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Philip A. Miscimarra Chairman National Labor Relations Board June 27, 2017 A Board Member’s Perspective This presentation refers to various NLRB decisions and orders. However, the actual decisions and orders should be regarded as the exclusive source of guidance regarding relevant issues. Report from the NLRB
Transcript of Report from the NLRB A Board Member’s Perspective … Board Member’s Perspective Philip A....
Phili
p A
. Mis
cim
arra
Cha
irman
Nat
iona
l Lab
or R
elat
ions
Boa
rd
June
27,
201
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Rep
ublic
an
The
Trum
p N
LRB
??
?
7
1.C
hang
es in
nea
rly a
ll el
ectio
n pr
oced
ures
affe
ctin
g re
pres
enta
tion
elec
tions
(the
Ele
ctio
n R
ule)
2.B
road
inva
lidat
ion
of n
eutr
al e
mpl
oyee
han
dboo
ks, p
olic
ies
and
rule
s(W
illia
m B
eaum
ont)
3.E
xpan
ding
the
defin
ition
of “
join
t em
ploy
er”
(Bro
wni
ng-F
erris
Indu
strie
san
d C
NN
)4.
Req
uirin
g m
ixed
mul
ti-em
ploy
er/n
on-e
mpl
oyer
bar
gain
ing
whe
re tw
o en
titie
s ar
e “jo
int e
mpl
oyer
s” o
f som
e em
ploy
ees
but
othe
r em
ploy
ees
have
no
“em
ploy
ee” r
elat
ions
hip
(Mill
er &
And
erso
n)5.
Mor
e na
rrow
ly c
onst
ruin
g “i
ndep
ende
nt c
ontr
acto
r” s
tatu
s(F
edE
x C
orp.
)6.
App
rovi
ng s
mal
ler b
arga
inin
g un
itsun
less
exc
lude
d em
ploy
ees
have
an
“ove
rwhe
lmin
g co
mm
unity
of i
nter
ests
” (S
peci
alty
H
ealth
care
and
Mac
y’s)
7.P
erm
ittin
g on
-pre
mis
es e
mpl
oyee
pic
ketin
g/w
ork
stop
page
s(W
alm
arta
nd C
apita
l Med
ical
Cen
ter)
8.E
mpl
oyer
inve
stig
atio
ns. .
.•
A s
ingl
e em
ploy
ee c
ompl
aint
rega
rdin
g an
indi
vidu
al s
tatu
tory
righ
tis
prot
ecte
d co
ncer
ted
activ
ity in
volv
ing
“mut
ual a
id o
r pr
otec
tion”
und
er th
e N
LRA
(Fre
sh &
Eas
y N
eigh
borh
ood
Mar
kets
)•
An
empl
oyer
can
not l
awfu
lly re
ques
t con
fiden
tialit
ydu
ring
inve
stig
ativ
e m
eetin
gs, w
ith o
nly
narr
ow c
ase-
by-c
ase
exce
ptio
ns (B
anne
r Est
rella
)•
An
empl
oyer
mus
t dis
clos
e co
nfid
entia
l witn
ess
stat
emen
tsif
requ
este
d by
a u
nion
, with
onl
y na
rrow
cas
e-by
-cas
e ex
cept
ions
(Pie
dmon
t Gar
dens
)9.
Em
ploy
ees
have
a s
tatu
tory
righ
t to
use
empl
oyer
em
ail s
yste
ms
for u
nion
org
aniz
ing
and
othe
r pro
tect
ed c
once
rted
activ
ity
(Pur
ple
Com
mun
icat
ions
)10
.U
nive
rsity
grad
uate
ass
ista
nts
(and
oth
er s
tude
nt a
ssis
tant
s) a
re e
mpl
oyee
s (C
olum
bia
Uni
vers
ity)
11.
Non
-NLR
A c
lass
wai
ver a
gree
men
tsun
law
fully
inte
rfere
with
NLR
A ri
ghts
(Mur
phy
Oil,
D.R
. Hor
ton)
12.
Uni
oniz
ed e
mpl
oyer
s m
ust e
ngag
e in
dis
cipl
ine-
barg
aini
ng b
efor
e im
posi
ng d
isci
plin
e, w
ith n
arro
w c
ase-
by-c
ase
exce
ptio
ns
(Tot
al S
ecur
ity M
anag
emen
t, re
inst
atin
g A
lan
Ritc
hey)
13.
Uni
oniz
ed e
mpl
oyer
s m
ust e
ngag
e in
bar
gain
ing
befo
re c
ontin
uing
any
“pa
st p
ract
ice”
if th
e pr
ior p
ract
ice
aros
e un
der a
la
bor c
ontra
ct th
at h
as e
xpire
d (D
uPon
t)14
.U
nion
ized
em
ploy
ers
mus
t con
tinue
due
s-ch
ecko
ffaf
ter c
ontra
ct e
xpira
tion
(Lin
coln
Lut
hera
n)
15.
