Jacqueline Rayfield is a student at Harvard Law School.
In today’s News and Commentary, Oahu nurses file an unfair labor practice complaint, New York Times union files a cease-and-desist over a return to in-person work policy, and Trader Joe’s union files charge under the new Cemex decision.
The Hawaii Nurses Association files a ULP against the Oahu Care Facility, a nursing home on the island, based on a unilateral change to the facility’s medical insurance plan. The move by nurses comes after months of bargaining and a seven-day strike since their contract expired in February. The union recently voted to ratify an agreement which would raise wages by over 20%. However, the union warns that this insurance change by the facility could “set back [their] ability to move forward.”
The New York Times’ unions, including the New York Times Guild and the Times Tech Guild, have sent a cease-and-desist letter to management of the newspaper over a new return-to-office policy. Management announced that they would begin monitoring badge swipes when employees enter and leave the office building in order to track attendance. The New York Times Guild argues that this new form of surveillance violates their collective bargaining agreement with the paper, while the Times Tech Guild argues that this violates the status quo period. The NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo showed increased concern about similar electronic surveillance practices in a letter last October.
Trader Joe’s United asked the NLRB on Monday to require the employer to recognize and bargain with a unit in Manhattan based on a recent ruling in Cemex. The decision in Cemex requires employers who commit unfair labor practices that would necessitate setting aside an election to automatically recognize and bargain with the union. This request from Trader Joe’s United is among the first to utilize this new policy after alleging ULPs by Trader Joe’s in April.
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July 11
Regional director orders election without Board quorum; 9th Circuit pauses injunction on Executive Order; Driverless car legislation in Massachusetts
July 10
Wisconsin Supreme Court holds UW Health nurses are not covered by Wisconsin’s Labor Peace Act; a district judge denies the request to stay an injunction pending appeal; the NFLPA appeals an arbitration decision.
July 9
the Supreme Court allows Trump to proceed with mass firings; Secretary of Agriculture suggests Medicaid recipients replace deported migrant farmworkers; DHS ends TPS for Nicaragua and Honduras
July 8
In today’s news and commentary, Apple wins at the Fifth Circuit against the NLRB, Florida enacts a noncompete-friendly law, and complications with the No Tax on Tips in the Big Beautiful Bill. Apple won an appeal overturning a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decision that the company violated labor law by coercively questioning an employee […]
July 7
LA economy deals with fallout from ICE raids; a new appeal challenges the NCAA antitrust settlement; and the EPA places dissenting employees on leave.
July 6
Municipal workers in Philadelphia continue to strike; Zohran Mamdani collects union endorsements; UFCW grocery workers in California and Colorado reach tentative agreements.