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Starbucks, Trader Joes, and SpaceX are arguing that the National Labor Board is unconstitutional because it denies them, when they are accused mostly of union busting, their right to a jury trial. ![]()
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I would argue that this is riciculous, because we as laborers are not granted a trial with a jury of our peers when our pay and benefits are set by corporations. I've been a member of three labor unions and have always enjoyed the pay and benefits our labor contracts provide me. I've been boycotting Trader Joes, and will try to boycot Amazon, although these days that is difficult.![]()
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"The board's general counsel issues complaints against employers alleging violations of federal labor law. Those cases are heard first by administrative judges and then the five-member board, whose decisions can be appealed in federal court.![]()
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"The growing number of challenges to the labor board make it more likely the issue will reach the U.S. Supreme Court, whose conservative majority has signaled its skepticism of other U.S. agencies’ in-house proceedings, said Seth Goldstein, a lawyer who represents unions in the Amazon and Trader Joe’s cases.![]()
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"Goldstein said the pending cases also could embolden other employers to refuse to bargain with unions on the belief that courts will strip the NLRB of its enforcement powers.![]()
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“'I’m very concerned that this is going to cause real problems in collective bargaining for both new and established unions,' said Goldstein, a partner at law firm Julien Mirer Singla and Goldstein in New York."
Amazon joins companies arguing US labor board is unconstitutional
www.reuters.com
Amazon.com has joined rocket maker SpaceX and grocery chain Trader Joe's in claiming that a U.S. labor agency's in-house enforcement proceedings violate the U.S. Constitution, as the retail giant face...
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