Unions
How a union representation election actually works
From 30 percent card support to a certified bargaining order, the board's election process step by step.
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Unions covers the labor movement itself: organizing drives, election petitions, bargaining tables, strike deadlines and union governance filings. Reporting follows a campaign from card drive to first contract, with the numbers and the filings behind each step.
Organizing drives, representation elections, contract bargaining, strikes and the internal governance of unions, from locals to internationals.
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Can public employees be required to pay union fees?
Janus ended mandatory agency fees for government workers in 2018; private-sector workers still face a different fee regime.
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A full labor board returns in 2026 with a new majority
After a 2025 quorum crisis, a Republican-appointed NLRB majority takes the docket into 2026.
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Fifth Circuit judges press the labor board on Cemex orders
Judges questioned the NLRB's bargaining-order framework at Dec. 11, 2025 arguments; the challenge remains pending.
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A union win is not a contract: why first deals stall
The law demands good-faith bargaining after certification, but no deadline and no duty to agree, and first contracts show it.
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Starbucks baristas strike on Red Cup Day in 65-store walkout
An open-ended unfair labor practice strike timed to the chain's busiest promotion spread to about 120 stores by Black Friday.