On April 1, the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace and dozens of other employer organizations filed comments on the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health’s proposed rule allowing unions access to employer facilities. California’s regulation mimics the worker walkaround regulation pursued by the Biden-era Occupational Safety and Health Administration, on which CDW filed an amicus brief in litigation […]

On March 12, the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace and several other employer organizations filed a petition for rulemaking with the NLRB urging the Board to issue a rule rescinding its Cemex decision and restoring the pre-Cemex framework for union-representation procedures. The following can be attributed to CDW Chair Kristen Swearingen: “The Cemex decision was contrary to the NLRA, Supreme Court precedent, […]

On March 12, the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace (CDW) and several employer organizations submitted a petition for rulemaking asking the Board to issue a regulation on mandatory meetings in which employers discuss unionization with their employees. The following can be attributed to CDW Chair Kristen Swearingen: “The Board’s Amazon decision was a clear attempt to silence employers during […]

On March 9, the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace and several other employer organizations filed an amicus brief before the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit in SEIU’s flawed lawsuit challenging the NLRB’s joint employer final rule. Our brief explains that the SEIU’s petition should be dismissed for the court’s lack of jurisdiction or denied […]