Labor Board Reverses Ruling That Helped Workers Fight Chains

The following article by Noam Scheiber was posted on the New York Times website December 14, 2017:

The National Labor Relations Board reversed a ruling that gave unions more leverage to challenge the labor practices at fast-food chains and other franchise operations. Credit Tony Luong for The New York Times

The National Labor Relations Board on Thursday overturned a key Obama-era precedent that had given workers significant leverage in challenging companies like fast-food and hotel chains over labor practices.

The ruling changes the standard for holding a company responsible for labor law violations that occur at another company, like a contractor or franchisee, with which it has a relationship.

The doctrine also governs whether such a corporation would have to bargain with workers at a franchise if they unionized, or whether only the owners of the franchise would have to do so. Continue reading “Labor Board Reverses Ruling That Helped Workers Fight Chains”