Labor Board Details Return to Office Plan in Memo to Staff (2)

The National Labor Relations Board has instructed staff to start returning to the office March 3, despite a union contract that guarantees telework, according to a memo reviewed by Bloomberg Law.

The letter sent to employees Wednesday said workers must be in the office full time by the end of March, concluding the agency’s longstanding practice of allowing employees to telework.

The NLRB Professional Association representing staff in Washington slammed the RTO announcement, saying the parties’ collective bargaining agreement allows four days of telework.

“A contract isn’t worth the paper it is printed on if one side can just walk ...