Latest National Labor Relations Board News

Supreme Court, siding with Starbucks, makes it harder for NLRB to win court orders in labor disputes

Jun. 13, 2024 21:03 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday made it harder for the federal government to win court orders when it suspects a company of interfering in unionization campaigns in a case that stemmed from a labor dispute with Starbucks. The justices tightened the standards for...

UAW files objection to Mercedes vote, accuses company of intimidating workers

May. 24, 2024 19:03 PM EDT

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The United Auto Workers on Friday accused Mercedes of interfering in a union election at two Alabama factories by intimidating and coercing workers into voting no. A week after Mercedes workers voted against joining the union, the labor group filed an...

Disneyland character and parade performers in California vote to join labor union

May. 19, 2024 00:54 AM EDT

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Disneyland performers who help bring Mickey Mouse, Cinderella and other beloved characters to life at the Southern California resort chose to unionize following a three-day vote culminating on Saturday. The Actors’ Equity Association labor union said in a...

700 hotel union workers launch 48-hour strike at Virgin Hotels casino near Las Vegas Strip

May. 10, 2024 23:29 PM EDT

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

May. 02, 2024 11:55 AM EDT

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

Apr. 30, 2024 14:42 PM EDT

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

Apr. 23, 2024 14:52 PM EDT

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

Apr. 18, 2024 22:07 PM EDT

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

Apr. 17, 2024 15:55 PM EDT

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

Apr. 15, 2024 14:29 PM EDT

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...