Latest National Labor Relations Board News
700 hotel union workers launch 48-hour strike at Virgin Hotels casino near Las Vegas Strip
LAS VEGAS (AP) — About 700 workers walked off the job at a hotel-casino near the Las Vegas Strip at dawn Friday, in what union organizers said would be a 48-hour strike after spending months trying to reach a deal for new five-year contract with Virgin Hotels. The Culinary Union,...
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy's comments about unions violated federal law, NLRB judge rules
A federal administrative law judge ruled that Amazon CEO Andy Jassy violated labor law by making certain anti-union comments during media interviews two years ago. The ruling, issued Wednesday, follows a complaint filed in 2022 by the National Labor Relations Board that accused...
Fired Google workers ousted over Israeli contract protests file complaint with labor regulators
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Dozens of Google workers who were fired after internal protests surrounding a lucrative contract that the technology company has with the Israeli government have filed a complaint with labor regulators in an attempt to get their jobs back. The complaint filed...
Starbucks appears likely to win Supreme Court dispute with federal labor agency
The U.S. Supreme Court appeared to side with Starbucks Tuesday in a case that could make it harder for the federal government to seek injunctions when it suspects a company of interfering in unionization campaigns. Justices noted during oral arguments that Congress requires the...
Unfair labor complaint filed against Notre Dame over athletes
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — An unfair labor complaint was filed Thursday against the University of Notre Dame for classifying college athletes as “student-athletes.” The complaint was filed with the National Labor Relations Board by a California-based group calling itself the...
Disneyland performers file petition to form labor union
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Performers who help bring Disney's beloved characters to life at its Southern California theme parks filed a petition Wednesday to form a labor union. The workers include parade performers, character actors and support staff at Disneyland and an adjacent...
Testimony in USC case before labor relations board administrative judge could be wrapping up
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A National Labor Relations Board complaint against the University of Southern California that alleges student-athletes should be classified as employees could be entering a new stage by the end of the week. In a statement to The Associated Press, USC said the...
Woodford Reserve tried to undermine unionization effort at its Kentucky distillery, judge rules
Woodford Reserve undermined unionization efforts at its Kentucky distillery by awarding pay raises, relaxing its vacation policy and handing out bottles of whiskey to workers before a vote on whether to unionize, a federal judge ruled. The sweeteners the prominent bourbon maker...
Volkswagen workers to vote on union representation next month in the 1st test of recruiting drive
DETROIT (AP) — Workers at Volkswagen’s factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, will vote next month on whether they want to be represented by the United Auto Workers union. The National Labor Relations Board said Monday that the election will take place from April 17 to 19 at the...
Dartmouth refuses to work with basketball players' union, potentially sending case to federal court
HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — Dartmouth will not enter into collective bargaining with the union its men’s basketball players voted to join earlier this month, the school said Monday in a move that could send the case to federal court. In a statement announcing its refusal to bargain a...
