NLRB Decision: APWU of Louisiana has been restraining and coercing employees

NLRB News Release – January 14, 2022 Excerpt: Findings of Fact At all material times, the National Union and the Employer have maintained and enforced a collective-bargaining agreement covering the terms and conditions of employment of the Unit, including a grievance and arbitration procedure. At all material times, the Respondent has been an agent of…

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NLRB General Counsel Issues Clarification Memo on Duty of Fair Representation

On March 26, 2019, the NLRB General Counsel issued more instructions regarding a union’s Section 8(b)(1)(A) Duty of Fair Representation. Local unions need to be careful. “In circumstances where a union has lost track or forgotten about a grievance, ‘mere negligence’ ordinarily will not excuse the union unless it can show that it was following…

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