Nov 9, 2020 · Washington D.C. – In a decision issued today, the National Labor Relations Board sets forth the considerations Regional Directors should weigh in determining whether an election should be conducted by mail-ballot, as opposed to an in-person manual- ballot, because of the COVID-19-related conditions.

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Sep 29, 2022 · Today, the Board issued a decision in Starbucks Corporation, updating the considerations that guide Regional Directors in exercising their discretion in determining whether an election should be conducted by mail ballot, as opposed to an in-person manual-ballot election, due to COVID-19-related conditions.

Nov 10, 2020 · Between October 1, 2019, and March 14, 2020, the NLRB had conducted 508 manual ballot elections, in which 85.2% of eligible voters cast a ballot and that, during the same time period, 48...

Oct 6, 2023 · While it remains black letter law that the NLRB prefers in-person or “manual” elections in representation cases, Aspirus Keweenaw opened the door for mail-ballot elections in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In September 2022, the Board updated the considerations that guide regional directors in determining whether an election should be conducted by mail ballot or in-person(2). During this time, the expanded use of mail ballots for representational elections predictably resulted in negative consequences.

• You should receive a mail ballot by mail at your home between March 30th and April 16, 2021. • If you do not receive a mail ballot by April 16, 2021 contact the NLRB in Hartford, Connecticut immediately! • Call Board Agent Thuy Le at (959) 200-7370; or • Email Board Agent Thuy Le [email protected]; or • Call the Hartford NLRB office ...

As mail-in voting for National Labor Relations Board union elections fosters void ballots, less participation and fewer favorable results for unions, campaign leaders should assess how...

Feb 14, 2025 · Today, NLRB Acting General Counsel William B. Cowen issued a memo to all field offices, rescinding certain memoranda issued by the former General Counsel, and announced his intention to assist the Regions by issuing further guidance on appropriate allocation of the Agency’s resources. ... AGC Cowen announced that GC Memo 21-01 on Mail Ballot ...

Nov 12, 2020 · Whether the anticipated change in the White House and the accompanying shift in power at the NLRB will lead to a more broad-based support for mail ballot elections – even after the pandemic passes – is a question employers and unions will be watching.