The National Labor Relations Board has delayed the implementation of one of its most controversial recent rulings from Nov. 14, 2011 to Jan. 31, 2012.
Provider group slams labor board rulings
Sep 02, 2011
An assisted living group says that two recent National Labor Relations Board rulings will lead to higher costs for seniors and fragmented services.
NLRB issues new union-friendly regulation; also expected to boost unionizing efforts in nursing homes...
Aug 29, 2011
A new regulation issued by the National Labor Relations Board will soon require employers to post information about unionization rights on bulletin boards. Business groups critical of that regulation also...
Employer groups challenge NLRB proposals in hearings
Jul 20, 2011
Employer groups showed up at National Labor Relations Board hearings on Monday and Tuesday to voice their concern over an NLRB proposal to streamline union elections.
Shorter union election period could hurt employers, assisted living group says
Jul 08, 2011
A recent National Labor Relations Board proposal that could increase union activity has a “job-destroying agenda” said Rep. John Kline (R-MN) at a hearing of the House Committee on Education...
Union avoidance – press the ‘Easy’ button
By
Tom Zigray
Mar 08, 2011
Unions now represent less than 7% of the private industry workforce in the United States. It is imperative that unions take immediate action to rebuild their membership. That is exactly what unions are...
Labor pains: Craig Becker’s troubling prescription for long-term care facilities
By
Lane W. Imberman
Jan 19, 2011
Administrators at nursing homes and other long-term care facilities are awakening to the fact that while unions lost their battle in Congress for the Employee Free Choice Act—the “card-check”...
NLRB may require employers to post right-to-unionize notices
Dec 23, 2010
The National Labor Relations Board is proposing requiring companies to put notices of employees’ right to unionize on bulletin boards and maybe via e-mail.