In keeping with the National Labor Relations Board’s recent efforts to comport with the Obama Administration’s efforts to enhance regulatory enforcement, including penalties, the Board’s Acting General Counsel (GC) has announced (pdf) a new initiative targeting employers during union election campaigns. In a memorandum (pdf) sent to regional directors and officers, Acting GC Lafe Solomon urges all NLRB regions to systematically seek additional remedies against employers charged with committing “serious” unfair labor practices during the initial phase of union organizing. It should be noted that the so-called Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) also called for enhanced penalties for alleged violations of the NLRA during a union organizing campaign.  Continue reading this entry at Littler's Labor Relations Counsel.

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