Tag: union avoidance

Employers praise injunction blocking new ‘persuader’ rule

By Tammy Binford Jun 27, 2016 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Jun 27, 2016

An injunction blocking the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) new “persuader” rule is drawing praise from employer interests concerned that the new rule would stifle their efforts to respond to union organizing campaigns. The rule change was scheduled to take effect July 1, but a preliminary injunction issued June 27 prohibits enforcement pending final resolution […]

An Employment Lawyer’s Thoughts on How Businesses Can Remain Union-Free: Part 1

By South Carolina Employment Law Letter Jan 4, 2008 HR Hero Line

Updated: Jan 4, 2008

by D. Michael Henthorne I’ve been asked to address a group of nursing managers in one of South Carolina’s leading hospital systems on avoiding labor unions and recognizing union-organizing activities. Despite growing up the son of a Teamster (my father was a truck driver), for most of the last 29 years I have lived in […]