NLRB

USMX seeks NLRB intervention as port strike looms

With a threatened Maine to Texas port strike on October 1 getting ever nearer, the employers organization, the United States Marine Alliance (USMX), today filed with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) seeking an order to require the ILA union to resume bargaining.

“USMX has been clear that we value the work of the ILA and have great respect for its members,” said USMX in a statement released today. “We have a shared history of working together and are committed to bargaining.

“Due to the...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/ports-terminals/usmx-seeks-nlrb-intervention-as-port-strike-looms/

Viewpoint: NLRB sets its sights on independent contractor misclassification

The general counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has set its sights on independent contractor misclassification under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). Significantly, the initial target for implementing this new enforcement strategy was a group of affiliated transportation, logistics and brokerage companies. The general counsel recently issued a complaint against these affiliated transportation companies, alleging that they were joint employers who violated the NLRA by...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/viewpoint-nlrb-sets-its-sights-on-independent-contractor-misclassification

Viewpoint: Biden’s NLRB, DOL seek to upend Trump-era labor laws

President Biden’s administration has its target set on business-friendly laws and regulations enacted under the Trump administration with a stated goal of becoming more employee and union friendly.  

Among the regulations targeted, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) under the Biden administration is eyeing changes to its joint employer standard and its independent contractor standard. The NLRB has also entered into a partnership with the Department of Labor (DOL) to share information and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/viewpoint-bidens-nlrb-dol-seek-to-upend-trump-era-labor-laws

NLRB ready to play hardball with employers

The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) is a federal statute initially passed by Congress in 1935 and, as subsequently amended, governs relationships between employers and their employees regarding employee rights protected by the statute, including the right of employees to participate in, or to refrain from, engaging in concerted protected activities, including the right to join, organize or form unions and to engage in related activities including collective bargaining.

The NLRA applies to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/nlrb-ready-to-play-hardball-with-employers

Teamsters fight TForce Freight truck slowdowns

TForce Freight trucks sit parked at a company facility.

The Teamsters union is fighting a move by TFI International’s TForce Freight to cut the maximum speed of trucks from 68 to 65 mph.  

The union’s national negotiating committee for TForce quietly filed a charge with the National Labor Relations Board on July 12. It alleges that TForce, formerly UPS Freight, violated federal law by modifying the speed limiters without consulting the union and refusing to negotiate after the fact.

“Changing the speed governors directly impacts employee earning...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/teamsters-fight-tforce-freight-truck-slowdowns