Today’s links NLRB rules that any union busting means automatic union recognition: Biden’s photocopier-kickers will give American workers the unions they desperately desire. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2003, 2008, 2013, 2018, 2022 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading NLRB rules that any union busting means automatic union recognition (permalink) American support for unions is at its highest level in generations, from 70% (general population) to 88% (Millenials) – and yet, American unionization rates are pathetic. That’s about to change. The National Labor Relations Board just handed down a landmark ruling – the Cemex case – that “brought worker rights back from the dead.” https://prospect.org/labor/2023-08-28-bidens-nlrb-brings-workers-rights-back/ At issue in Cemex was what the NLRB should do about employers that violate labor law during union drives. For decades, even the most flagrantly illegal union-busting was met with a wrist-slap. For example, if a boss threatened or fired an employee for participating in a union drive, the NLRB would typically issue a small fine and order the employer to re-hire the worker and provide back-pay. Everyone knows that “a fine is a price.” The NLRB’s toothless response to cheating presented an easily solved equation for corrupt, union-hating bosses: if the fine amounts to less than the total, lifetime costs of paying a fair wage and offering fair labor conditions, you should cheat – hell, it’s practically a fiduciary duty: https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/468061 Enter the Cemex ruling: once a majority of workers have signed a union…Pluralistic: NLRB rules that any union busting triggers automatic union recognition (06 Sept 2023)