Kentucky Employment Law Notes

NLRB GC Issues Report on Case Developments January - March, 2006

NLRB General Counsel Meisburg has released an update memo of sorts.  Interesting if you practice labor law.  Click here.

NLRB looks to "increase awareness" of the Act

The NLRB General Counsel has announced an initiative to "increase awareness of the Act."  Here is the memo. While the memorandum states the agency should ensure neutrality, this seems to be an effort to drum up union activity, which, by my definition, is not neutral.

NLRB General Counsel puts priority on protecting new bargaining relationships

In General Counsel Memorandum 06-05, April 19, 2006, General Counsel Meisburg announced a new emphasis in protecting new bargaining relationships and "first contracts."  He stated, in part:

In order to protect these new bargaining relationships, and therefore protect employee free choice, I am asking the Regional Offices to focus particular attention on remedies for violations that occur during the period after certification when parties are or should be bargaining for an initial collective bargaining agreement. As a major part of this remedial initiative, I want Regional Offices to consider two types of potential relief in cases involving initial contract bargaining violations: (1) Section 10(j) relief and (2) special remedies as part of the Board’s order.