On June 11, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) affirmed that a union violated the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) by refusing to honor employees’ dues revocation requests following a successful deauthorization election. This rare but significant case, Governed United Security Professionals (Golden SVCS, LLC) and Sheldon N. Fraser, sheds light on the
Trecia Moore
With 14 years at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Trecia advises clients on traditional labor and other employment matters. She thrives on connecting with clients and offering practical guidance, helping employers make not only legal choices, but the most practical choices for their businesses and employees. Much of her practice is devoted to assisting clients in the management of traditional labor relations matters, and she has significant experience with large scale union organizing campaigns and collective bargaining agreements.
Deauthorization – A Win for Employees and a Path to Right to Work Under the NLRA
On June 11, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a very short but interesting decision in Governed United Security Professionals (Golden SVCS, LLC) and Sheldon N. Fraser, 373 NLRB No. 66 (June 11, 2024), affirming an administrative law judge’s (ALJ) finding that a union violated the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) when it refused to recognize employees’ dues revocation requests after a successful deauthorization election. Deauthorization elections are rare, and this decision is a ripe opportunity to review the specific facts of this case and remind employers about this arcane but significant procedural NLRA vehicle.
The Rise of Unions in Banking and Finance
Historically, the banking and finance industry has operated without much union interference. However, under the current guidance of Jennifer Abruzzo, General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (“Board”), the tides are turning toward unionization in sectors previously not considered ripe for union organizing, including banking and finance.
The Labor Law Insider – Decertification of Union Bargaining Unit: What’s Happening Today, Part II
In this episode of the Labor Law Insider, attorneys Adam Doerr, Trecia Moore, and host Tom Godar continue their discussion of decertification petitions, focusing on some of the practical implications related to decertification efforts, including:
- Employees who are frustrated with their union representative may be stymied by the complex decertification process, and the
The Labor Law Insider – Decertification of Union Bargaining Unit: What’s Happening Today, Part I
In this episode of the Labor Law Insider podcast, our host, Tom Godar, is joined by Husch Blackwell attorneys Adam Doerr and Trecia Moore to discuss union decertification.
- In 2022 there were approximately 1,700 petitions for election filed before the NLRB, and about 300 of these were filed by employees to decertify their bargaining