AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR AND CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONS v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD

  1. February 25, 2022

    6 Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Opinions To Read Now

    D.C. Circuit Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, nominated Friday to the U.S. Supreme Court, spent eight years as a federal trial court judge in Washington, D.C., where she handled high-profile showdowns between Congress and the White House, major rulemaking challenges and the notorious "Pizzagate" case. Here are her most notable rulings.

  2. July 02, 2020

    NLRB Gets Green Light For Parts Of Challenged Election Rule

    A Washington, D.C., federal judge let the National Labor Relations Board implement parts of a rule changing how it processes union elections, saying an earlier ruling for the AFL-CIO only blocked provisions slowing elections or otherwise affecting workers' organizing rights.

  3. June 01, 2020

    NLRB Says Judge Was Wrong To Stymie Union Election Rule

    The National Labor Relations Board said Monday that it will challenge a Washington, D.C., federal judge's recent order blocking parts of a rule that slows down the union representation election process while immediately implementing portions of the regulation that were untouched by the order.

  4. May 31, 2020

    AFL-CIO Scores 11th Hour Knockout Of NLRB Election Rule

    A Washington, D.C., federal judge on Saturday nixed a National Labor Relations Board rule slowing down the union election process just hours before it was set to take effect, rejecting the NLRB's argument that it wasn't obligated to seek public input before issuing the regulations.

  5. May 14, 2020

    NLRB Faces Uphill Battle In DC Court Over Union Rule

    A D.C. federal judge isn't buying the National Labor Relations Board's argument that a rule it issued aimed at slowing down union elections is exempt from the notice and comment process because it's procedural, saying Thursday she was baffled by the "strangeness" of its position.

  6. April 16, 2020

    NLRB Says It's Owed 'Extraordinary Deference' On Elections

    The National Labor Relations Board has asked a D.C. federal judge to toss the AFL-CIO's challenge to a 2019 rule aimed at streamlining the union election process, saying the agency is entitled to "extraordinary deference" and wasn't obligated to seek public input before implementing the regulations.

  7. March 20, 2020

    NLRB Delays Election Rule In Midst Of Coronavirus Pandemic

    The National Labor Relations Board has agreed to hold off on implementing a new rule slowing down the union election process, telling the D.C. federal judge overseeing an AFL-CIO challenge Friday that it would push back the rule's effective date 45 days.

  8. March 08, 2020

    AFL-CIO Says NLRB Jumped The Gun With New Election Regs

    The AFL-CIO sued the National Labor Relations Board on Friday looking to erase a rule aimed at slowing the union election process, saying the regulations should be struck down because the NLRB failed to ask for public feedback before issuing them in late 2019.