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Union Free Radio, S.2 Ep. 3: Is Card Check Here? An Interview With LRI's Phil Wilson
Back-door card check is on its way this year, says Labor Relations Institute's Phil Wilson.
Last August (2021), the National Labor Relations Board's General Counsel, Jennifer A. Abruzzo, sent a lengthy memo to all NLRB regions seeking cases from its regions to submit specific types of cases to her for advice.
Among the many types of cases that General Counsel Abruzzo is seeking are cases which would lead to the imposition of what is known as "card check," which would eliminate most secret-ballot elections over the topic of unionization.
"Cases in which an employer refuses to recognize and bargain with a union where the union presents evidence of a card majority, but where the employer is unable to establish a good faith doubt as to majority status; specifically, where the employer refusing to recognize has either engaged in unfair labor practices or where the employer is unable to explain its reason for doubting majority status in rejecting the union’s demand. See Joy Silk Mills, Inc., 85 NLRB 1263 (1949)."
[See below under: Employer duty to recognize and/or bargain, on page 7.]
In this episode of Union Free Radio, host Peter List speaks with Phil Wilson of the Labor Relations Institute (https://lrionline.com/) (LRI) about card check and a number of other labor relations issues employers are facing under the Biden NLRB.
Articles and Resources Mentioned On This Episode
NLRB GC - Mandatory Submissions To Advice | PDF (https://www.scribd.com/document/519936847/NLRB-GC-Mandatory-Submissions-to-Advice)
Joy Silk Mills v. National Labor Rel. Board, 185 F.2d 732 (https://casetext.com/case/joy-silk-mills-v-national-labor-relations-board)
Why Labor Law Needs "Joy Silk" Bargaining Orders (https://brandonmagner.substack.com/p/why-labor-law-needs-joy-silk-bargaining)
The Scandalous Story Of How "Joy Silk" Disappeared From Labor Law (https://brandonmagner.substack.com/p/the-scandalous-story-of-how-joy-silk)
An Update on Labor Law Lite - by Brandon Magner (https://brandonmagner.substack.com/p/an-update-on-labor-law-lite)
14 Jan 2022
Union Free Radio, Ep. 1: Five Reasons People Hate The PRO Act
The PRO Act being pushed by unions and their allies is a dangerously bad bill that threatens jobs, companies and America’s Free Enterprise system. Here’s why:
Unions and their Democratic Party allies–like the Democratic Socialists of America–are pushing Congress to enact the so-called “Protecting the Right to Organize Act,” which President Biden has vowed to sign.
The bill is a massive rewrite of U.S. labor and employment laws that threatens jobs and job creators, as well as the American Free Enterprise system.
In this episode of Union Free Radio, LaborUnionReport.com editor Peter List explains the top five reasons why the PRO Act is so bad.
Articles cited in this episode:
FACTS ABOUT THE SO-CALLED “PRO” ACT – PROActFacts.org
61% of Small Businesses Say PRO Act Will Destroy Their Business – Small Business Trends
It’s MAYDAY for the PRO Act!!, Democratic Socialists of America, Facebook Meet
PRO Act legislation threatens franchise small businesses
PRO Act for a Green New Deal – Workers and the World Unite
Sydney Ghazarian – KeyWiki
Counting the number of businesses in the United States
13 Jan 2022
Union Free Radio, S2, Ep. 2: Associated Builders & Contractors’ Ben Brubeck Talks About Vax Mandates, Build Back Better, PLAs & Much More
A wide-ranging discussion with Ben Brubeck of the Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC), one of the largest trade associations for merit-shop construction contractors and their employees.
The Associated Builders and Contractors (https://abc.org/) (ABC) is a national construction industry trade association representing more than 21,000 members, mostly small union-free contractors and their employees, with 69 chapters nationwide.
In this hour-long, wide-ranging discussion, Ben Brubeck, ABC's Vice President of Regulatory, Labor and State affairs, discusses ABC's position on a host of topics, such as vaccine mandates, infrastructure, Build Back Better, the Davis-Bacon Act, Project Labor Agreements, apprenticeship programs and more.
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