By Olivia Grady

On December 14, 2017, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) overruled its 2015 Browning-Ferris Industries decision and returned to the prior joint employer standard. Chairman Philip Miscimarra, Marvin Kaplan and William Emanuel were the majority, while Mark Pearce and Lauren McFerran dissented.

General Assembly fails to override veto again

On November 7, 2017, the Illinois General Assembly failed a second time to override Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner’s September 29^th veto of the Collective Bargaining Freedom Act (Senate Bill 1905).

Today, Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) and the Center for Worker Freedom (CWF) released a letter to the members of the Sussex County Council supporting local Right to Work in Delaware.

Right to Work in Sussex County would restore the First Amendment rights of workers and allow them to choose whether to join a union or not. In addition, it would promote economic growth.

Because Right to Work is critical to protecting the rights of workers and economic growth, ATR and CWF urge members of the Council to vote for it.

On November 6, 2018, Missouri voters will have the opportunity to reaffirm their support for Right to Work in their state.

Governor Eric Greitens signed Right to Work into law on February 6, 2017, after the House passed the bill on February 2^nd with a 100-59 vote. The Senate had passed the legislation on January 25^th 21-12.

Today, Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) and the Center for Worker Freedom (CWF) released a letter to Congress supporting the Employee Rights Act.

The Employee Rights Act would guarantee a secret-ballot vote in union representation elections, require unions to regularly run for re-certification, and forbid union bosses from spending dues on politics without the consent of the workers, among other reforms.

This legislation is critical for protecting the rights of workers, and ATR and CWF urge Members of Congress to vote for the Act.

On September 28th, personal homecare workers in Minnesota held a press conference and turned more than 10,000 signatures into the office of Governor Mark Dayton (DFL) in an effort to decertify the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the union that claims to represent them.

The Supreme Court takes up the Janus case on state employees and agency fees

On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court granted a writ of certiorari in Janus v. AFSCME. This case will decide whether state employees who choose not to join a union can still be forced to pay agency fees to that union. Agency fees are the purported costs that the union determines are for collective bargaining purposes and not for political uses.