Peter Clouse

Update: US Supreme Court Stays Lower Courts’ Orders Reinstating NLRB and MSPB Members, Removing Them Once Again (US)

For the first—but not last—time, the US Supreme Court weighed in on President Donald Trump’s removal of Gwynne Wilcox, a Biden-appointed National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) member (whose removal we discussed in a prior post), and Cathy Harris, a Biden-appointed Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) member. Chief Justice Roberts’ April 9 order temporarily stayed the … Continue Reading

Recent NLRB Actions Reverse Course on Blocking Charges, Voluntary Recognition Bar, Section 9(a) Recognition, and Consent Orders (US)

By Peter Clouse on August 28, 2024 Posted in NLRA, NLRB, Settlement Agreements, Trade Unions, Unfair Labor Practice, Unions

Over the course of just a few weeks, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) continued its ongoing dismantling of long-standing precedent and rollback of Trump-era procedural rules. First, on July 26, 2024, the Board released the “Fair Choice – Employee Voice” Final Rule, reversing three amendments the Board made in April 2020 to … Continue Reading