July 31, 2023
The National Labor Relations Board's general counsel acted within her power when she announced plans to challenge employers' use of so-called captive audience meetings to counter union drives, a Michigan federal judge said Monday, dismissing a business group's constitutional challenge.
June 20, 2023
A contractors' association has urged a Michigan federal judge to keep in play a suit against the National Labor Relations Board's general counsel, saying it adequately alleged that she overstepped her authority by issuing a memo outlining her view that mandatory work meetings that discourage unionization are unlawful.
June 05, 2023
The National Labor Relations Board's general counsel should rescind a memorandum outlining why she considers so-called captive audience meetings illegal, a contractors association told a Michigan federal judge Monday, saying the memorandum "functions as an informal censorship scheme prohibited by the First Amendment."
May 23, 2023
The National Labor Relations Board's general counsel urged a Michigan federal judge to toss a claim from a contractors association over her memorandum saying so-called captive audience meetings were unlawful, telling the court that the memo doesn't restrict employers' free speech rights.
March 17, 2023
National Labor Relations Board general counsel Jennifer Abruzzo overstepped her authority and publicly threatened employers by publishing a memo arguing that employers violate federal labor law by holding so-called captive audience meetings during union drives, a contractors' association said in a lawsuit filed in Michigan federal court.