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Bosses do not need consent for temps to unionize in mixed bargaining units
Working In These Times reports
[In a 3-1 decision,] the National Labor Relations Board on [June 11] overturned a Bush-era standard that said a union could only organize a bargaining unit of jointly employed and regular employees if both employers consented--even if those employees worked together closely. "Jointly employed" includes temps who are hired through staffing agencies.
The new decision allows jointly employed temps to bargain collectively in the same unit with the solely employed workers they work alongside, ruling that bosses need not consent so long as workers share a "community of interest".
[...] In this new ruling from Miller & Anderson, Inc., the Board returns to a standard set in 2000, during the Clinton administration, in a case called M.B. Sturgis, Inc., which was overruled in Oakwood [Care Center].
[...] In a statement announcing the ruling, the NLRB said, "requiring employer consent to an otherwise appropriate bargaining unit desired by employees, Oakwood has ... allowed employers to shape their ideal bargaining unit, which is precisely the opposite of what Congress intended".
The ruling represents a blow to corporations that have moved forcefully, sometimes overwhelmingly, toward using temporary workers in an effort to block worker benefits and collective bargaining.
(Score: 3, Informative) by bob_super on Friday July 22 2016, @07:25PM
> are appointed by the President with the consent of the Senate
That should solve the problem quickly.
Now that the senate is allowed to ignore the President's nominations which are explicitly called for in the Constitution, then making sure nobody is ever confirmed to any pesky "board" merely set up by a law shouldn't be a problem.
(Score: 4, Funny) by jdavidb on Friday July 22 2016, @07:37PM
ⓋⒶ☮✝🕊 Secession is the right of all sentient beings
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Azuma Hazuki on Friday July 22 2016, @07:51PM
If you really believe this you're either insane or evil...
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 3, Informative) by GungnirSniper on Friday July 22 2016, @09:39PM
That could be better than the nearly omnipotent power they have now. Or at least be interesting.
The Founding Fathers correctly understood that the closer government is to the citizens, the more accountable and trustworthy it would be, as they were ruled by a Parliament over the sea. They did not intend for the Federal government to be supreme in all subject areas, though they neither anticipated the improvements in technology and business rules that would make that position less ideal.
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(Score: 2) by jdavidb on Saturday July 23 2016, @01:05AM
ⓋⒶ☮✝🕊 Secession is the right of all sentient beings
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Azuma Hazuki on Saturday July 23 2016, @03:29AM
Ask the various native tribes how they feel about that. ":)"
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 2) by turgid on Saturday July 23 2016, @05:50PM
And the black African slaves whose work make America great.
I refuse to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent [wikipedia.org].
(Score: 2) by Thexalon on Friday July 22 2016, @10:48PM
That was indeed a tactic in heavy use for the last couple of decades to cripple the NLRB. The basic idea was that if the NLRB didn't have quorum, then they couldn't enforce labor laws, which meant that major corporations (read: major donors to both parties) could violate those labor laws with impunity.
The only thing that stops a bad guy with a compiler is a good guy with a compiler.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 23 2016, @12:34AM
the senate is allowed to ignore the President's nominations
Recess appointment [wikipedia.org]
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