Can Employer Dress Codes Limit Union Insignia
The Second Circuit set aside the NLRB’s Tesla standard on union insignia and uniform rules, giving employers more room to defend neutral, narrowly tailored dress code policies.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Sep 16, 2026 | Courts, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, News, NLRB, Starbucks, Trending
The Second Circuit set aside the NLRB’s Tesla standard on union insignia and uniform rules, giving employers more room to defend neutral, narrowly tailored dress code policies.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Sep 15, 2026 | Industry, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, Media, NLRB, SHRM, Tech - Media
LRI’s Michael VanDervort is in SHRM this week on the recording and accommodation risks wearable tech creates for HR, from smart glasses to neurotechnology.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Sep 9, 2026 | Collective Bargaining, Labor Relations Insight, Left of Boom Show, Legal, Legal, Local, Podcast, Sectoral Bargaining, States, Trending, Union Organizing
Littler attorney Alex MacDonald argues the Harvard Center’s new sectoral bargaining proposal is remarkable mostly for what it admits: worker choice was never the point.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Aug 27, 2026 | General Counsel, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, NLRB, Trending
GC Crystal Carey’s new GC memo 26-04 lists the NLRB precedents she’s already challenging and the ones she’s targeting next. Here’s what employers need to track.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Aug 26, 2026 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Collective Bargaining, IBT, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Legal, Manufacturing, News, Trending, Union Leaders, Unionized Company, Unions
Teamsters Local 455 rejected Cargill’s contract by 25 votes, then approved the same deal by 902 two weeks later. The difference wasn’t the offer, it was whether members understood it.
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