Tag Archives: National Labor Relations Board
Organizing Temporary Employees Under the National Labor Relations Act
With the prevalence of temporary employment agencies and temporary workers in the workforce, it has been difficult for Unions to organize temporary workers who enter a previously organized workplace. In Oakwood Care Center, 343 NLRB 659 (2004) the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled that bargaining units that combine employees who are solely employed… Read More »
National Labor Relations Board Finds Mandatory Arbitration Unlawful
In U.S. Express Enterprises, Inc. and U.S. Express, Inc. and Justin L. Swindler the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) considered whether a mandatory arbitration agreement (MAA) that was a condition of employment violated section 8(a)(1) of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). Here, the employer required employees to sign an agreement that prohibited the… Read More »