U.S. National Labor Relations Board


Workers' Rights: Caveat Employer

Even without a union, your employees have certain rights under federal law that you should know about.  Read story

When A Union Demands Recognition

In the early stage of a union drive, the wrong move on the part of management can lead to inadvertent unionization of the company.  Read story

Labor Unions and Small Business

Related Terms: Employee Strikes ; Read story

National Labor Relation Board (NLRB)

Related Terms: Labor Unions The National Labor Relat...  Read story

Team Penalty

A lawyer briefly explains the National Labor Relations Board's ruling on what teams can and can't be.  Read story

Death by Politics: When Teamwork is Un-American

Discussion of the negative effect of the Wagner Act on nonadversarial labor-management relations.  Read story

Blow-up Rats Face Extermination

Judge rules that the amusing union tactic runs afoul of picketing law.  Read story

The Decline And Fall Of A Union

When Joanne and Les Frederick learned how to manage, employees decided they didn't need a union after all.  Read story

Constructive Discharge

Related Terms: Employee Termination ...  Read story

A Debate over Workers' Rights

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Quality Circles

Related Terms: Quality Control A quality circl...  Read story

The Future of Workers' Rights

OBAMA'S VIEWS AT A GLANCE There are few surprises here. Barack Obama broadly supports expanding labor's right to organize, including the Employe...  Read story

The New Malpractice

Courts are lending a sympathetic ear to the increasing number of employees who are suing managers for everything from age discrimination to operating in bad ...  Read story

The Obama Administration: Now What?

Barack Obama campaigned on an agenda of change -- from increased financial oversight to health-care reform. But with an economic crisis that shows no signs o...  Read story

Employee Strikes

Related Terms: Labor Unio...  Read story

Solidarity Forever

Along with the crocuses and daffodils come tentative signs this spring of renewed labor union activity in the high-tech industry: * Led by organizer...  Read story

The Pitfalls of Employee Leasing

Profile on the pitfalls of employee leasing: the myth of saving time, money, and hassles.  Read story

Update: An Unexpected Union

April 2004 In April 2004, we lauded Judy Wicks , founder of Philade...  Read story

Courting Bankruptcy

When the president of Bildisco filed for Chapter 11, he didn't know he would be rewriting the bankruptcy laws.  Read story

Wine Sellers

How Don Zacharia turned a mom-and-pop liquor store into a wine-retailing juggernaut -- and a family business that works.  Read story

Labor Unions

A labor union is an organization of wage earners or salary workers established for the purpose of protecting their collective interests when dealing with ...  Read story

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