Punching In: Union Dues Case Skips Judge, Goes Straight to NLRB

Monday morning musings for workplace watchers

Programming note: Punching In won’t publish on Monday, Dec. 28, but we’ll see you back here on Monday, Jan. 4.

Pressing NLRB | Federal UI? | MSHA Name

Robert Iafolla: The Trump administration’s top lawyer, a conservative advocacy group, and a telecom company are all attacking a longstanding NLRB precedent allowing restrictions on workers who want to stop paying union dues.

The National Labor Relations Board let that trio skip a trial before an administrative law judge and make their arguments directly to the board, a move that appears to be out of the ordinary ...