by asking me to do that?" You can find answers to these questions at the National Labor Relations Board web site. Can you sue your employer, should you?

Founded in1987, Jobs With Justice's (JWJ) mission is to improve people's standard of living, fight for job security, and protect workers' rights to organize.

If you were mention labor unions most people will have an opinion, be it negative or positive, about U. S. labor organizations. Some people would get images of employees picketing loudly outside their places of employment.

Mr. Stolyarov argued that the obvious perversion and corruption of the Interstate Commerce Clause's meaning and intention was made possible by nothing nobler than sheer political bullying by the Franklin Roosevelt administration.

The US Senate has rejected H.R. 800, "The Employee Free Choice Act of 2007" by failing to reach cloture which would have ended debate on the measure. 60 Votes are needed on a cloture vote; the Senate voted 51-48.

Because automotive workers have lived the good life they have encured heavy debt. This heavy debt may force workers to reject pay decreases.

The EFCA seeks to amend the National Labor Relations Act by no longer requiring elections to determine if employees will accept a union if a majority of employees have signed authorization cards.

Foxwoods Resort and Casino - run by the Mashantucket Tribal Nation - has become the subject of a union organizing drive by the UAW. The effort has reportedly escalated over the past month.