National Labor Relations Board

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  NYC school bus strike enters second day

  By Eileen AJ Connelly, Karen Matthews  |  January 17, 2013

  A standoff between striking school bus drivers looking for job protections and a city administration that says they just can't have them has the potential to go on for some time, observers said, as parents struggle to get to work on time while scrambling to figure out alternatives for their...

• Obama administration expected to act aggressive toward employers

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  November 16, 2012

  As organizations prepare for 2013, they should expect to see more aggressive approaches from the Obama administration regarding employer issues, says Nita Beecher, talent principal of Mercer, a human resources consulting firm. While Congress remains divided, Beecher believes the Obama administration will rely on regulatory agencies, such as National Labor...

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  HR pros want Romney hired

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  October 22, 2012

  If HR professionals have their way, Gov. Mitt Romney will beat out President Obama come Election Day.

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  Connecticut workers cope with long nursing home strike

  By John Christoffersen  |  September 10, 2012

  About 600 workers went on strike since early July at nursing homes in Connecticut to protest what they say are labor concessions imposed by the company that owns the nursing homes, Parsippany, N.J.-based HealthBridge/Care One.

• Longshore union sues Port of Portland over payment

  By Steven Dubois  |  August 17, 2012

  The International Longshore and Warehouse Union filed a federal lawsuit Thursday over money the Port of Portland recently agreed to pay to its terminal operator to help cover losses caused by the work slowdowns and cargo diversions that highlighted this summer's labor strife.

• Alaska court weighs in on union communications

  By Becky Bohrer  |  July 24, 2012

  The right to confidentiality exists for communications between unions and their members in labor disputes and grievances, the Alaska Supreme Court has ruled.

• The perfect social media policy

  By Jenny Ivy  |  May 30, 2012

  In a new report, NLRB Acting General Counsel Lafe Solomon describes what a perfect social media policy looks like — one that is free of any infractions against the National Labor Relations Act.

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  6 ways your social media policy breaks the law

  By Jenny Ivy  |  May 30, 2012

  Here are six offenses employers should watch for when they draft their social media policy.

• Labor board member accused of leaks resigns

  By Sam Hananel  |  May 29, 2012

  A member of the National Labor Relations Board accused of leaking inside information has resigned, the agency over the holiday weekend

• Watchdog expanding ethics probe at labor board

  By Sam Hananel  |  April 26, 2012

  A government watchdog has expanded an ethics probe of the National Labor Relations Board after finding that more inside information was leaked to a former adviser to Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, a Democratic lawmaker said Thursday.