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Labor Law Developments for February 2022 - The National Law Review

Fri, Mar 11, 2022 21:23 ET
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  1. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel directed NLRB regions to seek preemptive injunctions for alleged unlawful threats during union campaigns. NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo issued a memorandum directing the NLRB’s regional offices to seek injunctions against employers who have allegedly threatened employees during union organizing drives. NLRB GC Memo 22-02 (issued Feb. 1, 2022). Section 10(j) of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) gives the Board the power to seek injunctive relief from federal courts in order to prevent irreparable harm to aggrieved parties. GC Memo 22-02 lays out the policies and procedures for the Board’s regional offices to determine whether to seek injunctive relief during organizing campaigns where a threat or act of coercion has yet to be carried out. It directs the regional offices to consider “all contextual circumstances” in analyzing the appropriateness of seeking a 10(j) order, including the inherent impact on employees and union support, hierarchal rank of the actor(s), local labor market, and whether the employer is a repeat offender.
  1. A White House labor task force recommended greater property access for unions and transparency on employer’s spending during organizing drives. The Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment — a group assembled by President Joe Biden to promote unions and organizing — has released a report recommending expanding access for organizers on federal property and...


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