The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its annual report on union membership last week. Like most of these reports in recent years, it was bleak and gloomy news for organized labor. Private sector union membership continued its downward plummet and now stands at a paltry 6.6%. This is down from 6.9% last year. Perhaps, even
January 2013
NLRB Recess Appointments Ruled Unconstitutional
By Bryan M. O'Keefe on
On January 25, 2013, the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit held that President Obama’s recess appointments to the NLRB over the past two years are unconstitutional because the appointments did not occur while the Senate was in a formal recess (Republican members of the Senate, during the period that normally would…
NLRB Announces New Rule on Witness Statements
By Bryan M. O'Keefe on
With the New Year, we see many lists offering “predictions” about what will happen in 2013 – one of my favorites is the location of the upcoming nuptials between Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie (an estate in France or a tent in Namibia appear to be the likely contenders).
How about one for labor and…