ALJAZEERA: …First, on Dec. 11, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled that employees have the right to use their work email accounts for union organizing. The board followed that decision with an update to union election rules, making it easier for workers to quickly call for a vote. Then, on Dec.16, the NLRB expanded the number of university faculty who are eligible to join a union.
Earlier this week, NLRB attorney Richard Griffin said he would proceed with 13 labor complaints against McDonald’s and some of its franchisees, setting the stage for a potential rewrite of the legal relationship between multinational fast food companies, their franchised restaurants, and low-wage employees.
The result, according to POLITICO labor and employment editor Timothy Noah, is that “the NLRB is exercising more muscle on labor’s behalf than Obama achieved during his previous six years in office.”… (more)
