Posts tagged adjudicating disputes
NLRB changes course on consent orders … again
September 11, 2024 // The NLRB refused to return to the Postal Service standard, and it refused to reaffirm UPMC. Instead, the NLRB held that it “should instead entirely end the practice of approving consent orders.” According to the NLRB, it doesn’t matter if the consent order provides a full remedy or partial remedy; the NLRB will no longer accept consent orders. The NLRB relied heavily on Section 102.35(a)(7) of the Board’s Rules and Regulations, which states that ALJs may “[h]old conferences for the settlement or simplification of issues by consent of the parties, but not to adjust cases.” According to the Board, a case is “adjust[ed]” if it is resolved short of final adjudication on the merits. A consent order is not a settlement because not all parties agree to its terms, so it must be an improper adjustment of the case, so reasons the NLRB.
Chicago-area Firefighters Kick Out Unwanted SEIU Officials
April 7, 2022 // Chicago-area Firefighters Kick Out Unwanted SEIU Officials SEIU officials back down, depart Carpentersville facility after worker exposed false claims SEIU made to disenfranchise firefighters opposed to union
Galesburg Paramedics and EMTs Seek Election to Free Themselves from Unpopular Teamsters Union
February 1, 2022 // If successful, Pedigo and his coworkers’ effort would be the latest in a string of Foundation-assisted employee elections removing Teamsters officials from power. In just the past year, Rush University maintenance workers in Chicago, Frito-Lay salesmen in Del Rio, TX, Allied Central Coast truckers in Santa Maria, CA, XPO Logistics workers in Cinnaminson, NJ, and Blish-Mize hardware distribution employees in Atchison, KS, all voted to decertify unpopular Teamsters local unions.