Posts tagged NLRB
Workers Challenge NLRB Policy Permitting Employers and Union Bosses to Coerce Dues Payments Even in Absence of Union Contract
September 16, 2026 // In Washington State, Brittani Butler and four other employees at Holaday-Parks, Inc. resigned from their membership in SMART Local 55 and revoked their check-off authorization after the previous union contract had expired. Despite the requests, Local 55 continued collecting dues from their paychecks and failed to respond to any requests from her or her coworkers. Butler intends to challenge the validity of Frito-Lay’s limitations on employees’ right to cut off dues payments when no union contract exists. In a similar case, Cypress Meadowlark, an employee at Wayne Sanderson Farms in Hammond, Louisiana, also resigned her membership in UFCW Local 455 and revoked her check-off authorization
DOJ Security Guard Union Forced to Pay Back Years of Illegal Union Dues to Avoid Labor Board Prosecution
September 16, 2026 // Under settlement, other Paragon DOJ security guards denied required information can claim refunds for years of union dues payments
NLRB official says Stanford residential advisers can unionize
September 16, 2026 // A National Labor Relations Board official has ruled that student residential advisers at Stanford University are the school's employees and can vote on whether to join a union, teeing up review by the board on the novel issue. Regional Director Christy Kwon in Oakland said in the decision, opens new tab released on Saturday that more than 430 "residential student leaders" perform services under the control of Stanford for which they are compensated, making them employees under federal labor law.
Banner Health challenges union vote, alleges election was tainted by coercion
September 14, 2026 // Banner Health is asking federal labor officials to invalidate a recent union election involving physicians, nurse practitioners and other medical staff, alleging the union unlawfully interfered with the vote. According to a motion filed Thursday by Banner Medical Group Inc., the union allegedly promised free legal counsel to employees if they signed union authorization cards. Banner argues the alleged conduct created an atmosphere of coercion and interfered with employees' free choice.
National Right to Work Foundation Files Brief in Case to Overturn Anti-Worker Biden-Era Labor Board Decision
September 13, 2026 // NLRB’s Cemex precedent conflicts with federal law, wrongly promotes abuse-prone ‘card check’ organizing to detriment of employee rights
Starbucks worker goes ballistic on union after brutal holiday strike ‘evaporated’ hours
September 10, 2026 // A San Diego Starbucks supervisor is trying to boot the union from his store after claiming workers were shut out of key decisions — including an open-ended Christmas strike leaving employees scrambling for hours. Joe Emmenegger, 29, a shift supervisor, told the California Post that he had gathered signatures from roughly 64% of the approximately 16 to 18 employees at his Starbucks to force a vote on whether to disband the union.
Nurses throughout Jefferson Health System announce plan to unionize
September 9, 2026 // During an event held outside Jefferson Bucks Hospital, in Langhorne, on Tuesday, organizers behind the effort said more than 200 nurses -- including those at the Bucks County hospital as well as from Einstein Center One and Jefferson Health WIllowcrest -- have filed for union elections with the National Labor Relations Board in order to form a union.
A Durham-based union worker ends 40-day hunger strike protesting Amazon work conditions
September 9, 2026 // Medelius ended his 40-day hunger strike, Sept. 2, 2026, during noon Mass at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Durham. Medelius is 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighed 113 pounds at the end of his hunger strike, down from 150 pounds. "Eating a wafer and drinking watered-down wine lit up all my senses," said Medelius. "It was an incredible experience." Family, friends and Amazon workers attended mass with Medelius, a show of support. Durham Mayor Leonardo Williams was also present. Members of the Durham City Council have also supported Medelius, including Matt Kopac and Javiera Caballero.
Starbucks anti-unionization case brought by NLRB narrowed by US appeals court
September 9, 2026 // Circuit Judge Stephen Higginson said statements about the hiring portal and store hours were not "threats of reprisal" because a hiring pause didn't appear to imperil employees' job security, while understaffing might have justified shorter hours. He also said store manager Carmella Neri's statements that she knew about unionization discussions and that employees should keep in mind the impact of a successful vote were not coercive, saying the statements were not "out of the ordinary."
Opinion: The Teamsters Return to Ugly Type
September 9, 2026 // Video footage we’ve seen shows Teamsters blocking a motorcyclist who worked for an Amazon contractor from entering the facility. The worker circled around and tried to bypass their blockade, but in the process knocked down two protesters and crashed on his bike. Teamsters then beat him up as he lay on the ground. The motorcyclist and the two protesters who were knocked down were hospitalized. It may have been imprudent for the worker to try to circumvent the protesters, but he was trying to make a living by showing up for his job.