Top NLRB Lawyer Wants Law Changed on Union Grievance Requirement

Jan. 16, 2020, 10:42 PM UTC

The National Labor Relations Board’s top lawyer wants the board to overturn Obama-era precedent allowing unions to restrict when members can bring legal claims against them for mishandling grievances.

A National Association of Government Employees affiliate could lawfully say in its constitution and bylaws that members must exhaust internal procedures before filing charges against the union in court or an administrative agency over allegedly botched grievances, the NLRB general counsel’s office said in an advice memorandum made public Wednesday.

Those provisions are legal under the board’s 2016 ruling in IATSE Local 151, but an NLRB regional director should issue ...

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