A Federal Appellate Court Finds the NLRB to Be Unconstitutional - The American Prospect
And just like that, it frees Elon Musk—and any fellow employers—to violate whatever rights their workers thought they enjoyed.| The American Prospect
On October 15, 2025, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) filed a lawsuit against California challenging a new state labor law that would expand the... The post NLRB Challenges California Law Expanding State Labor Board Power first appeared on HRWatchdog.| HRWatchdog
Yesterday, the annual legislative cycle concluded as California Governor Gavin Newsom signed or vetoed the last legislative bills sent to him. The Governor acted on... The post New 2026 Labor and Employment Laws first appeared on HRWatchdog.| HRWatchdog
As the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) remains hamstrung by a months-long lack of quorum, the dynamics of U.S. labor relations are shifting in real time. States are moving to fill the void by enacting laws that test the boundaries of federal preemption and reshape the federal framework that traditionally governs labor matters. At the...... Continue Reading| Employment Law Worldview
At Teamsters’ behest, NLRB official blocked earlier election request citing non-statutory NLRB ‘bar’ to decertification after card check unionization HUNTINGDON, PA – Shannon Martin, an employee of North Huntingdon EMS/Rescue, has filed a second petition with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) seeking a “decertification” election to remove Teamsters Local 205 union officials as the employees’ “representative.” Martin is receiving free legal aid from National Right to ...| National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation
Majority of workers backed petitions calling for Teamsters removal as second workplace ejects Teamsters Local 89 bosses in recent weeks LOUISVILLE, KY – Kenneth Moore, an employee of Builders FirstSource, and his coworkers have been freed from the hold of Teamsters Local 89 union bosses after Builders FirstSource ended its recognition of the Teamsters as the workers’ “representative.” The employer took this decision following a petition signed by a majority of the workers demanding th...| National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation
On September 30, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law AB 288, which amends the state’s labor law and significantly expands the power of its Public Employment Relations Board (“PERB”) to cover private-sector employees currently under the exclusive jurisdiction of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”). Under AB 288, PERB can...| Labor Relations Update
In a massive rebuke of the German auto giant, the National Labor Relations Board has found Volkswagen to have egregiously violated the law in intimidating, disciplining, and threatening workers at its Parts Distribution Center in Cranbury, New Jersey earlier this year. The post Federal Agency Finds Volkswagen to Have Broken Labor Law, Orders Immediate Recognition of Union appeared first on UAW | United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America.| UAW | United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America
Union bosses imposed illegal limitations on resigning union membership, told electrician he would be fined for starting new business unless he signed with the union Evansville, IN – Brian Head, an Evansville-based electrician, has vindicated his federal labor rights against the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 16 union. Head filed federal charges after IBEW union officials threatened him with a $1.29 million internal disciplinary fine even though he had validly r...| National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation
Electric utility worker asks NLRB General Counsel to seek Board ruling against union policies that force nonmembers to fund union political spending BENSON, MN — Theresa Klassen, an employee of Agralite Electric Cooperative, is asking the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to expedite consideration of Big Labor schemes that force workers to pay dues for union political activities.| National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation
On September 5, 2025, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law what is dubbed an “NLRB Trigger Bill” amending the New York State Labor Relations Act. The statute itself is hardly a model of clarity, but its sponsors describe it as an effort to expand the jurisdiction of New York’s Public Employment Relations Board...| Labor Relations Update
Update (9/15/2025 4 p.m. ET) – On September 15, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) filed a lawsuit against the State of New York and its Public Employment Review Board in a New York federal court seeking a declaratory judgment and an injunction against New York’s recently-passed law regulating private sector labor relations when the...... Continue Reading| Employment Law Worldview
And just like that, it frees Elon Musk—and any fellow employers—to violate whatever rights their workers thought they enjoyed.| The American Prospect
Without a quorum at the NLRB, state legislation that codifies collective bargaining for private-sector employees may be key to preserving workers’ rights.| The American Prospect
On August 19, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed preliminary injunctions halting National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “NLRB”) proceedings against SpaceX and two other companies while they litigate the constitutionality of NLRB removal protections. In its holding, the court concluded that the for-cause removal protections—for NLRB Administrative Law...| Labor Relations Update
On August 7, 2025, the Acting General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”), William B. Cowen, issued GC Memorandum 25-10| Labor Relations Update
On July 24, 2025, William B. Cowen, the Acting General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”), issued GC Memorandum 25-08 to the Board’s 26 regional offices providing guidance on determining if an employment applicant in the salting context is protected by the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA” or the “Act”). While...| Labor Relations Update
Although the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has operated for most of this year without a quorum and thus unable to issue decisions, that could soon change. President Trump nominated Scott Mayer (chief labor counsel at Boeing Co.) and James Murphy (former NLRB attorney) to fill two vacant Republican seats on the NLRB, potentially restoring...| Labor Relations Update
In the latest (of many) U.S. Court of Appeals’ decisions reviewing National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) orders, the Fifth Circuit has tackled employer| Labor Relations Update
On March 6, 2025, a D.C. federal judge reinstated former National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) Member Gwynne A. Wilcox, restoring the Board| Labor Relations Update
On July 19, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) voluntarily dismissed a pending appeal before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth| Labor Relations Update
Nate Holdren explains how the very legislation that gave workers the right to strike also ensured strikes would become less frequent.| Organizing.work