NLR
B w
ill n
ot d
efer
to a
rbitr
atio
nin
Sec
. 8(a
)(3)
cas
es w
ith n
arro
w e
xcep
tions
(Bab
cock
& W
ilcox
)
Lots
of C
hang
e, A
cros
s a
Bro
ad R
ange
8
1.W
hat e
ntiti
es a
re jo
int-e
mpl
oyer
sba
sed
on “r
eser
ved”
aut
horit
y? W
hat h
appe
ns w
hen
mul
tiple
“em
ploy
er” e
ntiti
es d
isag
ree
betw
een
them
selv
es a
bout
bar
gain
ing
issu
es?
(Bro
wni
ng-F
erris
Indu
strie
s)
2.W
hen
the
Boa
rd a
ppro
ves
a m
ulti-
empl
oyer
/non
-em
ploy
erba
rgai
ning
uni
tund
er M
iller
& A
nder
son,
wha
t ent
ities
mus
t ba
rgai
n ab
out w
hat s
ubje
cts?
Wha
t hap
pens
whe
n m
ultip
le “e
mpl
oyer
” ent
ities
dis
agre
e be
twee
n an
d am
ong
them
selv
es a
bout
ba
rgai
ning
issu
es?
3.W
hat e
mpl
oym
ent p
olic
ies,
rule
s an
d ha
ndbo
ok p
rovi
sion
sar
e la
wfu
l ver
sus
unla
wfu
l? (W
illia
m B
eaum
onta
nd m
any
mor
e)
4.W
hat c
ircum
stan
ces
just
ify la
wfu
l cas
e-by
-cas
e re
ques
ts fo
r con
fiden
tialit
y du
ring
wor
kpla
ce in
vest
igat
ion
mee
tings
? (B
anne
r Est
rella
)
5.W
hat c
ircum
stan
ces
war
rant
law
ful n
on-d
iscl
osur
e of
con
fiden
tial e
mpl
oyee
witn
ess
stat
emen
ts?
(Pie
dmon
t Gar
dens
)
6.W
hen
empl
oyee
s se
nd n
on-b
usin
ess
emai
lsun
der P
urpl
e C
omm
unic
atio
ns, w
hich
non
-bus
ines
s em
ails
are
“pro
tect
ed” a
nd
whi
ch a
re “u
npro
tect
ed”?
How
can
an
empl
oyer
and
em
ploy
ees
know
the
diffe
renc
e w
hen
non-
busi
ness
em
ails
are
bei
ng s
ent?
7.W
ho c
onst
itute
s a
supe
rvis
or?
(Buc
hana
n M
arin
e, G
4S G
over
nmen
t Sol
utio
nsan
d m
any
mor
e)
8.W
hen
can
perm
anen
t rep
lace
men
tsbe
hire
d w
ithou
t an
“inde
pend
ent u
nlaw
ful p
urpo
se”?
(Pie
dmon
t Gar
dens
)
9.In
the
new
type
of d
isci
plin
e ba
rgai
ning
requ
ired
unde
r Tot
al S
ecur
ity M
anag
emen
t(A
lan
Ritc
hey)
. . .
•pr
ecis
ely
whe
nca
n di
scip
line
be im
plem
ente
d w
hile
bar
gain
ing
rem
ains
und
er w
ay, a
nd
•ho
w c
an e
mpl
oyer
s an
d un
ions
hav
e co
nfid
ence
that
the
Boa
rd w
ill a
gree
that
an
empl
oyee
pr
esen
ted
a “s
erio
us, i
mm
inen
t dan
ger”
war
rant
ing
rem
oval
bef
ore
barg
aini
ng o
ccur
s?
10.
Und
er D
uPon
t, w
hen
past
pra
ctic
essp
an m
ultip
le y
ears
, mul
tiple
con
tract
s an
d/or
per
iods
bet
wee
n co
ntra
cts
. . .
•w
hich
pas
t pra
ctic
es a
re “e
xtra
cont
ract
ual”
(mea
ning
they
mus
t be
cont
inue
d w
ithou
t bar
gain
ing)
? •
whi
ch p
ast p
ract
ices
mus
t be
disr
egar
ded
and
cann
ot b
e la
wfu
lly c
ontin
ued
with
out b
arga
inin
g?
Diff
icul
t Sta
ndar
ds, N
o C
lear
Ans
wer
s
9
Phili
p A
. Mis
cim
arra
@N
LRB
Cha
irman
Cha
irman
, Nat
iona
l Lab
or R
elat
ions
B
oard
.
Phili
p A
. Mis
cim
arra
Cha
irman
Nat
iona
l Lab
or R
elat
ions
Boa
rd
June
27,
201
7
A B
oard
Mem
ber’s
Per
spec
tive
This
pre
sent
atio
n re
fers
to v
ario
us N
LRB
dec
isio
ns a
nd o
rder
s. H
owev
er, t
he a
ctua
l dec
isio
ns a
nd o
rder
s sh
ould
be
rega
rded
as
the
excl
usiv
e so
urce
of
gui
danc
e re
gard
ing
rele
vant
issu
es.
Rep
ort f
rom
the
NLR
B
