Posts tagged NLRB
UnityPoint nurses union vote rescheduled for Dec. 7–9
November 24, 2025 // The vote could change operations, labor relations and staffing decisions at Methodist, Methodist West, Blank and Lutheran hospitals.
Get on the Job and Organize with Inside Organizer School
November 23, 2025 // On November 6, a panel of labor organizers local to the Twin Cities gathered with the IOS at the East Side Freedom Library in St. Paul, Minn. The conversation centered on Brisack’s book, Get on the Job and Organize: Standing up for a Better Workplace and a Better World, which was released in April. Packed with labor history, the book is about Brisack’s experience salting at Starbucks, but also about their experience as an external organizer for union campaigns at Nissan and Tesla. The conversation was not limited to salting. During the event, panelists connected wisdom from the book to their own experiences organizing different industries in Minnesota, and shared tips and stories with audience members about organizing in general.
Teamsters Accuse Henry Ford Health of Unfair Labor Practices Amid Strike
November 21, 2025 // The union president added that the unilateral declaration of “impasse” is unlawful and “comes well before bargaining over contract terms is finished.” Henry Ford Health responded to these accusations by doubling down on its claims that union leadership is perpetuating the strike to push a national agenda as they choose to "strike indefinitely." The health system said it ended last year with a $53 million loss and the Teamsters’ proposals would “further contribute to that unsustainable financial model, jeopardizing our ability to continue to care for the community.”
Cook Board president, officials back efforts to unionize at Chicago Botanic Garden
November 20, 2025 // But Garden officials said in a statement following Preckwinkle’s press conference that they will not agree to card-check neutrality and instead want to engage in a more formal process. “Federal labor law establishes a process for employees to exercise their rights in this regard by making their choice for or against representation in a secret ballot election administered and supervised by the National Labor Relations Board,” the statement said. “Were the Garden to recognize a labor union based solely on ‘card check neutrality,’ — i.e., without giving our employees a chance to be informed and have the ability to hold a secret ballot election on the issue — we would, in our view, be depriving our workers of their rights on this important issue.”
Met Museum Workers Move to Unionize
November 20, 2025 // On Monday morning, a labor union petitioned the National Labor Relations Board to approve a bargaining unit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art that would cover roughly 1,000 salaried and hourly workers across the museum’s sectors. If the vote passes, the Met would rank among the largest unionized museums in the nation.
Pro-union flyers appear in Starbucks headquarters as some corporate staff quietly support barista strikes
November 18, 2025 // Employees say the flyers have appeared in hallways and bathroom stalls across the Seattle building this week, while some corporate workers whisper support for the baristas on strike. The flyers first appeared just days before baristas launched a nationwide strike at dozens of stores in 40 cities to pressure the company to finalize their first union contract. The strike, which is the unionized baristas' fourth work stoppage in two years — and their third since Brian Niccol became CEO in September 2024 — began on Red Cup Day, an annual promotional event that offers customers a free reusable cup with their purchase and generates significant sales for the company.
RADIO: Vincent Vernuccio- Pro-Worker Labor Legislation That Promotes Worker Freedom
November 17, 2025 // Senator Bill Cassidy announced a swath of pro-worker labor legislation that promotes worker freedom and curbs undue influence and abuse by unions
After Year-Long Effort, McDowell County Commission on Aging Employees Free Themselves From SEIU Union Bosses
November 16, 2025 // Majority of employees signed petition demanding Commission stop bargaining with SEIU; success follows months of union stonewalling
8th Circuit Backs Home Depot in “BLM Apron” Case
November 16, 2025 // The Eighth Circuit disagreed, holding that Home Depot had “special circumstances” justifying enforcement of its dress-code policy. The store was near the site of civil unrest following George Floyd’s death, and the Court accepted that Home Depot could lawfully restrict potentially divisive messaging to protect employee safety, maintain order, and preserve its public image based on a “reasonable belief” as opposed to direct evidence. The case was sent back to the NLRB for further review under that standard.
Off the Rails? Union Asks Supreme Court to Rein in Fifth Circuit
November 13, 2025 // The Fifth Circuit’s approach breaks sharply from multiple other circuits (Second, Third, Fourth, Sixth, Tenth, and D.C.), which have either held or strongly implied—consistent with Supreme Court precedent, according to the OPEIU—that a petitioner must show actual harm before courts will halt agency actions. The Fifth Circuit’s stance invites immediate injunctions in response to routine NLRB cases, which destabilizes the Board’s ability to function across Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi—even as the D.C. Circuit separately evaluates the constitutionality of those same protections.