Aaron Graves

Jan 22, 2025 | hrdailyadvisor.blr.com | Aaron Graves |Cameron Ritsema |Bodman PLC

On October 14, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced that the number of union organizing petitions filed from October 1, 2023, to September 30, 2024, increased nearly 30% from the same period the year before and more than doubled from the same period in 2021. Why Have Union Certification Petitions Increased? A significant factor driving the increase of union certification petitions is the NLRB’s August 2023 Cemex Construction Materials Pacific LLP decision.

Dec 7, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Aaron Graves |Cameron Ritsema

Since the 1940’s, the National Labor Relations Board (“the Board”) has held the position that mandatory meetings with employees where the employer expresses its views on unions, typically referred to as “Captive Audience Meetings,” were permitted other than during the 24-hour “cooling off period” immediately preceding a union representation election. On November 13, 2024, there was a sea change in the Board’s position.

Dec 6, 2024 | bodmanlaw.com | Aaron Graves |Cameron Ritsema

Since the 1940’s, the National Labor Relations Board (“the Board”) has held the position that mandatory meetings with employees where the employer expresses its views on unions, typically referred to as “Captive Audience Meetings,” were permitted other than during the 24-hour “cooling off period” immediately preceding a union representation election. On November 13, 2024, there was a sea change in the Board’s position.

Nov 21, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Aaron Graves |Cameron Ritsema

On October 14th, The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) announced that the number of union organizing petitions filed from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024, more than doubled from the same period in 2021. Petitions were up nearly 30% from the same period in 2023. Why have Union Certification Petitions Increased? A significant factor is the NLRB’s August 2023 Cemex Construction Materials Pacific LLP decision. Cemex shifted the burden of proving claims of support from unions to employers.

Nov 18, 2024 | bodmanlaw.com | Aaron Graves |Cameron Ritsema

On October 14th, The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) announced that the number of union organizing petitions filed from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024, more than doubled from the same period in 2021. Petitions were up nearly 30% from the same period in 2023. Why have Union Certification Petitions Increased? A significant factor is the NLRB’s August 2023 Cemex Construction Materials Pacific LLP decision. Cemex shifted the burden of proving claims of support from unions to employers.