{"title":"Identify “Real” Supervisors Before Organizing Starts","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/mare.31160","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mare.31160","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b><i>Q.</i></b> I'm conducting an audit of my workforce to run through scenarios if a union were to file a petition and have run into a problem. I have production supervisors at my manufacturing facility. Some of them work as real “supervisors” as I understand the term under law. Others, not so much. What can I do in this situation to make sure that my production supervisors are excluded from potential organizing?</p>","PeriodicalId":100883,"journal":{"name":"Management Report for Nonunion Organizations","volume":"48 3","pages":"2-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143380002","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Too Much Bourbon Results in Election Being Set Aside","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/mare.31155","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mare.31155","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Many employers facing a union election are inclined to give some sort of benefit—or promise of a benefit—to sway voter opinions. Some actions clearly overstep the line of lawfulness. For example, an employer cannot suddenly give employees a 20% wage increase on the eve of an election to win over their votes. The question becomes, however, how much of a promise is too much? When will an employer cross that line? As recently discussed in <i>Brown-Forman Corporation</i>, 373 NLRB No. 145 (2024), the line is closer than many employers may think.</p>","PeriodicalId":100883,"journal":{"name":"Management Report for Nonunion Organizations","volume":"48 3","pages":"1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143380748","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Derailing the Disinformation Before Decision Day","authors":"Scott Wich","doi":"10.1002/mare.31156","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mare.31156","url":null,"abstract":"<p>When it comes to any election, the single most important factor influencing voters is the information that is informing their decision. One could even argue that information is the only factor that matters. Think for a moment when you have cast a ballot: You formed your opinions based on the information you possessed. The question of how voters will process information is, to say the least, complicated. Some voters will rely on prior experience, others will find some sources more credible than others, while yet others will be predisposed to accept certain information. The art of election campaigning depends in significant part on persuading voters on how to accept and consider the information available to them.</p>","PeriodicalId":100883,"journal":{"name":"Management Report for Nonunion Organizations","volume":"48 3","pages":"3-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143380763","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Communicate with Employees During a Time of No Union Activity","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/mare.31152","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mare.31152","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100883,"journal":{"name":"Management Report for Nonunion Organizations","volume":"48 2","pages":"2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143115397","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Consult with Legal Counsel before Taking Action Against Employee Supporting Unionization","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/mare.31154","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mare.31154","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100883,"journal":{"name":"Management Report for Nonunion Organizations","volume":"48 2","pages":"8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143115608","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Educate Employees About Union Trials Against Members","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/mare.31153","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mare.31153","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100883,"journal":{"name":"Management Report for Nonunion Organizations","volume":"48 2","pages":"2-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143115606","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"What Not to Do During a Campaign: A Reminder","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/mare.31149","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mare.31149","url":null,"abstract":"<p>It's sometimes easy to forget that what is allowed, and not allowed, during a campaign is not necessarily easy to remember. A recent decision from the NLRB in <i>List Industries, Inc</i>., 373 NLRB No. 146 (2024) provides a reminder to employers of how not to conduct a union election campaign.</p>","PeriodicalId":100883,"journal":{"name":"Management Report for Nonunion Organizations","volume":"48 2","pages":"4-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143115647","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Handling the Demand for Recognition","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/mare.31150","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mare.31150","url":null,"abstract":"<p>For as long as the National Labor Relations Act has existed, unions have had two routes to pursue representation rights: A union can file a petition for an election, or it can ask an employer to voluntarily recognize the union. The latter approach has been the subject of significant attention in the years following the decision in <i>Cemex Construction Materials Pacific, LLC</i>, 372 NLRB No. 130 (2023), which placed the onus on employers to file election petitions under penalty of compelled recognition for failing to do so. A question that remains is, how exactly should an employer react when it receives a demand for recognition?</p>","PeriodicalId":100883,"journal":{"name":"Management Report for Nonunion Organizations","volume":"48 2","pages":"6-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143115605","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"President Trump, 2025 Version: What Does This Mean for Organizing?","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/mare.31147","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mare.31147","url":null,"abstract":"<p>With the change in political control of the White House, as well as Republican control of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, many employers are anxiously awaiting more favorable labor policies and rulings. The perspective is not unfounded, particularly given that one of President Trump's close advisors, Elon Musk, has been the target of National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) action over the years. A more pro-employer perspective on the interpretation of the labor law is almost assured and is likely to happen sooner, rather than later, with the failure of the outgoing Congress to confirm the renomination of Chairman McFerran to the labor board. With that being said, and most relevant to employers seeking to retain union-free status, should there be optimism that the recent election of President Trump will ease union organizing success?</p>","PeriodicalId":100883,"journal":{"name":"Management Report for Nonunion Organizations","volume":"48 2","pages":"1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143115609","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Why Do Campaigns Against Unionization Fail?","authors":"Scott Wich","doi":"10.1002/mare.31148","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mare.31148","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Regardless of the amount of preparation that may have gone into union prevention efforts, the receipt of a union demand for recognition or NLRB election petition almost uniformly results in the response. What do we do now? A few employers have preplanned strategies to roll out. Most are starting almost from scratch with little-to-no advance thought on how to respond to a request for a union election. This month, we take a few moments to discuss the reasons why campaigns against unionization fail, and what employers can do to help improve their chance in a union election.</p>","PeriodicalId":100883,"journal":{"name":"Management Report for Nonunion Organizations","volume":"48 2","pages":"3-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143115646","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}