On June 13, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision reining in the National Labor Relations Board in its use of 10(j) injunctions against employers. The Court ruled that the Board must prove it will likely succeed on the merits of a case before obtaining a 10(j) injunction, forcing the agency to meet the same […]
On June 12, the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace and 25 employer organizations sent a letter to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee and House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on HELP related to the actions taken by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) under Chair Lauren McFerran. President Biden nominated McFerran […]
Biden’s NLRB turns blind eye towards racial slurs used by union members WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new report by the Institute For the American Worker (I4AW) uncovered countless examples of racist and sexist language used in unionization campaigns across America under National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Chairwoman Lauren McFerran who was just nominated by President Biden to serve another term. The report […]
On May 31, the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace submitted an amicus brief in Home Depot, a case before the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals, to push back against the National Labor Relations Board’s efforts to force employers to permit political activity in the workplace to the potential detriment of the professionalism and safety of […]
On May 23, President Biden announced he will nominate Lauren McFerran to another term on the NLRB in an attempt to hijack the Board and keep it in Democratic control for years into the next presidency. McFerran’s term expires in December of 2024, but Biden has renominated her now to avoid having to push Senators […]
On May 7, 2024, the NLRB appealed the decision by the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas nullifying the Board’s joint employer final rule to the 5th Circuit. The following statement can be attributed to CDW Chair Kristen Swearingen: “CDW is unsurprised but disappointed that the Board is not recognizing the writing on […]
On May 3, President Biden vetoed HJRes 98, a Congressional Review Act resolution to nullify the NLRB’s joint employer final rule, despite the House and Senate passing the resolution on a bipartisan basis earlier this year. The following can be attributed to CDW Chair Kristen Swearingen: “The CRA would have nullified a rulemaking that massively […]
On April 19, the NLRB announced Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee, voted in favor of union representation. The vote was held via secret ballot in an NLRB-supervised election at the workplace. The following statement can be attributed to CDW Chair Kristen Swearingen: “Secret ballot elections are the gold standard for a reason. They guarantee workers can […]
On April 11, CDW sent a letter to members of the House of Representatives urging them to support the Start Applying Labor Transparency (SALT) Act, which would amend the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act to require labor organizations register “salts” with the Department of Labor. The following can be attributed to CDW Chair Kristen Swearingen: […]
On April 10, the Senate passed HJRes 98, a Congressional Review Act resolution to nullify the NLRB’s joint employer final rule. The resolution already passed the House, meaning the bill is headed to President Biden’s desk for signature. The following can be attributed to CDW Chair Kristen Swearingen: “The NLRB’s final rule was a massive expansion […]
Washington, DC – On March 29, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a final rule allowing unions and other third parties, potentially with an agenda against the employer, to participate in OSHA inspections. The following statement can be attributed to CDW Chair Kristen Swearingen: “OSHA’s final rule allows individuals with an agenda against the employer […]
Washington, DC – On March 21, Congressional appropriators released the minibus for FY25 that includes funding for the National Labor Relations Board. The minibus provides the NLRB with the same funding levels as it received in FY24 and includes the long-standing policy rider that prohibits the Board from implementing electronic voting in union representation elections. […]
Washington D.C. – On December 12, CDW sent a letter to the House Education and the Workforce Committee in support of the Employee Rights Act (ERA) (H.R. 2700), Modern Worker Empowerment Act (H.R. 5513), and Save Local Business Act (H.R. 2826). The bills would protect workers, entrepreneurs, and small businesses from the biases and misinformed […]
Washington, DC – On December 8, 2023, the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace, in conjunction with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center, Inc., and National Retail Federation filed an amicus brief urging the 3rd Circuit to hold that the National Labor Relations Act precludes the award of […]
The Coalition for a Democratic Workplace (CDW) released the following statement in response to the US Court of Appeals 5th Circuit’s decision to grant Tesla’s petition for review and deny the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) application for enforcement in Tesla v NLRB. CDW filed an amicus brief in the case. Tesla requires its employees […]
On November 9, the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace (CDW), along with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, American Hotel and Lodging Association, Associated Builders and Contractors, Associated General Contractors of America, International Franchise Association, Longview Chamber of Commerce, National Retail Federation, National Association of Convenience Stores, Restaurant Law Center, Texas Association of Business, and Texas […]
Washington, DC – On November 7, 2023, the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review an appellate court decision in Starbucks Corporation v. NLRB. Courts normally require parties seeking preliminary injunctive relief to demonstrate they are likely to succeed on the merits in the case. In […]
On October 26, the NLRB released its final rule on determining joint employer status under the NLRA, which would radically expand the joint employer standard under the NLRA. By explicitly stating that either possessing the authority to control one or more essential terms and conditions of employment (regardless of whether it is exercised) OR exercising […]
Washington, DC – On July 12, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee passed Gwynne Wilcox’s nomination out of committee without a hearing, ensuring Senators never had an opportunity to question Wilcox about her troubling tenure on the Board, including overturning long-standing precedent and ignoring the stakeholder community. The following statement can be attributed […]
Washington, DC – On July 11, the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace sent a letter to Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Bernie Sanders to urge him to delay the committee’s vote on the nomination of Gwynne Wilcox to serve another terms on the NLRB in order to review her record, […]