The recent decision by the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) in Blommer Chocolate Company of California (PDF) addresses one of the issues left open in the wake of the Board’s earlier ruling in Purple Communications, Inc. – namely, the extent to which an employer may regulate the content of its
Teamsters and Technology II – Labor’s “Silicon Valley Rising” Campaign
Last week we reported on the fact that Teamsters Local 853 and Loop Transportation had completed negotiations for a first collective bargaining agreement covering a unit of shuttle bus drivers who provide transport for employees of Facebook. We pointed out that employers in technology, media and telecommunications were facing union organizing targeting employees of their…
Teamsters and Technology : Developing Labor Issues for Technology Industry Employers
By Steven M. Swirsky & Daniel J. Green on
Posted in NLRB Developments, Union Organizing Campaigns
Employers in the Technology Media and Telecommunications (“TMT”) industries have generally not thought that union organizing was an issue that affected their businesses and workforces. Recent developments suggest that this is no longer the case.
These industries have earned reputations for innovative workplaces, generous benefits, and free food. At the same time, technology companies have…
In A Case Against Retail Clothing Boutique, NLRB Finds Facebook Posts By Non-Union Employees “Classic Concerted Protected Activity”
By Epstein Becker Green on
Posted in NLRB Developments, Social Media
By: Jill Barbarino and Steven M. Swirsky
In a recent decision involving social media posts by non-union employees, as well as employer rules prohibiting the sharing of information about compensation among co-workers and with non-employees, the NLRB affirmed the findings and proposed remedy recommended by a Board Administrative Law Judge, holding that the Facebook
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