The Laconic Law Blog

Workplace Prof Blog has two posts on recent decisions involving labor law of interest to employers in Virginia.  The first discusses the denial of the NLRB’s request for a 10(j) injunction by the Eastern District of Virginia.  The second discusses a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit upholding the withdrawal of recognition of a union by an employer.  The 10(j) injunction case also involves withdrawal of recognition.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued an unpublished decision today granting enforcement to the NLRB of its decision that an employer committed four unfair labor practices in connection with a union organizing campaign.  The case is SNE v. NLRB, No. 06-1881 (4th Cir. 12/7/2007).  The case is a brief tutorial on several things that an employer should not do during a union organizing campaign, including deciding to withdraw a decision to increase wages because of the union campaign, selective enforcement of a no-solicitation rule, unreasonably restricting an employee from discussing the terms and conditions of their employment, and discharging an employee for testifying in a Board proceeding.

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