Tag:unions
Features
Hard Times Ahead for Employers Under New NLRB
The NLRB in July ruled that Scabby the Rat can be displayed at union boycotts or protests. Employers can expect more labor-friendly decisions from the labor board, which has a Democratic majority as of Aug. 27.
Opinion
Supreme Court Expands Private Property Rights Against Government Regulation
In a victory for private property owners, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that a California law requiring agricultural landowners to give union organizers temporary access to their property was a government taking that automatically entitled the landowners to compensation.
Corporate Counsel Insight
Unprecedented Ouster at NLRB a Sign of Things to Come
It has been a dramatic few weeks at the National Labor Relations Board. On his first day in office, President Joe Biden fired Trump-appointed...
History
The Explosive Finale of an Idaho Springs Miner Strike: A brief look at the Colorado Labor Wars
The Western Federation of Miners ignited a wave of union strikes across the state between 1896 and the early 1900s - but the strike at the Sun and Moon mine was perhaps the most deadly.